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 (—).
Publishing Will Not Be Another Victim of the Pandemic

Publishing Will Not Be Another Victim of the Pandemic

Article578
Rachel Berger and Mary Banas1
“Designer, Educator + Publisher Kathleen Sleboda on Online Archives as Plural Narratives” by Ksenya Samarskaya for AIGA Eye on Design, March 18, 2021

“Designer, Educator + Publisher Kathleen Sleboda on Online Archives as Plural Narratives” by Ksenya Samarskaya for AIGA Eye on Design, March 18, 2021

Interview36
AIGA Eye on Design | How Can Designers Address Power Inequity? Start Small and Focus on the Local 

AIGA Eye on Design | How Can Designers Address Power Inequity? Start Small and Focus on the Local 

Article578
Grace Han1Sara Duell1
“Some Type Foundries Want to Restrict Usage of Their Fonts on Ethical Grounds. Will It Work?”

“Some Type Foundries Want to Restrict Usage of Their Fonts on Ethical Grounds. Will It Work?”2

Article578
Katy Nelson1Beatrice Sala2
"Overjoyed" By Gaia

"Overjoyed" By Gaia

Mural17
Gaia1
Graphic Means Documentary Recalls the Days When Design was Made by Hand 

Graphic Means Documentary Recalls the Days When Design was Made by Hand 

Ksenya Samarskaya3
Designer, Educator, and Filmmaker Briar Levit on Uncovering Untold Stories From Design History

Designer, Educator, and Filmmaker Briar Levit on Uncovering Untold Stories From Design History

Ksenya Samarskaya3
Ednor Gardens neighborhood sign 

Ednor Gardens neighborhood sign 

Signage63
Kim Bentley1
What Leading Designers, Educators, and Writers Want to See in 2021

What Leading Designers, Educators, and Writers Want to See in 2021

website47
Beatrice Sala2
Montedio Yamagata logo

Montedio Yamagata logo

Article578Logo269
Kiyoyuki Okuyama1
Syrian Design Archive

Syrian Design Archive2

Archive156
Kinda Ghannoum1Sally Alassafen and Hala Al Afsaa1
Doritos SOLID BLACK 2021

Doritos SOLID BLACK 20214

Packaging334Bag5
Megan Lewis1Doritos1
Love - لا و

Love - لا و4

Identity System16
Asal Farshchi2
Fath Ali Shah - فتح علی شاه

Fath Ali Shah - فتح علی شاه3

Logo269
Ghazal Foroutan3
Pepe Meme

Pepe Meme

Photo36
Strelka typo/graphic posters

Strelka typo/graphic posters

Poster1707Advertising509
Anna Kulachek1
Monuments of the Future

Monuments of the Future

Postcard134
Goethe-Institut1
“Angela Davis: Seize the Time”

“Angela Davis: Seize the Time”

Video44
Susan Wallner1for State of the Arts1
WhiteSpace

WhiteSpace5

Book711
April Greiman35Typecraft Inc.1
Decentralise

Decentralise

Archive156
COMUZI1Seamus White and Rifke Sadleir1
Errata: Portuguese women in design history (site, podcast series + exhibition catalog)

Errata: Portuguese women in design history (site, podcast series + exhibition catalog)2

Isabel Duarte with Olinda Martins1Futuress1
women-in-type.com

women-in-type.com2

Archive156
Professor Fiona Ross2Dr. Alice Savoie1
14th Annual No Thanks, No Giving! Benefit Event poster

14th Annual No Thanks, No Giving! Benefit Event poster

Poster1707
Affordability, Transparency + Flexibility: Southland Institute Offers an Alternative Model for Design

Affordability, Transparency + Flexibility: Southland Institute Offers an Alternative Model for Design

Article578
Ksenya Samarskaya3
Can We Teach Graphic Design History Without Chronology?

Can We Teach Graphic Design History Without Chronology?

Article578
Aggie Toppins5AIGA Eye on Design5
Can We Teach Graphic Design History Without Chronology?

Can We Teach Graphic Design History Without Chronology?

Article578
Aggie Toppins5
“Poster boy for Bohemia”

“Poster boy for Bohemia”

Article578
Mike Boehm1
I Voted! sticker to honor the centennial of the 19th Amendment

I Voted! sticker to honor the centennial of the 19th Amendment7

Sticker47
Pamela Hovland1
Design Criticism Is Everywhere—Why Are We Still Looking For It?

Design Criticism Is Everywhere—Why Are We Still Looking For It?2

Article578
Jarrett Fuller2
Design Education as Activism, Advocacy, & Sovereignty – A Talk with Saki Mafundikwa & Sadie Red Wing

Design Education as Activism, Advocacy, & Sovereignty – A Talk with Saki Mafundikwa & Sadie Red Wing

Video44
Saki Mafundikwa5Sadie Red Wing1
Digital Typography at Stanford

Digital Typography at Stanford

Steven McCarthy8She ji1
Type Designers Are All About the Details, So Why Are They Selling Fonts That Aren't Finished_ _ _ Eye on Design

Type Designers Are All About the Details, So Why Are They Selling Fonts That Aren't Finished_ _ _ Eye on Design4

Article578
Emily Gosling3AIGA5
Can We Teach Graphic Design History Without the Cult of Hero Worship?

