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 (—).
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![[History Student Work] Critical Commentary on Swiss Typography](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45420/fit-500x500/6a75b8c5/1/Why%20Swisss%20Typography%20%281%29.pdf "[History Student Work] Critical Commentary on Swiss Typography")
[History Student Work] Critical Commentary on Swiss Typography
![[History Student Work] Innovation vs. Revival](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45374/fit-500x500/6a757aab/1/M6AssignmentFinalProjectHenrique.pdf "[History Student Work] Innovation vs. Revival")
[History Student Work] Innovation vs. Revival
![[History Student Work] A critical commentary based on The Designer and The Client by Misha Black](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45372/fit-500x500/6a757912/1/final%20project%20the%20designer%20and%20the%20client.pdf "[History Student Work] A critical commentary based on The Designer and The Client by Misha Black")
[History Student Work] A critical commentary based on The Designer and The Client by Misha Black
![[History Student Work] Environmental Storytelling in Advertising](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45373/fit-500x500/6a757964/1/M6%20Assignment%20Final%20Project.pdf "[History Student Work] Environmental Storytelling in Advertising")
[History Student Work] Environmental Storytelling in Advertising
![[History Student Work] Booklet Commentary on “What Pleases the Modern Man” by Alexey Brodovitch](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45377/fit-500x500/6a75813b/1/What%20Pleases%20the%20Modern%20Man%20Booklet.pdf "[History Student Work] Booklet Commentary on “What Pleases the Modern Man” by Alexey Brodovitch")
[History Student Work] Booklet Commentary on “What Pleases the Modern Man” by Alexey Brodovitch
![[History Student Work] Critical Commentary on Massimo Vignelli's “Call for Criticism”](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45378/fit-500x500/6a75820b/1/Call%20For%20Criticism%20by%20Massimo%20Vignelli.pdf "[History Student Work] Critical Commentary on Massimo Vignelli's “Call for Criticism”")
[History Student Work] Critical Commentary on Massimo Vignelli's “Call for Criticism”
![[History Student Work] Critical Commentary: “The New Typography” by László Moholy-Nagy](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45389/fit-500x500/6a7587f6/1/TheNewTypography_LaszloMoholy-Nagy.pdf "[History Student Work] Critical Commentary: “The New Typography” by László Moholy-Nagy")
[History Student Work] Critical Commentary: “The New Typography” by László Moholy-Nagy
![[History Student Work] Critical Commentary on Decline of the Visual by Marshall McLuhan ](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45393/fit-500x500/6a759230/1/m6%20final.pdf "[History Student Work] Critical Commentary on Decline of the Visual by Marshall McLuhan ")
[History Student Work] Critical Commentary on Decline of the Visual by Marshall McLuhan
![[History Student Work] What is a Designer? Student Critical Commentary](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45391/fit-500x500/6a759079/1/WhatIsADesigner_Pamphlet_Final.pdf "[History Student Work] What is a Designer? Student Critical Commentary")
[History Student Work] What is a Designer? Student Critical Commentary
![[History Student Work] RED!RED!RED! Or, How Contemporary Trademarks Speak](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45392/fit-500x500/6a759128/1/OKAZAKI_REDREDRED.pdf "[History Student Work] RED!RED!RED! Or, How Contemporary Trademarks Speak")
[History Student Work] RED!RED!RED! Or, How Contemporary Trademarks Speak
![[History Student Work] Some Aspects of Design from the Perspective of a Woman Designer](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45394/fit-500x500/6a75947e/1/Final%20Project%20Booklet.pdf "[History Student Work] Some Aspects of Design from the Perspective of a Woman Designer")
[History Student Work] Some Aspects of Design from the Perspective of a Woman Designer
![[History Student Work] The Art of Advertising](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45395/fit-500x500/6a75988a/@2x/IMG_0623.png?tgt=webp "[History Student Work] The Art of Advertising")
[History Student Work] The Art of Advertising8
![[History Student Work] Critical Commentary: Good Design Is Good Business](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45404/fit-500x500/6a759be0/@2x/GOOD%20DESIGN%20IS%20GOOD%20BUSINESS%20-%201.png?tgt=webp "[History Student Work] Critical Commentary: Good Design Is Good Business")
[History Student Work] Critical Commentary: Good Design Is Good Business7
![[History Student Work] Commentary on First Things First](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45412/fit-500x500/6a75a3c2/1/Ken%20Garland-%20Critical%20Commentary.pdf "[History Student Work] Commentary on First Things First")
[History Student Work] Commentary on First Things First
![[History Student Work] The Permanence of the Typophoto: A Critical Commentary](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45415/fit-500x500/6a75ad33/1/ARH4724%20Final.pdf "[History Student Work] The Permanence of the Typophoto: A Critical Commentary")
[History Student Work] The Permanence of the Typophoto: A Critical Commentary
![[History Student Work] What is a designer](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45418/fit-500x500/6a75b6fb/1/what%20is%20a%20designer.pdf "[History Student Work] What is a designer")
