View condensed timelines spanning tens of thousands of years, from the first known visual communication to the computer age of today.

Visit the home page of this pioneering woman who helped introduce the computer vernacular to design through experimental mergers of type and image.

Read a critical analysis of American advertising and design during the early 20th century. View samples.

Read a brief account of design history from the caves of Lascaux around 14,000 BC to the post-modern experimentation of David Carson in the 20th century.

Read an essay about the history behind the peace symbol, designed in 1958 by Gerald Holtom.

View an exhibition showcasing Futurism's innovative uses of typography from 1909-1944.

Review twentieth century magazine design and photography with biographical profiles of designers. A project of the Rochester Institute of Technology, the image archives have limited access.

Browse a growing index of design contributions and influences from around the world.

The Society promotes and supports the study of design history. Its activities include the publication of a journal and newsletter, an annual conference, management of a discussion list, grants and prizes for research, and awards for events.

View the home page of Lincoln Cushing, Cuban poster artist, with his collections of oppositional visual art, political propaganda, and related writings.

View personal image collections from a contributor. Sets of images range from American and Bauhaus to Russian Constructivist and Swiss International design.

View an international collection of travel brochures, airline and ocean liner time-tables, auto road maps, luggage labels, advertising and publications.

View lectures and coursework based on Phillip Meggs' textbooks.

The Museum of Modern Art in New York presents the history and work of one of the leading Russian artists in the period following the Revolution of October 1917.

Text-based forum for design issues, local information, and reviews by the Design History Society in the United Kingdom.