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Design Archive Feature, Designer Profiles, Ephemera, Members Only Content
Stamps, Dick Bruna and the Making of Miffy
Beyond his books, Dick Bruna's vivid colour and simplified forms found their way onto posters, packaging, murals and stamps, many of which feature in my growing collection.
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Members Only Content, Design Archive Feature, Designer Profiles
Valentin Zietara, by H K Frenzel translated by E. T. Scheffauer
An article on Valentin Zietara , originally in German, published in Gebrauchsgraphik, 10, 1930, written by H K Frenzel translated by E. T. Scheffauer
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Members Only Content, Designer Profiles, Studios & Collectives
The Steglitz Workshop by Dr. J. Loubier
A 1903-1904 article on Die Steglitzer Werkstatt, originally in German, published in Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, Vol. XIII, October 1903–March 1904.
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Regional Histories, Ephemera, Illustration, Members Only Content
130 Kantō, Chūbu and Tōhoku Lottery Tickets, 1966 – 1971
A collected visual record of the Kanto, Chubu and Tohoku Lottery tickets.
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Designer Profiles, Members Only Content, Movements
April Greiman and her Hybrid Imagery
April Greiman is known for her experimental approach to graphic design, her role in the development of Californian New Wave and being one of the first designers to fully embrace the computer in her work.
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Illustration, Ephemera, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
84 Tickets from the Rural Medical Care Promotion Lottery, Japan, 1974–82
A collected visual record of the first eight years of Japan’s Rural Medical Care Promotion Lottery.
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Design Archive Feature, Designer Profiles, Members Only Content
Ludwig Hohlwein by Ernst Gundermann. Translated from Graphische Nachrichten, Vol 13, 11, November 1934
A 1936 article on Ludwig Hohlwein, originally in German, published in Graphische Nachrichten, Vol 13, 11, November 1934
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Regional Histories, Ephemera, Illustration, Members Only Content
Another 50 Japanese Lottery Tickets
A continuation of my last article: 50 tickets from Japan spanning nearly 50 years (1956–2004). This time it's another 50, spanning 50 years, 1956–2006.
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Ephemera, Illustration, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
50 Japanese Lottery Tickets
50 tickets from Japan spanning nearly 50 years (1956–2004).
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Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Regional Histories, Typography & Type Design
60 Examples of Czech Typography from 1910, Typografia
60 examples of Czech typography from Typografia Vol. 21 (1910). Czech commercial printing and book design as Secession ornament progressed to early modernist typography, with work by Alois Rieger, Methoděj Kaláb, Alois Chvála and many more.
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Movements, Advertising Design, Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content
Euro Deco. European Art Deco Graphic Design
Art Deco graphic design history: its Paris origins, key pioneers Cassandre, Carlu and McKnight Kauffer, and how the style evolved across Britain, Germany, Italy, Spain and the US.
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Ephemera, Design Archive Feature, Illustration, Members Only Content
100 Indian Matchbox Labels, c.1945–1975
100 Indian matchbox labels, c.1945–1975. Nationalist iconography, illustrated wildlife, and trade marks from small manufacturers across India
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Typography & Type Design, Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
60 Examples of Czech Typography from 1912, Typografia
60 examples of Czech typography from Typografia Vol. 23 (1912). Czech commercial printing and book design as Secession ornament progressed to early modernist typography, with work by Jindra Dvořáček, Methoděj Kaláb, Alois Chvála and many more.
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Magazines & Publishing, Members Only Content, Movements
Documenting the Arts and Crafts Movement
The Arts and Crafts movement, in particular its graphic design output is less documented than Art Nouveau and was primarily associated with Britain. Where Art Nouveau spread through international exhibitions and a shared decorative vocabulary that translated easily across posters, magazines and architecture, Arts and Crafts was rooted in British guilds, workshops and societies rather […]
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Design Archive Feature, Design Education, Magazines & Publishing, Members Only Content
Industry Unions and Design Magazines
Across Europe, industry unions and trade journals shaped the professionalisation of graphic design between 1890 and 1930. Journals such as Typografia, Das Plakat, The Penrose Annual and Typographische Jahrbucher.
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Movements, Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content
Art Nouveau and the Magazine Cover
Art Nouveau spread through magazine covers across Europe, from the German Jugend to the Czech Typografia, and regional variations shaped the movement's visual style in print.
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Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Regional Histories, Typography & Type Design
60 Examples of Czech Typography from 1911, Typografia
60 examples of Czech typography from Typografia Vol. 22 (1911). Czech commercial printing at the crossroads of Art Nouveau and early modernism, with work by Methoděj Kaláb, Alois Chvála, V. H. Brunner and many more.
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Advertising Design, Design Archive Feature, Ephemera, Members Only Content
Advertising in Your Pocket. Matchbox Labels
A collection of matchbox labels from around the world. Graphic design history of one of advertising's smallest and most overlooked formats.
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Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Regional Histories, Typography & Type Design
60 Examples of Czech Typography from 1909, Typografia
60 examples of Czech typography from Typografia Vol. 20 (1909). Czech commercial printing at the crossroads of Art Nouveau and early modernism, with work by Methoděj Kaláb, Otokar Císař, Karel Dyrink and many more.
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Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Regional Histories, Typography & Type Design
40 Examples of Czech Typography from 1907, Typografia
40 examples of Czech typography from Typografia Vol. 18 (1907). Czech commercial printing at the crossroads of Art Nouveau and early modernism, with work by Otokar Císař, Method Kaláb, and Mořic Novotný.
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Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Regional Histories, Typography & Type Design
50 Examples of Czech Typography from 1908, Typografia
50 examples of Czech typography from Typografia Vol. XIX (1908). Czech commercial printing at the crossroads of Art Nouveau and early modernism, with work by Otokar Císař, Method Kaláb, and Mořic Novotný.
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Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content
The Year 1900 – An Overview of Graphic Design History
An overview of graphic design in 1900, exploring Art Nouveau, the Eckmann-Schrift typeface, the Steglitz Workshop, the Doves Press and more, illustrated with artefacts from the Design Reviewed archive.
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The Central School of Arts and Crafts (Modernist Graphic Design in Britain 1945–1980)
The Central School of Arts and Crafts, featured in Modernist Graphic Design in Britain 1945–1980 by Ian McLaren and Tony Pritchard.
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Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content
Ornament and Identity: German Commercial Graphics from the 1900s
German printer's plates from the early 1900s revealing how commercial graphic design shifted from Jugendstil ornament to modern identity design.
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Design Archive Feature, Designer Profiles
Dennis Bailey (Modernist Graphic Design in Britain 1945–1980)
A profile of British designer Dennis Bailey, featured in Modernist Graphic Design in Britain 1945–1980 by Ian McLaren and Tony Pritchard, exploring his early influences and role in shaping post-war modernist graphic design in Britain.
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Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Typography & Type Design
Carnival Printed Matter, by Otto Scheiner, 1936
A 1928 article on typographic carnival posters, originally in German, published in Typographische Mitteilungen, Vol 25, No 02, February 1928
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