{"@attributes":{"version":"2.0"},"channel":{"description":"An organized collection of graphic design related items that are available on the Internet Archives","title":"archives.design","generator":"Tumblr (3.0; @ia-designarchives)","link":"https:\/\/archives.design\/","item":[{"title":"An essay on the forgotten art of the punchcutter\n\n1965 :: USA ::...","description":"

An essay on the forgotten art of the punchcutter<\/h1>\n\n

1965 :: USA :: R. Hunter Middleton<\/h2>\n\n

An essay that was published as a keepsake alongside a talk given by R. Hunter Middleton to the School of Library Service of the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).<\/p>\n\n

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  • Language: English<\/li>\n<\/ul>","link":"https:\/\/archives.design\/post\/645735988217446400","guid":"https:\/\/archives.design\/post\/645735988217446400","pubDate":"Mon, 15 Mar 2021 11:23:47 -0400","category":["typefounding","type design","punchcutting","design education","always available"]},{"title":"Graphic design USA 11\n\n1990 :: New York :: American Institute of...","description":"

    Graphic design USA 11<\/h1>\n\n

    1990 :: New York :: American Institute of Graphic Arts<\/h2>\n\n

    The AIGA graphic design annual for 1990. It shows the best designers in American graphic design from the period. It shows off the year\u2019s most significant designs, and also contains the winners of the American Institute of Graphic Design\u2019s 1990 awards.<\/p>\n\n

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    • Language: English<\/li>\n
    • Publishers: American Institute of Graphic Arts and Watson-Guptill Publications<\/li>\n
    • Designer: Anthonhy Russell<\/li>\n
    • Associate Designer: Barbara Nieminen<\/li>\n
    • Production Coordinator: Brian Stanlake<\/li>\n
    • Writers: Steven Heller, Chuck Byrne, and Philip B. Meggs<\/li>\n<\/ul>","link":"https:\/\/archives.design\/post\/645735985354833921","guid":"https:\/\/archives.design\/post\/645735985354833921","pubDate":"Mon, 15 Mar 2021 11:23:44 -0400","category":["annuals","borrow only"]},{"title":"Spartan Family\n\n1953 :: New Jersey :: American Type Founders\n\nA...","description":"

      Spartan Family<\/h1>\n\n

      1953 :: New Jersey :: American Type Founders<\/h2>\n\n

      A type specimen for ATF\u2019s Spartan Family. Spartan was designed as a response to the popularity of Futura.<\/p>\n\n

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      • Language: English<\/li>\n<\/ul>","link":"https:\/\/archives.design\/post\/645735982521614336","guid":"https:\/\/archives.design\/post\/645735982521614336","pubDate":"Mon, 15 Mar 2021 11:23:41 -0400","category":["Type Specimen","always available"]},{"title":"Type by Detroit Type Foundry\n\n1951 :: Detroit :: Detroit Type...","description":"

        Type by Detroit Type Foundry<\/h1>\n\n

        1951 :: Detroit :: Detroit Type Foundry<\/h2>\n\n

        A type specimen booklet for the Detroit Type Foundry. It includes an index of types alongside a price list for each font size, from 6pt to 72pt.<\/p>\n\n

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        • Language: English<\/li>\n<\/ul>","link":"https:\/\/archives.design\/post\/645735976893808640","guid":"https:\/\/archives.design\/post\/645735976893808640","pubDate":"Mon, 15 Mar 2021 11:23:36 -0400","category":["Type Specimen","always available"]},{"title":"Hawaii Travel Poster\n\n1969 :: Contenential Airlines\n\nThis travel...","description":"

          Hawaii Travel Poster<\/h1>\n\n

          1969 :: Contenential Airlines<\/h2>\n\n

          This travel poster features a Hawaiian surfer wearing a pink lei and red swim trunks. The bright colours and distinct black lines are very typical of the psychadelic posters of it\u2019s period.<\/p>\n\n

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          • Language: English<\/li>\n<\/ul>","link":"https:\/\/archives.design\/post\/645735969260290048","guid":"https:\/\/archives.design\/post\/645735969260290048","pubDate":"Mon, 15 Mar 2021 11:23:29 -0400","category":["posters","always available","psychadelic"]},{"title":"Apple human interface guidelines\n\n1987 :: Reading, Massachusetts...","description":"

