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Didn’t I Promise You the Moon? illustration by Franklin Morse from May 1969
Archived by Marco Guzman
Social Media Post by @eve.sage.art
In a combination of journalism & poetic commentary, Morse illustrated the climate just before the Apollo 11 moon landing.
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Archived by Marco Guzman
Social Media Post by @eve.sage.art
In a combination of journalism & poetic commentary, Morse illustrated the climate just before the Apollo 11 moon landing.
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December 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Didn’t I Promise You the Moon? illustration by Franklin Morse from May 1969
Archived by Marco Guzman
Social Media Post by @eve.sage.art
In a combination of journalism & poetic commentary, Morse illustrated the climate just before the Apollo 11 moon landing.
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Archived by Marco Guzman
Social Media Post by @eve.sage.art
In a combination of journalism & poetic commentary, Morse illustrated the climate just before the Apollo 11 moon landing.
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9th Shiraz-Persepolis Festival of Arts, 1975 poster by Morteza Momayez
archived by Tuyen Lieng for History ofGraphic Design course at Farmingdale State College—SUNY
professor Professor Keyghobadi @RoshanakKeyghobadi
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archived by Tuyen Lieng for History ofGraphic Design course at Farmingdale State College—SUNY
professor Professor Keyghobadi @RoshanakKeyghobadi
#IranianDesign
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December 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
9th Shiraz-Persepolis Festival of Arts, 1975 poster by Morteza Momayez
archived by Tuyen Lieng for History ofGraphic Design course at Farmingdale State College—SUNY
professor Professor Keyghobadi @RoshanakKeyghobadi
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archived by Tuyen Lieng for History ofGraphic Design course at Farmingdale State College—SUNY
professor Professor Keyghobadi @RoshanakKeyghobadi
#IranianDesign
#PeoplesGDArchive
Coastal Woman: Periodicals of the Women's Antifascist Front, 1940s
archived by Irma Puskarevic @IrmaPuskarevic
"…periodical aimed to inform, mobilise, and politically educate women, encouraging their active participation in the antifascist struggle."
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archived by Irma Puskarevic @IrmaPuskarevic
"…periodical aimed to inform, mobilise, and politically educate women, encouraging their active participation in the antifascist struggle."
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December 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Coastal Woman: Periodicals of the Women's Antifascist Front, 1940s
archived by Irma Puskarevic @IrmaPuskarevic
"…periodical aimed to inform, mobilise, and politically educate women, encouraging their active participation in the antifascist struggle."
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archived by Irma Puskarevic @IrmaPuskarevic
"…periodical aimed to inform, mobilise, and politically educate women, encouraging their active participation in the antifascist struggle."
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Title sequence for Roman Polanski's Rosemary's Baby 1968 by Wayne Fitzgerald
archived by Charlotte
“Backed by the eerie singing of Mia Farrow, the sequence uses a neon pink script atop dreary but beautiful shots of NYC. The script creates contrast against the grey images.”
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archived by Charlotte
“Backed by the eerie singing of Mia Farrow, the sequence uses a neon pink script atop dreary but beautiful shots of NYC. The script creates contrast against the grey images.”
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December 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Title sequence for Roman Polanski's Rosemary's Baby 1968 by Wayne Fitzgerald
archived by Charlotte
“Backed by the eerie singing of Mia Farrow, the sequence uses a neon pink script atop dreary but beautiful shots of NYC. The script creates contrast against the grey images.”
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archived by Charlotte
“Backed by the eerie singing of Mia Farrow, the sequence uses a neon pink script atop dreary but beautiful shots of NYC. The script creates contrast against the grey images.”
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December 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Hundred Seeds of Ruby book cover illustrated by Janet Mikhaeeli for the poet Mostafa Rahmandoost, 1998.
کتاب عنوان: صد دانه یاقوت شاعر: مصطفی رحماندوست تصویرگر: ژانت میخائیلی سال: ۱۳۷۷
archived by @roshanakkeyghobadi
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کتاب عنوان: صد دانه یاقوت شاعر: مصطفی رحماندوست تصویرگر: ژانت میخائیلی سال: ۱۳۷۷
archived by @roshanakkeyghobadi
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December 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Hundred Seeds of Ruby book cover illustrated by Janet Mikhaeeli for the poet Mostafa Rahmandoost, 1998.
کتاب عنوان: صد دانه یاقوت شاعر: مصطفی رحماندوست تصویرگر: ژانت میخائیلی سال: ۱۳۷۷
archived by @roshanakkeyghobadi
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کتاب عنوان: صد دانه یاقوت شاعر: مصطفی رحماندوست تصویرگر: ژانت میخائیلی سال: ۱۳۷۷
archived by @roshanakkeyghobadi
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¡La Gran Calavera! De Emiliano Zapata (The Great Skeleton of Emiliano Zapata). Broadside depicting revolutionary Emiliano Zapata illustrated by José Guadalupe Posada, c. 1900.
