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Leeds Beckett University students utilising the design archive
April Greiman and her Hybrid Imagery

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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84 Tickets from the Rural Medical Care Promotion Lottery, Japan, 1974–82

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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Ludwig Hohlwein by Ernst Gundermann. Translated from Graphische Nachrichten, Vol 13, 11, November 1934

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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Another 50 Japanese Lottery Tickets

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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50 Japanese Lottery Tickets

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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60 Examples of Czech Typography from 1910, Typografia

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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Euro Deco. European Art Deco Graphic Design

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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100 Indian Matchbox Labels, c.1945–1975

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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60 Examples of Czech Typography from 1912, Typografia

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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Documenting the Arts and Crafts Movement

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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Industry Unions and Design Magazines

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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Art Nouveau and the Magazine Cover

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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60 Examples of Czech Typography from 1911, Typografia

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 in Your Pocket. Matchbox Labels

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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60 Examples of Czech Typography from 1909, Typografia

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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40 Examples of Czech Typography from 1907, Typografia

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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50 Examples of Czech Typography from 1908, Typografia

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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The Year 1900 – An Overview of Graphic Design History

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)

Design Archive Feature

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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Ornament and Identity: German Commercial Graphics from the 1900s

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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Dennis Bailey (Modernist Graphic Design in Britain 1945–1980)

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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Carnival Printed Matter, by Otto Scheiner, 1936

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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design systems for international corporations by Henrion Design Associates

Corporate Identity & Branding

design systems for international corporations by Henrion Design Associates

A 1971 portfolio and exhibition catalogue documenting the corporate identity work of Henrion Design Associates, a rare find revealing the full scope of FHK Henrion's branding practice.

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The Art Deco Cover Designs of Joseph Binder

Advertising Design, Design Archive Feature, Designer Profiles, Members Only Content

The Art Deco Cover Designs of Joseph Binder

Joseph Binder translated machine-age aesthetics into refined Art Deco compositions. These magazine covers have become prime examples of American commercial modernism.

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Art Nouveau to Modernism – Graphic Design History

Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Movements, Typography & Type Design

Art Nouveau to Modernism – Graphic Design History

From Jugend and Ver Sacrum to Penrose Annual, an essay on design movements, shaping modernism, and early graphic design.

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Bob Salpeter – A Man of Ideas, Humour and Extensive Work

Design Archive Feature, Designer Profiles, Members Only Content

Bob Salpeter – A Man of Ideas, Humour and Extensive Work

Bob Salpeter was trained by Paul Rand at IBM and educated in New York, at the School of Visual Arts and the School of Industrial Art. Salpeter went on to build an extensive and impressive career working with clients such as the American Museum of Natural History, the World Golf Hall of Fame, the American Cancer Society, Scott Printing and IBM.

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