Poster for an Aretha Franklin concert at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 1968 by @globeatmica
archived by Mary Banas @marybanas from the collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture

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OUT IN OUT poster by Masayoshi Nakajo, c. 1986
archived by Omar

“Nakajo is known for playful visual puns and witty wordplay which we can see in the poster where the ‘IN’ is squeezed between the two ‘OUTS.’”

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Poster for peace by U.G. Sato, 1999
archived by Jamtsdejid

“The poster features a powerful visual metaphor: a chain-link fence where several links have been broken and bent into the silhouette of a dove in flight.”

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Wrapping Paper for Kao Soap, 1930 by Hiromu Hara
archived by Kanata

“Hara won the design competition for this wrapping paper design and a prize equivalent to five to six times his salary, which was the start of his career as a graphic designer.”

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Anti-Nuclear Pin Badges, c 1980
archived by lara (Norwich, UK)

“Part of my grandfather's collection from the 1980s. Anti-nuclear activism was triggered by NATOs decision to deploy hundreds of American nuclear weapons across Western European countries.”

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1938 Harper's Bazaar Cover by designer A.M. Cassandre + art director Alexey Brodovitch
archived by Julia van Os

After signing a contract in 1936, Cassandre created covers w Alexey Brodovitch for several years. His work is rooted in Art Deco and inspired by Surrealism + Cubism.

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McCarthy Peace poster, 1968 by Ben Shahn

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Rudi Gernreich’s Red, White, Blue Alphabet Print Silk Scarf, c. 1965 and modeled by Peggy Moffitt

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Rochester City Mark, designed by Lee Green in 1976
archived by Leah Wirley @leahwirley

“Flour City” and “Flower City,” Rochester was the largest manufacturer of baking flour in the early 19th century, and became known for its large nursery + seed industries.
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Lance Corporal Norakuro comic by Suiho Tagawa, 1969
archived by Yusuke Namba from their personal collection

“This is a case for storing the early Japanese comic book. The title on the case was uniquely designed + drawn in a fascinating style.”

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The Government Has Blood On Its Hands sticker by Gran Fury, 1988
archived by UF x Design @ufdesigners @dr__dori

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1915 National Tennis Championship poster
designed by Jan Willem Sluiter

archived by UF x Design
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Levi’s Tennis advertisement 1977 by M. Schwab

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Tribute to Nik Dmitriev, Evening Alone, designed by Igor Gurovich in 2008
archived by Elli Nesterovsky @ellinest.png

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Marlboro Man ad, 1966
archived by Lulu
Leo Burnett for Philip Morris International

“This poster is a part of Marlboro’s campaign in 1954 to 1999, initially produced during the times where filtered cigarettes were considered feminine.”
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“Free Angela Davis” Poster by Tymofiy Lyashchuk, 1975

“This take on the Free Angela Davis movement was issued in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic or URSR (which looks like YPCP in Cyrillic script).” (Swann Auction House)

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What is the relationship between what we archive and what we consume?

What gets preserved (and what doesn’t) is itself a form of editorial judgment, usually invisible to users. Check out some of the top 10 most-viewed items in PGDA.

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Das Freundliche Handzeichen (The Friendly Hand Signal) by Josef Müller-Brockmann, 1954
archived by UF x Design
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Invitation for “Black Artists in the New York Scene,” 1974
illustrated by Dindga McCannon

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“Lo-Res” type samples by Zuzana Licko for Emigre Inc., c. 1985

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