Design History Primer 2: Handwriting to Printed Type
Moving on to the second page of Design History lecture guides by Design History.org which covers the beginnings of writing and how it came to be what we know today. [...]
Classic movie posters updated
Classic movie posters used to be very indicative of what was happening in the world of design at any given time. Yes, there were many that were derivative and looked [...]
American Cold War propaganda
Head back over to Designer Daily for a different collection of Cold War propaganda. This time the focus is on pro-america. All the examples are from post World War II. It also covers literature and comic books, media and advertising, and movies. Note how much more commercial the types of media that are covered. The nature of the west or a product of the post-WWII boom, or both?
Cold war propaganda posters
This collection of posters from Designer Daily splashes around a bit of nostalgia from Cold War era design. This collection features posters from the Soviet Union or independent political activist groups for the most part. In my opinion it also shows what designers were–and are still–capable of.
