Wednesday, December 3, 2008
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Learn about the history of the sign industry and its contribution to commerce and the American landscape. Read museum news, view online exhibits, and research biographies, related events, book reviews, and sites. Includes topical forum.
http://www.signmuseum.com/
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Visit the page of this pioneering designer who helped introduce the computer vernacular to graphic design through experimental mergers of type and image. Find a link to her projects.
http://www.aprilgreiman.com/
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View an international collection of historic travel brochures, airline time-tables, ocean liner time-tables, auto road maps, luggage labels, advertising, and graphic design publications from the 1920s and 1930s.
http://www.travelbrochuregraphics.com/
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A timeline, graphics, and short articles guide you through the history of mediated communication.
http://www.mediahistory.umn.edu/
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Profile of book which is a compilation of Volkswagen's press, radio and television campaigns, with information on how to purchase it.
http://www.greatvwads.com/
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Read about the formation, successes and eventual decline of the design firm founded by Ralph Eckerstrom, former design director for Container Corporation of America, and Massimo Vignelli.
http://www.unimark-international.com
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