[History Student Work] What is a designer
![[History Student Work] First Things First ](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45370/fit-500x500/6a7575c8/1/First%20Things%20First.pdf "[History Student Work] First Things First ")
[History Student Work] First Things First
![[History Student Work] Reflection on T.M. Cleland's “Harsh Words”](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45421/fit-500x500/6a75c38b/1/Death%20of%20Detail%20FINAL.pdf "[History Student Work] Reflection on T.M. Cleland's “Harsh Words”")
[History Student Work] Reflection on T.M. Cleland's “Harsh Words”
![[History Student Work] "What Is a Designer?" by Alvin Lustig Commentary Booklet](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45430/fit-500x500/6a75c6c7/1/Com%20Spread%20Final.pdf "[History Student Work] \"What Is a Designer?\" by Alvin Lustig Commentary Booklet")
[History Student Work] "What Is a Designer?" by Alvin Lustig Commentary Booklet
![[History Student Work] Beatrice Warde and The Crystal Goblet](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45429/fit-500x500/6a75c682/1/M6%20Final%20Project.pdf "[History Student Work] Beatrice Warde and The Crystal Goblet")
[History Student Work] Beatrice Warde and The Crystal Goblet
![[History Student Work] Critical Commentary ](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45431/fit-500x500/6a75c81a/@2x/Final%20Project%20Laura%20Clark-1.png?tgt=webp "[History Student Work] Critical Commentary ")
[History Student Work] Critical Commentary
![[History Student Work] What is New in American Typography? A Critical Commentary by Nick Proskurkin](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45432/fit-500x500/6a75c9f1/1/Proskurkin_FinalBook.pdf "[History Student Work] What is New in American Typography? A Critical Commentary by Nick Proskurkin")
[History Student Work] What is New in American Typography? A Critical Commentary by Nick Proskurkin
![[History Student Work] Our Book: El Lissitzky's Influence on Contemporary Graphic Design](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45434/fit-500x500/6a75d224/1/Final.pdf "[History Student Work] Our Book: El Lissitzky's Influence on Contemporary Graphic Design")
[History Student Work] Our Book: El Lissitzky's Influence on Contemporary Graphic Design
![[History Student Work] topography of typography ](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45435/fit-500x500/6a75d861/@2x/IMG_0510.jpeg?tgt=webp "[History Student Work] topography of typography ")
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![[History Student Work] A Critical Commentary on “I Am Type” by Frederic W. Goudy](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45440/fit-500x500/6a75e355/1/M6.pdf "[History Student Work] A Critical Commentary on “I Am Type” by Frederic W. Goudy")
[History Student Work] A Critical Commentary on “I Am Type” by Frederic W. Goudy
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![[History Student Work] Value of Your Work](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45457/fit-500x500/6a760f71/1/Your%20paragraph%20text%20%281%29.pdf "[History Student Work] Value of Your Work")
[History Student Work] Value of Your Work
![[History Student Work] Why Ugly Things Look Good Sometimes](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45463/fit-500x500/6a761a02/1/Final%20gd%20History.pdf "[History Student Work] Why Ugly Things Look Good Sometimes")
[History Student Work] Why Ugly Things Look Good Sometimes
![[History Student Work] Underground Revival](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45464/fit-500x500/6a7623e3/@2x/UndergroundRevival-01.jpg?tgt=webp "[History Student Work] Underground Revival")
[History Student Work] Underground Revival5
![[History Student Work] Criticism and it's Importance](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45473/fit-500x500/6a76300c/1/Copy%20of%20Your%20paragraph%20text.pdf "[History Student Work] Criticism and it's Importance")
[History Student Work] Criticism and it's Importance
![[History Student Work] From Stereotypes to Representation: The Evolution of Women in Graphic Design](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45479/fit-500x500/6a7641ae/@2x/IMG_6863.png?tgt=webp "[History Student Work] From Stereotypes to Representation: The Evolution of Women in Graphic Design")
[History Student Work] From Stereotypes to Representation: The Evolution of Women in Graphic Design5
![[History Student Work] Critical Commentary: William Golden’s Visual Environment of Advertising (1959) ](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45324/fit-500x500/6a754977/1/History%20of%20Graphic%20Design%20FInal.pdf "[History Student Work] Critical Commentary: William Golden’s Visual Environment of Advertising (1959) ")
[History Student Work] Critical Commentary: William Golden’s Visual Environment of Advertising (1959)
![[History Student Work] Layer on Layer | Critical Commentary](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45309/fit-500x500/6a751e7e/1/Makar,%20Matthew,%20ARH%20FINAL,%20The%20Age%20of%20Plunder.pdf "[History Student Work] Layer on Layer | Critical Commentary")
[History Student Work] Layer on Layer | Critical Commentary
![[History Student Work] The New Typography](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45308/fit-500x500/6a751d06/1/FINAL.pdf "[History Student Work] The New Typography")
