The archives is pleased to have all 38 Herman Miller picnic posters in-house. These include 20 from Steve Frykholm, 11 from Kathy Stanton, five from Brian Edlefson, and two from Andrew Dull. While many of the posters are included in various collections (MOMA, Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, for example), we’re not aware of many […]
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May 10, 2018
Our physical archive is valuable, without question. It’s the photography of each individual piece that allows people around the world to browse and learn from our collection. That’s only possible because of the expertise and time donated by a number of people: Yolanda Gonzalez and Mike Gorman, the Mr & Mrs creative team; Martin Schoenborn; […]
See MoreStudents Win Silver for Archives Website
April 26, 2018
The Ferris State University student team for the West Michigan Graphic Design Archive Website project won silver at the ADDY awards, in the category S12 Website (Desktop or Mobile). Congratulations to those students – Blake Olinger-Royer, Natalie Ezabele, and Andrea Cordes – and to the faculty members who advised them, Nic Mata and Alison Popp. […]
See MoreVisit Our Exhibit at the Zhang Legacy Collections Center
October 6, 2017
Over 50 designs from the West Michigan Graphic Design Archives will be on display through December 20, 2017 at the Zhang Legacy Collections Center, Western Michigan University, 1650 Oakland Drive. Stop in to see archival design work from Upjohn, Brunswick, WMU College of Fine Arts, Herman Miller, and French Paper.
See MoreThanks to Invaluable Supporters
February 14, 2017
The Archives would not have come into being without support and contributions from: AIGA West Michigan Central Michigan Paper Ferris State University French Paper Company Herman Miller, Inc. Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University Zhang Legacy Collections Center at Western Michigan University For the various gifts of knowledge, skills, and other […]
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