People's Graphic Design Archive

By Rick Griffith. For Buy Nothing Day 2003; Hand-drawn type on the light table. Pencil, T-Square, and Ruler, Trace, and Tape were intentionally included in the screen which made the poster. The poster cost almost nothing to produce the prints were made with a mixture of aging used ink mixed together and printed on remnant papers hanging around the studio. It was a meditation on the theme. #PeoplesGDArchive #GDArchive

Barbara Kruger "I Shop Therefore I Am". 1990. Photolithograph on paper shopping bag. 17in x 10in. Edition of 9000. Added by: Unknown. #PeoplesGDArchive #paperbag #BarbaraKruger #shop #IShopThereforeIAM

Black Friday ad from 1988 for Kmart #PeoplesGDArchive #GDArchive

Poster developed in 1918 during WW1. Many posters were created to promote wheat conservation and provide food for the US soldiers. ?Distributed by the United States Food Administration, this poster stands out because it is supposed to represent and speak to US citizens, ?also serving as an early example of “call-to-action” graphics. #PeoplesGDArchive #GDArchive

This children’s poster series was first distributed during the WPA depression years era in American history, to further the incentive and well being of children. It was published in 1929 during the crash or fall of Wall Street, and then again in 1937, as a learning tool for children. At the bottom is printed "Fair Play (37): The Hope of a Nation Poster Series, November." The poster depicts a young boy in cleats and uniform kicking a football with the printed text: "The best players of any game always PLAY FAIR!" A wonderful old piece distributed during the FDR Franklin Roosevelt Works Progress Administration era. #PeoplesGDArchive #GDArchive

A menu for The American Society banquet on Thanksgiving Day in 1906 featuring type that looks like it was carved into a pumpkin. The invitation is bound with a red white and blue grosgrain ribbon.?#PeoplesGDArchive #GDArchive Source: NY Public Library image collection

The E.R. Durkee & Company was a spice company founded by Eugene R. Durkee in 1857. By the 1920s, it had grown to become a leading manufacturer of salad dressings, meat sauces, pickles, condiments, and spices. The company was later sold to a paint and chemical manufacturer known as the Glidden Company. It wasn't until the late 1960s that the public was introduced to a combination of both organizations' packaging ideals. The tin’s front and back panels feature Durkee’s bright red logo above a dark green banner with the words “Apple Pie Spice.” A clipart image of a baked pie is shown as an example of the spice’s usage. The company’s name and product type is found again on the side of the tin to account for shelf placement. The simple color palette of green, red, and white brings more attention to the packaging’s typography. Typography plays an essential role in communicating with the consumer instead of utilizing strong visuals which makes it the perfect example of typography focused advertising.?#PeoplesGDArchive #GDArchive

New on the blog! Choctaw-Apache designer, educator, and founder of Nahi design studio Sebastian Ebarb Sebastian Ebarb unravels the thread between typography and Native American beadwork. @sebastianebarb #indigenousdesign #peoplesgdarchive

Is this what your head feels like the day before Thanksgiving?? ?? "Day-Glo ad" Date: 1970. Uploaded by: Volumes. Advertisement for Day-Glo inks. Information on how Day-Glo can be used with flexography, gravure, offset printing, and letterpress. Found in Print magazine, July/August 1970. #PeoplesGDArchive

Pin-back button. Designer unknown. Source: National Museum of the American Indian. Uploaded by user Morgan Searcy. #PeoplesGDArchive #NativeDesign