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 […]
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Archives Invites Visitors to Be Inspired
December 27, 2018
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Square 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: […]
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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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Paper Companies Continuing Contributors to Archives
August 23, 2018
The Graphic Design Archives at Zhang Legacy Collections Center was pleased to host Christine Schaaf, Midwest national accounts manager for Mohawk Paper Company, and Chuck Oleniczak, specification sales director for Central Michigan Paper (and member of the Archives advisory board) this spring. They were able to reminisce over projects in the collection printed on Mohawk […]
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After review, the graphic design advisory committee has received a number of additions to the collection, representing the timeframe from the 1940s through the 2010s. Over 40 pieces are included, representing the work of, Irving Harper, John Massey, Roger Gould, Steve Frykholm, Yang Kim, and others. While every piece is of interest, a few parts […]
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