Can We Teach Graphic Design History Without the Cult of Hero Worship?

Article578
Aggie Toppins5AIGA Eye on Design5
arnoldshaw.com

arnoldshaw.com

Archive156
Susan Shaw1
HyperText showcases 69 fonts launched in the first year of Future Fonts, an experimental platform for in-progress fonts

HyperText showcases 69 fonts launched in the first year of Future Fonts, an experimental platform for in-progress fonts3

Article578
Future Fonts1FISK1
Vietnamese Signages

Vietnamese Signages2

Photograph157
daysoffuturepast.vn1Steffi W. Neukirchen1
“Decolonizing Means Many Things to Many People”—Four Practitioners Discuss Decolonizing Design

“Decolonizing Means Many Things to Many People”—Four Practitioners Discuss Decolonizing Design

Article578
Anoushka Khandwala1
Design Lecture Series with Sheila Levrant de Bretteville

Design Lecture Series with Sheila Levrant de Bretteville

Video44
Sheila Levrant de Bretteville10Michael Ellsworth12
AI Has a Real Environmental Impact—Here’s How Designers Are Handling It

AI Has a Real Environmental Impact—Here’s How Designers Are Handling It

Article578
George Kafka1
Vaughan Oliver 

Vaughan Oliver 5

Booklet98
Chris Bigg3
Instagram Post from @blackbauhausmvmt

Instagram Post from @blackbauhausmvmt

Illustration293Advertising509
John Ferguson1
Misto: A Loveletter to Slavutych — in discussion with Katerina Korolevtseva

Misto: A Loveletter to Slavutych — in discussion with Katerina Korolevtseva

Article578
Kateryna Korolevtseva2
Ottobar Cat

Ottobar Cat

Flyer/poster48
Alex Fine1
Black vote posters

Black vote posters 3

Poster1707
Amos Kennedy2The New York Times1
Pushing Boundaries interview with Archie Boston, Jr.

Pushing Boundaries interview with Archie Boston, Jr.

Civilization5Gabriel Stromberg12
Barbara Kruger Bandana

Barbara Kruger Bandana

Product55
Barbara Kruger11
Alan Bell interview

Alan Bell interview2

Interview36
Lillian Shallenberger1
Arabic Design Archive 

Arabic Design Archive 2

Archive156website47
Moe Elhossieny2Omaima Dajani1
“The Daily Heller: Who Will Give Fred Mogubgub Two Million Dollars?“

“The Daily Heller: Who Will Give Fred Mogubgub Two Million Dollars?“

Steven Heller18
“Digital Typography at Stanford”

“Digital Typography at Stanford”2

Article578
Steven McCarthy8
Russian Baking Soda Package

Russian Baking Soda Package2

Packaging334
designer unknown87
Portland Design History

Portland Design History

Archive156
Melissa Delzio1
Database of Black Type Designers

Database of Black Type Designers

Database4
Stephen Coles3Noemi Stauffer1
Feminist Findings

Feminist Findings2

Publication153
The L.i.P. Collective1
USPS Global Forever Stamps

USPS Global Forever Stamps

UNO specialty packaging 

UNO specialty packaging 2

Packaging334
Nina Chanel Abney1
Hiroshi Manabe: Works 1932-2000

Hiroshi Manabe: Works 1932-20004

Poster1707Magazine Cover169
Hiroshi Manabe1PIE international1
Celebrating Söre Popitz, the Bauhaus' Only Known Woman Graphic Designer 

Celebrating Söre Popitz, the Bauhaus' Only Known Woman Graphic Designer 

Article578
Madeleine Morley7
This Is Hardcore—The Huge Impact of a Niche Movement on Graphic Designers Today by Emily Gosling (AIGA Eye on Design, November 20, 2019)

This Is Hardcore—The Huge Impact of a Niche Movement on Graphic Designers Today by Emily Gosling (AIGA Eye on Design, November 20, 2019)

Article578
Do Graphic Designers Make Good Graphic Design Curators?

Do Graphic Designers Make Good Graphic Design Curators?

Article578
Emily Gosling3
An Instagram Account for Feminist Design Teaching Resources, A New Catalog On Two Legendary CalArts Programs + More

An Instagram Account for Feminist Design Teaching Resources, A New Catalog On Two Legendary CalArts Programs + More

As the Design Industry Moves More Toward Specialization, Education Follows Suit

As the Design Industry Moves More Toward Specialization, Education Follows Suit

Article578
Meg Miller4
Advertisement: Supportive Writing, Pilot Corp.

Advertisement: Supportive Writing, Pilot Corp.

Advertisement215
Dentsu1Tokyo Asahi Shinbun3
In the Late ’70s in the Bronx, PHASE 2’s Party Flyers Created a Visual Language for Hip-Hop

In the Late ’70s in the Bronx, PHASE 2’s Party Flyers Created a Visual Language for Hip-Hop

Article578
Jerome Harris1