[History Student Work] The New Typography
![[History Student Work] Design The Accessible](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45311/fit-500x500/6a751f13/1/DesignTheAccessible.pdf "[History Student Work] Design The Accessible")
[History Student Work] Design The Accessible
![[History Student Work] I Am Type Booklet by Ezzio Tarazona](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45312/fit-500x500/6a752060/1/I%20Am%20Type.pdf "[History Student Work] I Am Type Booklet by Ezzio Tarazona")
[History Student Work] I Am Type Booklet by Ezzio Tarazona
![[History Student Work] Call for Criticism](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45313/fit-500x500/6a752495/1/Call%20for%20Criticism.pdf "[History Student Work] Call for Criticism")
[History Student Work] Call for Criticism
![[History Student Work] A commentary on Posters: Advertisement, Art, Political Artifact, Commodity](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45316/fit-500x500/6a75375f/1/ARH4724%20Final.pdf "[History Student Work] A commentary on Posters: Advertisement, Art, Political Artifact, Commodity")
[History Student Work] A commentary on Posters: Advertisement, Art, Political Artifact, Commodity
![[History Student Work] True or False: Is Photography Truthful?](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45314/fit-500x500/6a752766/1/Typophoto%20book.pdf "[History Student Work] True or False: Is Photography Truthful?")
[History Student Work] True or False: Is Photography Truthful?
![[History Student Work] The Legible Revolution | A Critical Commentary on Aldous Huxley's “Printing of Today”](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45315/fit-500x500/6a752d8f/1/Final%20Project%20|%20The%20Legible%20Revolution.pdf "[History Student Work] The Legible Revolution | A Critical Commentary on Aldous Huxley's “Printing of Today”")
[History Student Work] The Legible Revolution | A Critical Commentary on Aldous Huxley's “Printing of Today”
![[History Student Work] Critical Commentary on Visual Pop by George Melly](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45317/fit-500x500/6a753c24/1/M6%20Assignment_Final%20Project_OMA.pdf "[History Student Work] Critical Commentary on Visual Pop by George Melly")
[History Student Work] Critical Commentary on Visual Pop by George Melly
![[History Student Work] What makes a Magazine Modern?](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45330/fit-500x500/6a754cb0/1/O%27Brien.M6%20Assignment%20Final%20Project.pdf "[History Student Work] What makes a Magazine Modern?")
[History Student Work] What makes a Magazine Modern?
![[History Student Work] Posters a Critical Commentary](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45318/fit-500x500/6a753eda/1/Untitled%20document.pdf "[History Student Work] Posters a Critical Commentary")
[History Student Work] Posters a Critical Commentary
![[History Student Work] "The Crystal Goblet" Booklet](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45348/fit-500x500/6a7561ac/1/the%20crystal%20goblet%20booklet%20%281%29.pdf "[History Student Work] \"The Crystal Goblet\" Booklet")
[History Student Work] "The Crystal Goblet" Booklet
![[History Student Work] The studio ](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45321/fit-500x500/6a754542/1/iii.pdf "[History Student Work] The studio ")
[History Student Work] The studio
![[History Student Work] Sontag Pdf Booklet](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45323/fit-500x500/6a754783/1/Sontag%20Booklet%20%281%29.pdf "[History Student Work] Sontag Pdf Booklet")
[History Student Work] Sontag Pdf Booklet
![[History Student Work] Essay Booklet- Massimo Vignelli- Call for Criticism- Alexis Kempvanee](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45325/fit-500x500/6a754958/@2x/IMG_8070.jpeg?tgt=webp "[History Student Work] Essay Booklet- Massimo Vignelli- Call for Criticism- Alexis Kempvanee")
[History Student Work] Essay Booklet- Massimo Vignelli- Call for Criticism- Alexis Kempvanee5
![[History Student Work] “Good” Business Design Is… - Commentary on Thomas J. Watson Jr.'s “Good Design is Good Business”](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45302/fit-500x500/6a74f7e6/1/Good%20Business%20Design%20Is%20PGDA%20Booklet%20REVISED.pdf "[History Student Work] “Good” Business Design Is… - Commentary on Thomas J. Watson Jr.'s “Good Design is Good Business”")
[History Student Work] “Good” Business Design Is… - Commentary on Thomas J. Watson Jr.'s “Good Design is Good Business”
![[History Student Work] Let's Talk About Herbert Spencer ](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45331/fit-500x500/6a755192/1/History%20of%20Graphic%20Design%20Zine%20Final.pdf "[History Student Work] Let's Talk About Herbert Spencer ")
[History Student Work] Let's Talk About Herbert Spencer
![[History Student Work] A Designer's Purpose](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45333/fit-500x500/6a7553ef/1/Spread%20it.pdf "[History Student Work] A Designer's Purpose")
[History Student Work] A Designer's Purpose
![[History Student Work] Critical Commentary on Frederic Goudy's 1931 Essay, “I Am Type!”](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45334/fit-500x500/6a7557f6/1/M6%20Final%20Project%20Booklet.pdf "[History Student Work] Critical Commentary on Frederic Goudy's 1931 Essay, “I Am Type!”")
