The People’s Graphic Design Archive is a crowd-sourced virtual archive that aims to expand, diversify, and preserve graphic design history. It includes finished projects, process, correspondence, oral histories, articles, and other material in the form of images, documents, videos, audio, as well as links to other relevant archives and websites (—).
Apply Your Art

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Rick Valicenti2Ken Ried1
New Dutch Graphics

New Dutch Graphics

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Cheryl A Brzezinksi1University of Houston1
Lyceum Fellowship 1986

Lyceum Fellowship 1986

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Nancy Skolos1Lyceum Fellowship Committee1
CIGNA—Committed to the best

CIGNA—Committed to the best

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James Jarrett1CIGNA Corporation1
Richard Hunt Lecture Series

Richard Hunt Lecture Series

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Douglas R. Kisor1
Seymour Chwast—Retrospective

Seymour Chwast—Retrospective

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Seymour Chwast9Self-promotion1
Blizzard

Blizzard

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Joseph Bottoni1Bottoni and Hsiung1
Texas/New York

Texas/New York

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Chris Hill1Regan Dunnick1
WGUC Fine Arts Radio Dial

WGUC Fine Arts Radio Dial

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Mike Zender1Priscilla Fisher1
California Institute of the Arts Program in Visual Communication

California Institute of the Arts Program in Visual Communication

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Lorraine Wild14Jeffrey Keedy3
Psychedelic Poster Pioneer Wes Wilson...

Psychedelic Poster Pioneer Wes Wilson...

Article534
Ben Marks1Collectors Weekly1
“Los Angeles Advertisement Art”, Graphis

“Los Angeles Advertisement Art”, Graphis2

Article534
David Rose1
Holiday Card

Holiday Card4

Greetings Cards19
BJ Krivenek1Westside Printworks4
Phoenix Dance Benefit Concert Poster

Phoenix Dance Benefit Concert Poster2

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Protest march announcement in Los Angeles

Protest march announcement in Los Angeles7

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Database of Black Type Designers

Database of Black Type Designers

Database4
Stephen Coles2Noemi Stauffer1
The Indians' Book, 1987 Edition

The Indians' Book, 1987 Edition5

Book605
Angel de Cora7Written by Natalie Curtis2
New Masses magazine (1926 – 1948)  digital archive

New Masses magazine (1926 – 1948) digital archive

Archive147
Herb Lubalin Study Center of Design and Typography

Herb Lubalin Study Center of Design and Typography

Archive147
Fire!! : a quarterly devoted to the younger Negro artists.

Fire!! : a quarterly devoted to the younger Negro artists.2

Periodical83
Aaron Douglas15
Clipper clip art, March 1982

Clipper clip art, March 1982 2

Clip Art Publication2
Various Illustrators for Clipper1Dynamic Graphics, Inc.1
NOW sign

NOW sign2

Sign28
Ivy Bottini1
CalArts Design School Archive

CalArts Design School Archive

Archive147
Center for the Study of Political Graphics

Center for the Study of Political Graphics

Archive147
The Two Towers

The Two Towers2

Book605
Barbara Remington: Illustration1Ballantine Books, U.S.A.1
Survey Graphic, January 1944; “American Russian Frontiers”

Survey Graphic, January 1944; “American Russian Frontiers”

Magazine525
Winold Reiss and Carl Link1Special Editors Richard B. Scandrett1
National Museum of African American History & Culture

National Museum of African American History & Culture

Archive147
Library of Congress: WPA Posters

Library of Congress: WPA Posters

Archive147
D B Dowd Modern Graphic Library

D B Dowd Modern Graphic Library

Archive147
Design Excellence: 50 Posters of the 80s

Design Excellence: 50 Posters of the 80s10

Exhibition14
Gordon Salchow1Department of Art, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga1
The Woman's Journal

The Woman's Journal

Newspaper1059
Julia Ward Howe1Lucy Stone1
Daughters of America: Women of the Century (Illustrated)

Daughters of America: Women of the Century (Illustrated)2

Book605
Phebe A. Hanaford1True and Company1
African-American Designers: A Conversation with the Pioneers.

African-American Designers: A Conversation with the Pioneers.2

Video42
Video One Productions w/ Victor Margolin1Victor Margolin1
The Fate of Medieval Art

The Fate of Medieval Art

Book605
Book by G. G. Coulton2Harper Torchbooks4
Correspondence regarding production

Correspondence regarding production

Correspondence: Paola Antonelli to Gere Kavanaugh

Correspondence: Paola Antonelli to Gere Kavanaugh

Paola Antonelli1
Article: California '70

Article: California '702

Author Pat Chapman with Andre LaPorte1Women's Wear Daily?1
Video: Michael Scroggins presentation

Video: Michael Scroggins presentation

Keith Godard

Keith Godard2

Photo32
Unknown69
Victor Papanek on Arts in Society

Victor Papanek on Arts in Society

Audio file15
Race & Ethnicity in Advertising

Race & Ethnicity in Advertising

website31
Fath Davis Ruffins Curator1Smithsonian National Museum of American History Project Director1
Caroline R. Jones Papers

Caroline R. Jones Papers3

Caroline R. Jones7
in progress / Brockett  /

in progress / Brockett /

My Eyes

My Eyes4

Book605
Jaren Dahlstrom1Bob Fitch2
The Art of Beauty Arts & Crafts book

The Art of Beauty Arts & Crafts book5

Book605
written and illustrated by Mrs. H.R. Haweis1author of 'Chaucer for Children'1
Santa Monica typographic map

Santa Monica typographic map

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Joe Molloy/ Mondo Typo1Santa Monica Arts Commission1
Peculiar Manicule (online archive)

Peculiar Manicule (online archive)

Archive147
TM RSI SGM 1960–90 Research Website (Typographische Monatsblätter)

TM RSI SGM 1960–90 Research Website (Typographische Monatsblätter)

Archive147
Research and ECAL/Louise Paradis1ECAL/Roland Früh1
MOCA Art Auction 1988

MOCA Art Auction 19882

Invitation28
Joe Molloy1Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA)1
Database: International Advertising & Design

Database: International Advertising & Design

Archive147
Czech art deco book plates

Czech art deco book plates20

Book Plates1
Unknown69
Letterform Archive

Letterform Archive

Archive147
Archivio Grafica Italiana

Archivio Grafica Italiana

Archive147
Cooper Hewitt Collection

Cooper Hewitt Collection

Archive147
Poster by Corita Kent students

Poster by Corita Kent students 10

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Immaculate Heart College Art Department?1
Milton Glaser Study Center and Archives

Milton Glaser Study Center and Archives

Archive147
Archive: SVA

Archive: SVA

Archive147
Special edition Red Badge of Courage

Special edition Red Badge of Courage8

Hard Cover Book with Slipcase1
Bradbury Thompson1designer2
RIT Carey Graphic Arts Collection

RIT Carey Graphic Arts Collection

Archive147
Collection: Design is Fine

Collection: Design is Fine

Archive147
Chicago Design Archive

Chicago Design Archive

Archive147
AIGA Archives

AIGA Archives

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AIGA4the professional association for design1
Lettering Surface Pattern

Lettering Surface Pattern2

Fabric Document Holder1
Jan Baker1
Archive.org

Archive.org

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