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 (—).
Piping and Wiring Diagrams

Piping and Wiring Diagrams7

Print171diagrams14
Rocky Mt York Co1
Beautiful Florida Souvenir Folder

Beautiful Florida Souvenir Folder15

Postcard109
Curteich-Chicago3
The Griffin Reed College Yearbook 1947

The Griffin Reed College Yearbook 19472

Magazine Cover124
Painted Ram's Football Helmet 

Painted Ram's Football Helmet 

Photograph137
Fred Gehrke1
Ray Mond Spook show poster

Ray Mond Spook show poster

Poster1535Flyer107Print171
Raymond Corbin1
magazine cover

magazine cover

Magazine521
featuring Kenny Washington2first Black NFL player2
“Foster & Kleiser Develop  Trade Character”

“Foster & Kleiser Develop Trade Character”2

Article534
“When Children Are Born... on Paper”

“When Children Are Born... on Paper”2

Article534
Roberta O’Brien1
Cover of “Interiors” from Industrial Design Magazine

Cover of “Interiors” from Industrial Design Magazine

Magazine521
Alvin Lustig25Charles Whitney1
“Are Art Directors Human?“

“Are Art Directors Human?“2

Article534
Howard O’Hagan1
“Veterans Adjust Readily In Art”

“Veterans Adjust Readily In Art”2

Article534
Radio Corporation of America Advertisement For Radio Tubes

Radio Corporation of America Advertisement For Radio Tubes

Advertisement189
RCA Victor Division4
“Alvin Lustig” illustration

“Alvin Lustig” illustration

Illustration232
Journey to the End of the Night

Journey to the End of the Night

Book596
Alvin Lustig25Louis-Ferdinand Céline1
More Doctors smoke Camels than any other cigarette!

More Doctors smoke Camels than any other cigarette!

Magazine521Advertising455
Camel Cigatettes1
Lincoln vs. Howard Football Game Program 

Lincoln vs. Howard Football Game Program 

Magazine521
NFL-Greats

NFL-Greats

Magazine521
Johnson Publishing Co2
Communist Contagion

Communist Contagion

Article534
Robert M. Chapin1
The Snake Pit  Book Cover

The Snake Pit  Book Cover7

Book596Book Cover185
Mary Jane Ward1Random House5
Leica IIIc Handbook

Leica IIIc Handbook2

Booklet74Packaging290Information Graphics61Photograph137Print171
Leitz Wetzlar1
The Golden Book of Favorite Songs

The Golden Book of Favorite Songs5

Book596
Hall & McCreary Company1
“Americans of Negro Lineage”

“Americans of Negro Lineage”

Map36
Louise E. Jefferson9
Give Them a Break

Give Them a Break

Poster1535
Ben Shahn7
“Miss Lonelyhearts” Book Cover

“Miss Lonelyhearts” Book Cover

Book596
Alvin Lustig25Nathanael West1
“John and James Whitney: Audio- Visual Music”

“John and James Whitney: Audio- Visual Music” 3

Article534
Arno Press, New York 1
Pinocchio book cover

Pinocchio book cover

Book Cover185
Commemorative stamp for the 500th anniversary of the Korean alphabet

Commemorative stamp for the 500th anniversary of the Korean alphabet

Postage Stamp44
Verpfuschter Zahn, Verpfuschte Gesundheit, Zahntechniker-Initiative, Nein

Verpfuschter Zahn, Verpfuschte Gesundheit, Zahntechniker-Initiative, Nein

Print171
Ernst Keller1
Film #1 “A Strange Dream” from “Early Abstractions”

Film #1 “A Strange Dream” from “Early Abstractions”2

Motion Graphics139
Harry Smith5
“Lester Beall”

“Lester Beall”2

Article534
Portland Traction Company tickets

Portland Traction Company tickets4

Ticket29
Going back to civilian life

Going back to civilian life4

Booklet74
Angels Entering Cathedral Christmas greeting card 

Angels Entering Cathedral Christmas greeting card 2

Greetings Cards19
Passionist Missionaries1
Les Temps Modernes

Les Temps Modernes

Pablo Picasso1
Floyd Clymer's Historical Motor Scrapbook: Steam Car Edition: Vol. 1

Floyd Clymer's Historical Motor Scrapbook: Steam Car Edition: Vol. 120

Softcover Book41Book596Advertisement189Illustration232Photograph137Book Cover185
Floyd Clymer1
Roma città aperta posters

Roma città aperta posters6

Poster1535
Anselmo Ballester1
MoMA Poster Calendar

MoMA Poster Calendar

Calendar26
igarashi takenobu6
Nakahara Jun'ichi fashion illustration postcard, c. 1945.

