Australian graphic design history, explored through collected artefacts and articles highlighting designers, studios, and influences from Australia.
Australian graphic design developed at a significant geographic distance from the European and American centres that dominated the modernist period, absorbing international influences while responding to distinctly Australian conditions. The postwar period saw Australian design professionalism develop rapidly in Sydney and Melbourne studios, and the archive documents this tradition through designer profiles and printed matter.
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Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Poster Design, Regional Histories, Studios & Collectives
A total of 24 posters were created for the campaign during 1964, using the arrow symbol as a key features, representing power, motion and speed. The handmade lithographs use up to 19 colours, which were individually printed at large scale. The posters also utilise the brand colours red and yellow from Shells corporate identity.
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