            Apple human interface guidelines<\/h1>\n\n

            1987 :: Reading, Massachusetts :: Apple Computers<\/h2>\n\n

            This book outlines the UX\/UI guidelines for how a Macintosh program look and behave. This edition defines the rules for the Apple Desktop Interface on the original Macintosh computers as well as the Apple II.<\/p>\n\n

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            • Language: English<\/li>\n
            • Publisher: Addison-Wesley<\/li>\n<\/ul>","link":"https:\/\/archives.design\/post\/645150403066003456","guid":"https:\/\/archives.design\/post\/645150403066003456","pubDate":"Mon, 08 Mar 2021 23:16:09 -0500","category":["interactive design","design education","borrow only"]},{"title":"Let\u2019s Make B for Bennett\n\n1953 :: The Typophiles :: Warren...","description":"

              Let\u2019s Make B for Bennett<\/h1>\n\n

              1953 :: The Typophiles :: Warren Chappell<\/h2>\n\n

              A booklet by illustrator and type designer Warren Chappell, published by \u201cFriends of Paul Bennett\u201d (dated 1953-12-03), sketching the process of traditional type punchcutting using a counterpunch. The treatment is correct and well illustrated, but exceedingly brief. A portion of the print run was distributed, at Bennett\u2019s request, as Monograph 40 of The Typophiles.<\/p>\n\n

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              • Language: English<\/li>\n<\/ul>","link":"https:\/\/archives.design\/post\/645150003812302848","guid":"https:\/\/archives.design\/post\/645150003812302848","pubDate":"Mon, 08 Mar 2021 23:09:48 -0500","category":["design education","type design"]},{"title":"California Type Foundry Price List [and] Specimens\n\n1947 :: San...","description":"

                California Type Foundry Price List [and] Specimens<\/h1>\n\n

                1947 :: San Francisco :: California Type Foundry<\/h2>\n\n

                Specimen book by the California Type Foundry (San Francisco). This was a 20th century typefoundry (\u201csince 1941\u201d) not to be confused with the 19th century typefoundry of the same name. This specimen is undated, but contains a price increase stamp effective April 1, 1947. The typefaces shown are primarily Lanston Monotype faces.<\/p>\n\n

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                • Language: English<\/li>\n<\/ul>","link":"https:\/\/archives.design\/post\/645150001109024768","guid":"https:\/\/archives.design\/post\/645150001109024768","pubDate":"Mon, 08 Mar 2021 23:09:46 -0500","category":["Type Specimen","always available"]},{"title":"Corona\n\n1951 :: Linotype Company\n\nA specimen of the typeface...","description":"

                  Corona<\/h1>\n\n

                  1951 :: Linotype Company<\/h2>\n\n

                  A specimen of the typeface Corona by Linotype. It was part of the Legibility Group series of newspaper types by Linotype and developed by their in-house design team. The lead type designer on this project was Chauncey H. Griffith, who was also known for his work on Bell Gothic.<\/p>\n\n

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                  • Language: English<\/li>\n<\/ul>","link":"https:\/\/archives.design\/post\/643937032320778240","guid":"https:\/\/archives.design\/post\/643937032320778240","pubDate":"Tue, 23 Feb 2021 13:50:09 -0500","category":["type specimen","type design","typography","always available"]},{"title":"Trademarks & Symbols Vol. 1: Alphabetical Designs\n\n1973 ::...","description":"

                    Trademarks & Symbols Vol. 1: Alphabetical Designs<\/h1>\n\n

                    1973 :: New York :: Yasabur\u014d Kuwayama<\/h2>\n\n

                    Volume 1 of 2 of Kuwayama\u2019s comprehensive book of trademarks and symbols from all over the world.<\/p>\n\n

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                    • Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold<\/li>\n
                    • Language: English<\/li>\n<\/ul>","link":"https:\/\/archives.design\/post\/643937029342773248","guid":"https:\/\/archives.design\/post\/643937029342773248","pubDate":"Tue, 23 Feb 2021 13:50:06 -0500","category":["branding","design education","borrow only"]},{"title":"Trademarks & Symbols Vol. 2: Symbolical Designs\n\n1973 :: New...","description":"

