AIGA West Michigan has announced the second in its four-part series in collaboration with the West Michigan Graphic Design Archives, focused on “color.” Among the questions to be explored through this selection from the complete Archives collection are: • What can be achieved with one color? How about twelve colors? • How does colored paper play a […]
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March 20, 2019
AIGA hosts The Archives Series: Connect
March 19, 2019
On February 26, AIGA West Michigan hosted the first of four events featuring a special presentation of work from the Archives. This first event focused on 16 posters and 40 smaller pieces that showed a connection between designers, photographers, and illustrators. The presentation was curated by Barbara Loveland and Linda Powell, 2017 AIGA West Michigan Fellow Award […]
See MoreArchives Invites Visitors to Be Inspired
December 27, 2018
The West Michigan Graphic Design Archives, housed at the Zhang Regional Collections Center on the campus of Western Michigan University, invites visitors to tour its facility and view its collection. An in-person introduction to the contents and services of the Archives is invaluable to design students, educators, researchers, and practitioners. The Archives offers tours of […]
See MoreSquare One Builds Archives Collection
December 26, 2018
This fall, 49 projects from Square One Design were added to the West Michigan Graphic Design Archives. The projects include work for Steelcase, Herman Miller, Prince, Bexley Health, Underground Studio, X-Rite, Autocam, and others. Square One Design was established in Grand Rapids in 1985 by Lin Ver Meulen. Their primary focus is corporate graphic design: […]
See MoreNewell Brands Supports Archives
August 24, 2018
Thank you to Newell Brands, which donated five portable display stands that the Archives can use for exhibiting up to 30 posters from the collection at off-site locations. We’re also grateful to be a resource to designers at the Newell Brands Design Center in Kalamazoo, who regularly access the collection for reference and creative inspiration. […]
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