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 (—).
Say Their Names Stamp Set

Say Their Names Stamp Set11

Postage Stamp49
D. Byrd1Portland Stamp Company1
Seldon Dix Jr. Graphic Designer

Seldon Dix Jr. Graphic Designer

Pierre Bowins1Annabelle Dix1
Interview with Art Chantry

Interview with Art Chantry

Steven Heller19
The Timeless Magic of It’s a Small World  

The Timeless Magic of It’s a Small World  

Photograph175
Evan Sommerfeld1
The Best Design Books of 2021

The Best Design Books of 2021

James Jarrett2Jarrett Fuller2
The History Books Often Overlook Women in Design. A New One Seeks to Finally Give Them Their Due

The History Books Often Overlook Women in Design. A New One Seeks to Finally Give Them Their Due

Handwriting is dying. What does that mean for design?

Handwriting is dying. What does that mean for design?3

Article582
Meaghan Dee3
 Beth Rosa Oral History

Beth Rosa Oral History10

Transcript5
Beth Rosa1
We Need Graphic Design Histories That Look Beyond the Profession

We Need Graphic Design Histories That Look Beyond the Profession

Article582
Aggie Toppins5AIGA Eye on Design5
The People's Graphic Design Archive is Rethinking How We Talk about Design History

The People's Graphic Design Archive is Rethinking How We Talk about Design History

Ryan Mungia1
Designer + Educator J. Dakota Brown Is Untangling the Relationship Between Design and Labor

Designer + Educator J. Dakota Brown Is Untangling the Relationship Between Design and Labor

Article582
J. Dakota Brown1
History of Motion Graphics Lecture: Rhythm of Vision: Afrofuturism + Motion Design (1961–1988)

History of Motion Graphics Lecture: Rhythm of Vision: Afrofuturism + Motion Design (1961–1988)

Presentation7
Tony Best3
Publishing Will Not Be Another Victim of the Pandemic

Publishing Will Not Be Another Victim of the Pandemic

Article582
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 

Article582
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

Article582
Katy Nelson1Beatrice Sala2
"Overjoyed" By Gaia

"Overjoyed" By Gaia

Mural21
Gaia1
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
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
Ednor Gardens neighborhood sign 

Ednor Gardens neighborhood sign 

Signage68
Kim Bentley1
What Leading Designers, Educators, and Writers Want to See in 2021

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

website50
Beatrice Sala2
Pepe Meme

Pepe Meme

Photo37
Strelka typo/graphic posters

Strelka typo/graphic posters

Poster1930Advertising542
Anna Kulachek1
Design Thinking -تفکر طراحی

Design Thinking -تفکر طراحی

Poster1930
Nahid Ghahermani1
Syrian Design Archive

Syrian Design Archive2

Archive158
Kinda Ghannoum1Sally Alassafen and Hala Al Afsaa1
Fath Ali Shah - فتح علی شاه

Fath Ali Shah - فتح علی شاه3

Logo302
Ghazal Foroutan3
Love - لا و

Love - لا و4

Identity System16
Asal Farshchi2
Doritos SOLID BLACK 2021

Doritos SOLID BLACK 20214

Packaging347Bag5
Megan Lewis1Doritos1
Montedio Yamagata logo

Montedio Yamagata logo

Article582Logo302
Kiyoyuki Okuyama1
Monuments of the Future

Monuments of the Future

Postcard141
Goethe-Institut1
women-in-type.com

women-in-type.com2

Archive158
Professor Fiona Ross2Dr. Alice Savoie1
14th Annual No Thanks, No Giving! Benefit Event poster

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

Poster1930
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
“Angela Davis: Seize the Time”

“Angela Davis: Seize the Time”

Video45
Susan Wallner1for State of the Arts1
Decentralise

Decentralise

Archive158
COMUZI1Seamus White and Rifke Sadleir1
WhiteSpace

WhiteSpace5

Book797
April Greiman35Typecraft Inc.1
Affordability, Transparency + Flexibility: Southland Institute Offers an Alternative Model for Design

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

Article582
Ksenya Samarskaya3
Can We Teach Graphic Design History Without Chronology?

Can We Teach Graphic Design History Without Chronology?

Article582
Aggie Toppins5
Can We Teach Graphic Design History Without Chronology?

Can We Teach Graphic Design History Without Chronology?

Article582
Aggie Toppins5AIGA Eye on Design5
“Poster boy for Bohemia”

“Poster boy for Bohemia”

Article582
Mike Boehm1
I Voted! sticker to honor the centennial of the 19th Amendment

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

Sticker49
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

Article582
Jarrett Fuller2
Digital Typography at Stanford

Digital Typography at Stanford

Steven McCarthy8She ji1
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

Video45
Saki Mafundikwa5Sadie Red Wing1
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

Article582
Emily Gosling3AIGA6
Can We Teach Graphic Design History Without the Cult of Hero Worship?

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

Article582
Aggie Toppins5AIGA Eye on Design5
arnoldshaw.com

arnoldshaw.com

Archive158
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

Article582
Future Fonts1FISK1
Vietnamese Signages

Vietnamese Signages2

Photograph175
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

Article582
Anoushka Khandwala1
Design Lecture Series with Sheila Levrant de Bretteville

Design Lecture Series with Sheila Levrant de Bretteville

Video45
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

Article582
George Kafka1
Vaughan Oliver 

Vaughan Oliver 5

Booklet102
Chris Bigg3
Instagram Post from @blackbauhausmvmt

Instagram Post from @blackbauhausmvmt

Illustration323Advertising542
John Ferguson1
Misto: A Loveletter to Slavutych — in discussion with Katerina Korolevtseva

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

Article582
Kateryna Korolevtseva2
The 9th Festival of Samar Theater for Students and Public-نهمین جشنواره دانشجویی و مردمی تئاتر ثمر

The 9th Festival of Samar Theater for Students and Public-نهمین جشنواره دانشجویی و مردمی تئاتر ثمر

Poster1930
Yasaman Taveh4
Hiroshi Manabe: Works 1932-2000

Hiroshi Manabe: Works 1932-20004

Poster1930Magazine Cover187
Hiroshi Manabe1PIE international1
Barbara Kruger Bandana

Barbara Kruger Bandana

Product61
Barbara Kruger13
The Fly

The Fly2

Khorshid Azadi4
Number 43 Thieves- دزدان شماره ۴۳ 

Number 43 Thieves- دزدان شماره ۴۳ 

Khorshid Azadi4
Macbeth -  مکبث

Macbeth -  مکبث

Poster1930
Yasaman Taveh4
 Crime and Punishment-جنایات و مکافات

 Crime and Punishment-جنایات و مکافات

Poster1930
Yasaman Taveh4
UNO specialty packaging 

UNO specialty packaging 2

Packaging347
Nina Chanel Abney1
USPS Global Forever Stamps

USPS Global Forever Stamps