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About: Graphic Design: History
http://graphicdesign.about.com/od/history/History.htm
View condensed timelines spanning tens of thousands of years, from the first known visual communication to the computer age of today.
American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) Design Archives
http://designarchives.aiga.org/
Browse, search and view selections from a contemporary collection of thousands of design pieces which have been awarded recognition or honored by the AIGA.
April Greiman: Made in Space
Visit the home page of this pioneering woman who helped introduce the computer vernacular to design through experimental mergers of type and image.
Art of Persuasion
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MA99/piazza/portfolio/adweb/
Read a critical analysis of American advertising and design during the early 20th century. View samples.
Article Cat: Graphic Design History
http://www.articlecat.com/Article/Graphic-Design-History/933
Read a brief account of design history from the caves of Lascaux around 14,000 BC to the post-modern experimentation of David Carson in the 20th century.
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND): The CND Logo
http://www.cnduk.org/pages/binfo/logo.html
Read an essay about the history behind the peace symbol, designed in 1958 by Gerald Holtom.
Colophon Page: The Italian Futurist Book
http://www.colophon.com/gallery/futurism/index.html
View an exhibition showcasing Futurism's innovative uses of typography from 1909-1944.
Design Archive Online
Review twentieth century magazine design and photography with biographical profiles of designers. A project of the Rochester Institute of Technology, the image archives have limited access.
Design Encyclopedia
http://www.thedesignencyclopedia.org/
Browse a growing index of design contributions and influences from around the world.
Design History Society
http://www.designhistorysociety.org/
The Society promotes and supports the study of design history. Its activities include the publication of a journal and newsletter, an annual conference, management of a discussion list, grants and prizes for research, and awards for events.
Docs Populi
View the home page of Lincoln Cushing, Cuban poster artist, with his collections of oppositional visual art, political propaganda, and related writings.
Flickr: Photos from Alki1
http://www.flickr.com/photos/20745656@N00/sets/
View personal image collections from a contributor. Sets of images range from American and Bauhaus to Russian Constructivist and Swiss International design.
Graphic Design from the 1920s and 1930s in Travel Ephemera
http://www.travelbrochuregraphics.com/
View an international collection of travel brochures, airline and ocean liner time-tables, auto road maps, luggage labels, advertising and publications.
Moore College of Art & Design: Graphic Design History
View lectures and coursework based on Phillip Meggs' textbooks.
Museum of Modern Art: Aleksandr Rodchenko
http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/1998/rodchenko/
The Museum of Modern Art in New York presents the history and work of one of the leading Russian artists in the period following the Revolution of October 1917.

