Mastodawn

Before the era of computer graphics, the visual identity of cities was crafted by sign painters whose handmade signs are now largely anonymous. In this article (in Turkish), I trace the forgotten vernacular heritage of Bursa by documenting the lives and works of key sign painters through archives and interviews with their families, securing their place in our national graphic design history.

🔗 https://doi.org/10.55004/tykhe.1192452

#GraphicDesignHistory #SignPainting #VernacularTypography #Bursa

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Retro Librarian Jan 20

1958 Swissair to the Mediterranean
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#Swissair #VintageTravelPoster #AirlineAdvertising #MidCenturyModern #AviationArt #TravelPoster #GraphicDesignHistory #MediterraneanTravel #Aviation #Avgeek

Retro Librarian Dec 17

1969 Come to Chevron Island Advertisement
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#VintageAd #1960sAdvertising #AviationHistory #Chevron #StandardOil #AviationOil #PrintAdvertising #MarketingHistory #IslandAesthetic #ClassicAds #GraphicDesignHistory #Avgeek #retro #vintage

Retro Librarian Dec 15

EL AL Israel travel poster for Greece, 1965.
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#Avgeek #VintageTravelPoster #ELAL #Athens #Parthenon #Acropolis #Travel #AirlineHistory #TravelPoster #Art #AviationHeritage #GraphicDesignHistory #IsraelAirlines #VintageAdvertising #Graphics

Retro Librarian Dec 1

Worlds Aids Day
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In 1987, the
Silence = Death poster was created by a New York-based group of artists to protest the U.S. government's inaction on the AIDS epidemic, which they saw as a result of government and societal silence.
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#AIDSActivism #SilenceEqualsDeath #PinkTriangle #LGBTQHistory #AIDSCrisis #ActivistPoster #1980sDesign #VisualProtest #PublicHealthAdvocacy #PoliticalArt #QueerHistory #GraphicDesignHistory #SocialJusticeArt #HistoricalPoster #worldaidsday

Mark Sanders Nov 12

Many thanks to Kerr Houston and BmoreArt for the thoughtful review of Meggs' History of Graphic Design, 7ed.! We greatly value criticism and are pleased folks are talking about the transformation of the new edition.

https://bmoreart.com/2025/11/charting-the-sea-meggs-history-of-graphic-design.html

#graphicdesign #graphicdesignhistory #designhistory #mhogd7ed #designwriting #designcriticism

Charting the Sea: Meggs’ History of Graphic Design - BmoreArt

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Mark Sanders Nov 4

Well, isn't this something. Many thanks to Cheryl D. Holmes Miller, DHL for her kind and insightful thoughts about the new 7th edition. It has been quite a journey and getting feedback is a great reward. https://www.printmag.com/design-education/meggs-history-of-graphic-design-7th-edition-reforms-the-canon/

#graphicdesign #graphicdesignhistory #designhistory #designwriting

New Edition of 'Meggs' History of Graphic Design' Reforms the Canon – PRINT Magazine

The 7th Edition is a reformation. The next generation of designers will find themselves in the history of graphic design and propel the industry forward, writes Cheryl Miller.

PRINT Magazine

Mark Sanders Oct 16

Friends~ I have a hopefully small request. We are very soon after the launch of Meggs' 7ed. and understand a lotta folks haven't had a chance to dive into the book. That said, if you have early impressions and/or fully formed opinions (good, bad, or indifferent) we'd be grateful if you would submit a review to Amazon. Thank you!

#graphicdesign #graphicdesignhistory #designhistory #designwriting