                      Trademarks & Symbols Vol. 2: Symbolical Designs<\/h1>\n\n

                      1973 :: New York :: Yasabur\u014d Kuwayama<\/h2>\n\n

                      Volume 2 of 2 of Kuwayama\u2019s comprehensive book of trademarks and symbols from all over the world.<\/p>\n\n

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                      • Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold<\/li>\n
                      • Language: English<\/li>\n<\/ul>","link":"https:\/\/archives.design\/post\/643937026527444992","guid":"https:\/\/archives.design\/post\/643937026527444992","pubDate":"Tue, 23 Feb 2021 13:50:03 -0500","category":["branding","design education","borrow only"]},{"title":"This is Material Design\n\n2014 :: Google\n\nAn introduction booklet...","description":"

                        This is Material Design<\/h1>\n\n

                        2014 :: Google<\/h2>\n\n

                        An introduction booklet to Google\u2019s Material design language.<\/p>\n\n

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                        • Language: English<\/li>\n
                        • Sent in by David Allin Reese (@Davallree)<\/li>\n<\/ul>","link":"https:\/\/archives.design\/post\/643937023549423616","guid":"https:\/\/archives.design\/post\/643937023549423616","pubDate":"Tue, 23 Feb 2021 13:50:00 -0500","category":["branding","interactive design"]},{"title":"Ergonomics Handbook\n\n1989 :: New York :: IBM\n\nA reference book...","description":"

                          Ergonomics Handbook<\/h1>\n\n

                          1989 :: New York :: IBM<\/h2>\n\n

                          A reference book for IBM employees. It set standards for them like optimal keyboard height, proper posture, lighting, etc,. There is a name written in marker on the front cover that doesn\u2019t appear to be original (unfortunately I wasn\u2019t able to verify), but the interior spreads are clean.<\/p>\n\n

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                          • Language: English<\/li>\n<\/ul>","link":"https:\/\/archives.design\/post\/643937020712009728","guid":"https:\/\/archives.design\/post\/643937020712009728","pubDate":"Tue, 23 Feb 2021 13:49:58 -0500","category":["Information Design","ergonomics","always available"]},{"title":"Palm Springs Travel Poster\n\n1970 :: USA :: American...","description":"

                            Palm Springs Travel Poster<\/h1>\n\n

                            1970 :: USA :: American Airlines<\/h2>\n\n

                            This wonderful midcentury modern image comes from a vintage American Airlines travel poster for sunny Palm Springs, California.<\/p>\n\n

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                            • Language: English<\/li>\n<\/ul>","link":"https:\/\/archives.design\/post\/643518512125575168","guid":"https:\/\/archives.design\/post\/643518512125575168","pubDate":"Thu, 18 Feb 2021 22:57:55 -0500","category":["always available","posters","modernism"]},{"title":"IBM Selectric Composer Type Style Portfolio\n\n1970 :: USA ::...","description":"

                              IBM Selectric Composer Type Style Portfolio<\/h1>\n\n

                              1970 :: USA :: IBM<\/h2>\n\n

                              This is a catalog of fonts available for the IBM Selectric Composer electric typewriter. It uses interesting \u2018font balls\u2019 that allow the user to swap out the font that they are using for their typewriter.<\/p>\n\n

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                              • Language: English<\/li>\n<\/ul>","link":"https:\/\/archives.design\/post\/643518050183921664","guid":"https:\/\/archives.design\/post\/643518050183921664","pubDate":"Thu, 18 Feb 2021 22:50:36 -0500","category":["type specimen","ephemera","always available"]},{"title":"How do you plan to survive\n\n1986 :: California :: Apple...","description":"

                                How do you plan to survive<\/h1>\n\n

                                1986 :: California :: Apple Computers<\/h2>\n\n

                                It\u2019s a\u2026 earthquake survival guide by Apple? I found this completely randomly and believe that it was for employees, but I couldn\u2019t find any other documentation about it. The layout of the spreads is incredibly playful and uses cut and pasted images that remind me of Dada collages. They also make the type feel like it is in an earthquake, which is really fun.<\/p>\n\n