[History Student Work] Critical Commentary on Frederic Goudy's 1931 Essay, “I Am Type!”
![[History Student Work] The Modern Man](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45338/fit-500x500/6a755b9f/@2x/Front%20Cover.jpg?tgt=webp "[History Student Work] The Modern Man")
[History Student Work] The Modern Man8
![[History Student Work] Visual Pop: A Critical Commentary](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45336/fit-500x500/6a755c2f/1/commentary%20book.pdf "[History Student Work] Visual Pop: A Critical Commentary")
[History Student Work] Visual Pop: A Critical Commentary
![[History Student Work] What is a Designer? (Commentary)](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45337/fit-500x500/6a755b5d/1/What%20is%20a%20Designer%3F.pdf "[History Student Work] What is a Designer? (Commentary)")
[History Student Work] What is a Designer? (Commentary)
![[History Student Work] Commentary on Lissitzky's Topography of Typography](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45346/fit-500x500/6a755e4d/1/Lissitzky%E2%80%99s%20Topography%20of%20Typography.pdf "[History Student Work] Commentary on Lissitzky's Topography of Typography")
[History Student Work] Commentary on Lissitzky's Topography of Typography
![[History Student Work] What is a Design?](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45347/fit-500x500/6a755fbd/1/WhatIsADesignIsabelaShephard.pdf "[History Student Work] What is a Design?")
[History Student Work] What is a Design?
![[History Student Work] Visual pop](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45350/fit-500x500/6a7563e4/1/cover-combined.pdf "[History Student Work] Visual pop")
[History Student Work] Visual pop
![[History Student Work] Design in Service: Constructivism, Brutalism, and the Social Purpose of Design](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45351/fit-500x500/6a756401/1/Digital%20Design%20Final.pdf "[History Student Work] Design in Service: Constructivism, Brutalism, and the Social Purpose of Design")
[History Student Work] Design in Service: Constructivism, Brutalism, and the Social Purpose of Design
![[History Student Work] Out Of Industry](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45359/fit-500x500/6a756e25/1/Commentary_Pamphlet_Full.pdf "[History Student Work] Out Of Industry")
[History Student Work] Out Of Industry
![[History Student Work] First Things First- Booklet](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45358/fit-500x500/6a756da5/1/Garland%20Booklet.pdf "[History Student Work] First Things First- Booklet")
[History Student Work] First Things First- Booklet
![[History Student Work] First Things First Ken Garland Graphic Design](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45361/fit-500x500/6a7573b1/@2x/After%20I%20read%20First%20Things%20First,%20I%20thought%20about%20the%20different%20techniques%20that%20are%20used%20to%20be%20a%20designer.%20Most%20of%20the%20graphic%20designs%20I%20think%20of%20creating%20are%20around%20various%20logos,%20advertisements,%20%20-%201.jpeg?tgt=webp "[History Student Work] First Things First Ken Garland Graphic Design")
[History Student Work] First Things First Ken Garland Graphic Design8
![[History Student Work] Tradition & Traditionalism](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45360/fit-500x500/6a7572da/1/AH_Final.pdf "[History Student Work] Tradition & Traditionalism")
[History Student Work] Tradition & Traditionalism
![[History Student Work] A New Era of Graphic Design](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/45371/fit-500x500/6a7575c0/1/XANDER%20JONES%20%281%29.pdf "[History Student Work] A New Era of Graphic Design")