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National Academic Mailing List Service: Design History

http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/design-history.html

Text-based forum for design issues, local information, and reviews by the Design History Society in the United Kingdom.

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National Library of Australia: Follow the Sun

http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/sun/

View a collection of 1930s to 1950s Australian travel posters. Browse images by destination, symbol, style, or artist.

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P.R. Incorporated: Graphic Design History

http://www.princorporated.com/art_graphic-design-history.htm

Read an account of design history from cave paintings and the first books to the genesis of printing and the design qpplications that extend to the computer age.

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Parkland College: GDS 131 Graphic Design History

http://gds.parkland.edu/gds/131/

Review an online course given by Parkland College's Fine and Applied Arts Department in Champaign, Illinois.

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Pushpin Group

http://www.pushpininc.com/

Explore the graphic and illustrative work of Seymour Chwast, one of the founding members of the iconic Push Pin Studios in 1954, along with Milton Glaser and Edward Sorel.

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Remember Those Great Volkswagen Ads?

http://www.greatvwads.com/

Profile of book which is a compilation of Volkswagen's press, radio and television campaigns.

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Salon: Tibor Kalman

http://www.salon.com/people/obit/1999/05/19/kalman/

The obituary of this innovative designer, best known for the work he created with his New York design firm and his brief editorship of Colors magazine.

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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Posters American Style

http://americanart.si.edu/collections/exhibits/posters/

View major posters from the last century. Learn about their design, printing and historical impact on culture. Includes audio.

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Typotheque: Articles: Design History

http://www.typotheque.com/site/articles.php?topic=8

Browse a variety of articles from authors such as Ellen Lupton and Steven Heller, collected by this type foundry based in The Hague, the Netherlands.

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Unimark International

http://www.unimark-international.com

Read about the formation, success and eventual decline of the design firm founded by Ralph Eckerstrom, former design director for Container Corporation of America, and Massimo Vignelli.

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University of Florida: Graphic Design: Typography

http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/rarebook/art3283c/index.htm

Examine typographic specimens in book designs from the 15th to 20th centuries. From the Rare Book Collection of the Department of Special Collections.

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Website About Corporate Identity

http://users.ncrvnet.nl/mstol

View a catalogue, bibliography and resource list for examples of corporate graphic design. Includes identity guidelines, agencies, and recommended texts.

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Wikipedia: Dada

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dada

Read about the history, literature and design characteristics of this anti-art cultural movement that grew from World War II to 1920.

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Wikipedia: El Lissitzky

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Lissitzky

Read about the life and works of this Russian avant-gardist who helped develop Suprematism and influenced architecture, literature, art, photography and design.

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Wikipedia: Graphic Design

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphic_design

Read an account of early and modern graphic design history in this encyclopedia article. View sample images.

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