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December 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
¡La Gran Calavera! De Emiliano Zapata (The Great Skeleton of Emiliano Zapata). Broadside depicting revolutionary Emiliano Zapata illustrated by José Guadalupe Posada, c. 1900.
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FILM Quarterly, Extra Supplement, designed by Kiyoshi Awazu,1971
季刊フィルム1971年臨時増刊
archived by Xin.
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季刊フィルム1971年臨時増刊
archived by Xin.
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#GDHistory
#JapaneseDesign
December 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
FILM Quarterly, Extra Supplement, designed by Kiyoshi Awazu,1971
季刊フィルム1971年臨時増刊
archived by Xin.
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#JapaneseDesign
季刊フィルム1971年臨時増刊
archived by Xin.
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#GDHistory
#JapaneseDesign
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December 3, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Soviet Cinema, No. 1 publication cover designed by Varvara Stepanova, 1927. Archived by @briarlevit
“This cover of Soviet Cinema, No. 1 shows Kaufman on roller skates carrying a portable movie camera. Kaufman was Dziga Vertov's cameraman.”
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“This cover of Soviet Cinema, No. 1 shows Kaufman on roller skates carrying a portable movie camera. Kaufman was Dziga Vertov's cameraman.”
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December 2, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Soviet Cinema, No. 1 publication cover designed by Varvara Stepanova, 1927. Archived by @briarlevit
“This cover of Soviet Cinema, No. 1 shows Kaufman on roller skates carrying a portable movie camera. Kaufman was Dziga Vertov's cameraman.”
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“This cover of Soviet Cinema, No. 1 shows Kaufman on roller skates carrying a portable movie camera. Kaufman was Dziga Vertov's cameraman.”
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December 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Ecstasy Garage Presents the K Connection designed by Eddie Ed, 1980.
“Designed by Eddie Ed ‘The Flyer Lord / Prince of the Flyer,’ brother of Buddy Esquire, this flyer features a portrait of Kenny Ken printed on striking chartreuse paper.” (from Boo Hooray)
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“Designed by Eddie Ed ‘The Flyer Lord / Prince of the Flyer,’ brother of Buddy Esquire, this flyer features a portrait of Kenny Ken printed on striking chartreuse paper.” (from Boo Hooray)
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November 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Ecstasy Garage Presents the K Connection designed by Eddie Ed, 1980.
“Designed by Eddie Ed ‘The Flyer Lord / Prince of the Flyer,’ brother of Buddy Esquire, this flyer features a portrait of Kenny Ken printed on striking chartreuse paper.” (from Boo Hooray)
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“Designed by Eddie Ed ‘The Flyer Lord / Prince of the Flyer,’ brother of Buddy Esquire, this flyer features a portrait of Kenny Ken printed on striking chartreuse paper.” (from Boo Hooray)
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Horizonte (November 1926 Issue), archived by Jeannette
“Through the suggestion of regrouping or retreating, this cover emphasizes Mexican revolutionaries who fought and showed resilience.”
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“Through the suggestion of regrouping or retreating, this cover emphasizes Mexican revolutionaries who fought and showed resilience.”
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November 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Horizonte (November 1926 Issue), archived by Jeannette
“Through the suggestion of regrouping or retreating, this cover emphasizes Mexican revolutionaries who fought and showed resilience.”
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“Through the suggestion of regrouping or retreating, this cover emphasizes Mexican revolutionaries who fought and showed resilience.”
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November 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Humming Arrows Newsletter Covers, Stanford American Indian Organization, 1970s + 80s. Archived by Sophia Kaady.
“The Stanford American Indian Organization formed on October 21, 1970. Native student representation grew from the 2 admitted students in 1894, to 14 in 1968, and 68 in 1984.”
“The Stanford American Indian Organization formed on October 21, 1970. Native student representation grew from the 2 admitted students in 1894, to 14 in 1968, and 68 in 1984.”
November 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Humming Arrows Newsletter Covers, Stanford American Indian Organization, 1970s + 80s. Archived by Sophia Kaady.
“The Stanford American Indian Organization formed on October 21, 1970. Native student representation grew from the 2 admitted students in 1894, to 14 in 1968, and 68 in 1984.”
“The Stanford American Indian Organization formed on October 21, 1970. Native student representation grew from the 2 admitted students in 1894, to 14 in 1968, and 68 in 1984.”
