Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content

Network Maps and Timetable Design: Navigating the Complex Cityscape

Notes on transit and network map design, including the iconic London Underground map by Harry Beck, the importance of visual clarity, and the role of accessible design in timetable design.

Design Archive Feature, Illustration, Members Only Content, Poster Design

• Germany
• Mid Century Modernism

Hanns Lohrer. Award-winning posters and illustrations from Gebrauchsgraphik, 01, 1951

In 1949, the Bund Deutscher Gebrauchsgraphiker held the first Die besten Plakate des Jahres competition to showcase top German poster design. Hanns Lohrer was one of eight award winners. Designs scanned from Gebrauchsgraphik, 01, 1951.

Advertising Design, Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Regional Histories

• Italy
• Italian Modernism, Rise of Corporate Identity

Pubblicità in Italia 1957-58. An Overview of Italian Advertising

Pubblicità in Italia 1957-58 gathers the best advertising in Italy, showcases the diverse talents and styles and the clients who were commissioning and embracing modern design.