Nakahara Jun'ichi fashion illustration postcard, c. 1945.

Illustration232
Nakahara Jun'ichi1
Victory 1945

Victory 1945

Poster1535
shigeo fukuda11
Mr. Francis Renault poster

Mr. Francis Renault poster

Poster1535
“Arizona and the Grand Canyon” Foldout Postcard

“Arizona and the Grand Canyon” Foldout Postcard14

Postcard109
Fred Harvey2
Pepsi-Cola, American Airlines, IBM, Volkswagen logo rebranding

Pepsi-Cola, American Airlines, IBM, Volkswagen logo rebranding

Logo247
Caleb Bradham1Paul Rand6
“Education and Race Relations in the United States”

“Education and Race Relations in the United States”

Poster1535
James Allen Moss1
A Handful of Dust

A Handful of Dust3

Book596
Alvin Lustig25Evelyn Waugh1
Sea Things printed fabric

Sea Things printed fabric

Textiles21
Ray Eames12
“Aviation Tomorrow”

“Aviation Tomorrow”

Collage15
Grace Clements6Western Airlines, Long Beach Airport3
“Aviation Today”

“Aviation Today”

Collage15
Grace Clements6Western Airlines, Long Beach Airport3
“There’s Work For All”

“There’s Work For All”2

Book596
Otto Neurath and Marie Neurath1Isotype Institute10
“Aviation Yesterday”

“Aviation Yesterday”

Collage15
Grace Clements6Western Airlines, Long Beach Airport3
Arts & Architecture April 1945 cover

Arts & Architecture April 1945 cover

Magazine Cover124
Herbert Matter3
Arts & Architecture July 1945 cover

Arts & Architecture July 1945 cover

Magazine Cover124
Herbert Matter3
The Art and Use of the Poster

The Art and Use of the Poster2

Book596
Chuck Thorndike1The House of Little Books1
New York Central System

New York Central System

Calendar26
Leslie Ragan1
Princess Pat Lipstick Ad and Brochure

Princess Pat Lipstick Ad and Brochure5

Advertising455
South Asian Newspaper

South Asian Newspaper

Newspaper1059
Hermann Gundert1
Survey Graphic, January 1944; “American Russian Frontiers”

Survey Graphic, January 1944; “American Russian Frontiers”

Magazine521
Winold Reiss and Carl Link1Special Editors Richard B. Scandrett1
Ivey's New Years Ad

Ivey's New Years Ad2

Advertising455
Original marked-up artwork for a commercial catalogue

Original marked-up artwork for a commercial catalogue

Illustration232Drawing31
B. Arnaud (Villeurbanne)5
Artists Models Ball at Savoy Ballroom souvenir book cover 

Artists Models Ball at Savoy Ballroom souvenir book cover 

Book596
William McBride Jr2
“Album de animales mexicanos” (Album of Mexican Animals)

“Album de animales mexicanos” (Album of Mexican Animals)4

Book596
Gabriel Fernández Ledesma1Secretaria De Educacion Publica (Secretary of Public Education)1
1er Centenario de Independencia de la Republica Dominicana

1er Centenario de Independencia de la Republica Dominicana

Poster1535
Tuto Baez1
Indians of the U.S.A.

Indians of the U.S.A.

Map36
Louise E. Jefferson9Friendship Press2
Color Music – Abstract Film– Audio – Visual Music

Color Music – Abstract Film– Audio – Visual Music2

Article534
James and John Whitney1
Bailey Bros. New Circus Official Route and Program Season 1944 

Bailey Bros. New Circus Official Route and Program Season 1944 5

Illustration232Pamphlet60Program65Book Cover185Archive/Collection14
Bob Stevens2Special Collections at Milner Library, Illinois State University6