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                                • Language: English<\/li>\n<\/ul>","link":"https:\/\/archives.design\/post\/643518046910234624","guid":"https:\/\/archives.design\/post\/643518046910234624","pubDate":"Thu, 18 Feb 2021 22:50:33 -0500","category":["ephemera","brochures","always available"]},{"title":"WAD to RR: A Letter about Designing Type\n\n1940 :: Cambridge,...","description":"

                                  WAD to RR: A Letter about Designing Type<\/h1>\n\n

                                  1940 :: Cambridge, Massachusetts :: William Addison Dwiggins<\/h2>\n\n

                                  An essay in the form of a letter, expanded and edited for publication, from William Addison Dwiggins to Rudolph Ruzicka on the subject of typeface design. It is especially interesting because it explains Dwiggins\u2019 own process and goes slightly beyond abstract \u201cdesign\u201d and outlines the interactions between Dwiggins and the type development organization at Mergenthaler Linotype. \u201cG,\u201d mentioned in the text, is Chauncey H. Griffith, typeface designer in his own right, but also the vice president in charge of typeface development at the Mergenthaler Linotype<\/p>\n\n

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                                  • Language: English<\/li>\n
                                  • Printer: Gordon Taylor Inc.<\/li>\n
                                  • Publisher: Harvard College Library Department of Printing and Graphic Arts<\/li>\n<\/ul>","link":"https:\/\/archives.design\/post\/643518043598848000","guid":"https:\/\/archives.design\/post\/643518043598848000","pubDate":"Thu, 18 Feb 2021 22:50:30 -0500","category":["design education","type design","typefounding","always available"]},{"title":"Fotosetter Typefaces\n\n1954 :: Brooklyn :: Intertype...","description":"

                                    Fotosetter Typefaces<\/h1>\n\n

                                    1954 :: Brooklyn :: Intertype Corporation<\/h2>\n\n

                                    A one-line specimen book, dated July 1, 1954, of typefaces available for the Intertype Fotosetter composing machine.<\/p>\n\n

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                                    • Language: English<\/li>\n<\/ul>","link":"https:\/\/archives.design\/post\/643518040126980096","guid":"https:\/\/archives.design\/post\/643518040126980096","pubDate":"Thu, 18 Feb 2021 22:50:27 -0500","category":["type specimen","always available"]},{"title":"Foundry Univers\n\n1968 :: Paris :: Deberny et Peignot\n\nThe type...","description":"

                                      Foundry Univers<\/h1>\n\n

                                      1968 :: Paris :: Deberny et Peignot<\/h2>\n\n

                                      The type specimen booklet for Foundry Univers. While it was released by Deberny et Peignot and distributed in the United States by the American Type Founders, the type family itself was designed by Adrian Frutiger. The concept for the type family was to take advantage of the then new technology of phototypesetting, but it was also released as metal type.<\/p>\n\n

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                                      • Language: English<\/li>\n
                                      • Publisher: American Type Founders (ATF)<\/li>\n
                                      • Designer: Adrian Frutiger<\/li>\n<\/ul>","link":"https:\/\/archives.design\/post\/643516928663683072","guid":"https:\/\/archives.design\/post\/643516928663683072","pubDate":"Thu, 18 Feb 2021 22:32:47 -0500","category":["always available","modernism","type specimen","typography"]},{"title":"Baltotype Handy Boxes\n\n1965 :: Baltimore :: Baltimore Type\n\nA...","description":"

                                        Baltotype Handy Boxes<\/h1>\n\n

                                        1965 :: Baltimore :: Baltimore Type<\/h2>\n\n

                                        A 1965 catalog\/specimen book of \u201chandy boxes\u201d of letterpress printing type by Baltotype (formerly the Baltimore Type and Composition Company).<\/p>\n\n

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                                        • Language: English<\/li>\n<\/ul>","link":"https:\/\/archives.design\/post\/643516925808459776","guid":"https:\/\/archives.design\/post\/643516925808459776","pubDate":"Thu, 18 Feb 2021 22:32:44 -0500","category":["Type Specimen","always available"]}]}}