Ours…to fight for: freedom from want poster by Norman Rockwell, 1943
from the World War Poster Collection at UNT Libraries
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from the World War Poster Collection at UNT Libraries
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November 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Ours…to fight for: freedom from want poster by Norman Rockwell, 1943
from the World War Poster Collection at UNT Libraries
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from the World War Poster Collection at UNT Libraries
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Lincoln vs Howard program, 1946. archived by Clinton Carlson
image from University of Notre Dame Library
"Both schools are historically black universities yet the designer chose to or was limited to selecting an image of a football player of apparent caucasian descent."
image from University of Notre Dame Library
"Both schools are historically black universities yet the designer chose to or was limited to selecting an image of a football player of apparent caucasian descent."
November 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Lincoln vs Howard program, 1946. archived by Clinton Carlson
image from University of Notre Dame Library
"Both schools are historically black universities yet the designer chose to or was limited to selecting an image of a football player of apparent caucasian descent."
image from University of Notre Dame Library
"Both schools are historically black universities yet the designer chose to or was limited to selecting an image of a football player of apparent caucasian descent."
Pumpkin-shaped Menu, 1906 from The New York Public Library’s menu collection, archived by @marybanas
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November 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Pumpkin-shaped Menu, 1906 from The New York Public Library’s menu collection, archived by @marybanas
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iPod Silhouettes Ads by TBWA/Chiat/Day, 2003
Archived by Juan Figueroa-Badel
Visually striking and placed all over cities, these simple but intense designs are a staple of advertising from early 2000s
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Social Media Post by @eve.sage.art
Archived by Juan Figueroa-Badel
Visually striking and placed all over cities, these simple but intense designs are a staple of advertising from early 2000s
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#appledesign
Social Media Post by @eve.sage.art
November 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
iPod Silhouettes Ads by TBWA/Chiat/Day, 2003
Archived by Juan Figueroa-Badel
Visually striking and placed all over cities, these simple but intense designs are a staple of advertising from early 2000s
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#appledesign
Social Media Post by @eve.sage.art
Archived by Juan Figueroa-Badel
Visually striking and placed all over cities, these simple but intense designs are a staple of advertising from early 2000s
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#appledesign
Social Media Post by @eve.sage.art
Wizard of Oz Sheet Music
This sheet music predates the film (1902). Lyrics are by the book's author with music by Paul Tietjens.
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This sheet music predates the film (1902). Lyrics are by the book's author with music by Paul Tietjens.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Wizard of Oz Sheet Music
This sheet music predates the film (1902). Lyrics are by the book's author with music by Paul Tietjens.
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This sheet music predates the film (1902). Lyrics are by the book's author with music by Paul Tietjens.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Graphics of the Women's Liberation Union, 1970s
archived by UFxDesign
@ufdesigners
@dr__dori
“The Chicago Women's Liberation Union (1969–77) was one of the most significant socialist feminist organizations during the second wave feminist movement.”
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archived by UFxDesign
@ufdesigners
@dr__dori
“The Chicago Women's Liberation Union (1969–77) was one of the most significant socialist feminist organizations during the second wave feminist movement.”
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November 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Graphics of the Women's Liberation Union, 1970s
archived by UFxDesign
@ufdesigners
@dr__dori
“The Chicago Women's Liberation Union (1969–77) was one of the most significant socialist feminist organizations during the second wave feminist movement.”
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archived by UFxDesign
@ufdesigners
@dr__dori
“The Chicago Women's Liberation Union (1969–77) was one of the most significant socialist feminist organizations during the second wave feminist movement.”
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Woman! Learn to read and write! Женщина! Учись грамоте!, 1923
from Harvard’s Special Collections
Archived by Hannah S.
Soviet propaganda poster promoting womens’ literacy in the 1920s.
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from Harvard’s Special Collections
Archived by Hannah S.
Soviet propaganda poster promoting womens’ literacy in the 1920s.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Woman! Learn to read and write! Женщина! Учись грамоте!, 1923
from Harvard’s Special Collections
Archived by Hannah S.
Soviet propaganda poster promoting womens’ literacy in the 1920s.
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from Harvard’s Special Collections
Archived by Hannah S.
Soviet propaganda poster promoting womens’ literacy in the 1920s.
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野性時代 (Wild Age) November 1976 Cover by Eiko Ishioka
archived by Sarah Mull
“Published by Kadokawa Shoten, Yasei Jidai was a magazine which discussed the various problems urbanites faced at the time.”
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archived by Sarah Mull
“Published by Kadokawa Shoten, Yasei Jidai was a magazine which discussed the various problems urbanites faced at the time.”
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November 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
野性時代 (Wild Age) November 1976 Cover by Eiko Ishioka
archived by Sarah Mull
“Published by Kadokawa Shoten, Yasei Jidai was a magazine which discussed the various problems urbanites faced at the time.”
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archived by Sarah Mull
“Published by Kadokawa Shoten, Yasei Jidai was a magazine which discussed the various problems urbanites faced at the time.”
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