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• September 17, 2018
• Collections

This Just In: Jacob Jongert for Van Nelle

A large collection of objects by the Dutch modernist demonstrates the branding power of lettering + color.

Our holdings of packaging design recently got a significant boost with the addition of several hundred objects created by Jacob (commonly signed “Jac.”) Jongert in the 1920s and ’30s for Van Nelle, a Rotterdam-based manufacturer of coffee, tea, and tobacco. The extensive and varied collection includes labels, boxes, tins, in-store displays, posters, advertising, and other collateral, like pocket notebooks and calendars.

• August 31, 2018
• Collections

Shaped Text: An Aesthetic Whole

From ancient practice to contemporary children’s books, the endeavor to form text into image is found throughout the Archive.

• July 5, 2018
• Collections Publishing

This Just In: Jennifer Morla

The AIGA Medalist, AGI Member, and National Design Award Recipient donates her archive.

• June 26, 2018
• Collections

This Just In: Amos Kennedy Jr.

We’re honored to share the wit and wisdom of the humble but powerful provocateur. Dozens of his prints are now at the Archive.

• June 13, 2018
• Collections

From the Collection: Blissymbolics

If the “Father of Semantography” had his way with written language, we’d all be #blissed.

If the “Father of Semantography” had his way with written language, we’d all be #blissed.

• May 29, 2018
• Collections

This Just In: Herbert Matter Letters & Logos

Sketches, comps, and cut paper tell the visual tale of a master designer at work.

• April 17, 2018
• Collections

This Just In: Posters of May ’68

We commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Paris uprising with a collection of posters by the Atelier Populaire (Popular Workshop).

• March 30, 2018
• Collections

From the Collection: Thomas Ingmire, Susan Skarsgard, Suzanne Moore

Among our holdings of contemporary calligraphy are three artists who break boundaries between visual art and the written word.