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A working library of design, type, and visual culture.

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Bright, bold wood-block prints from Polish character designer Roman Klonek

Art: Escif's wall terrorists have been spotted somersaulting across Spain

Oliwia Bober's illustrations combine Polish folklore and her personal feelings

Agnieszka Sejud reflects on fake news in Poland in her frenzied collages

Ilona Karwinska: Polish Cold War Neon

Naranjo — Etxeberria design the Spanish Advertising Annual

Viacheslav Poliakov shoots the “folk-baroque-industrial mess” of Ukraine and Poland

Miniature tabard

Diplôme d'honneur. Golikoff (USSR). 1925

Panel with Byzantine Ivory Carving of the Crucifixion

Textile Fragment with Double-Headed Eagles

Soviet pocket watch (2)

Soviet pocket watch (1)

Soviet pocket watch

Pocket watch in display case, Collegium Maius Krakow

Gold Chaika Pocket Watch made in the USSR

Pocket watch, Collegium Maius Krakow (01)

Warsaw Made

Spanish studio Muokkaa creates these jazzy Memphis-inspired set of numbers

Photographs taken inside the Soviet cosmonaut training centre, Star City

Photographer Zuza Krajewska's fragile portraits of Polish young offenders

Dani Pujalte captures Spain's immense cultural centres suffering from a lack of use

A tribute to the repurposed churches of the Soviet Union

Text: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].

Base design help Madrid City Council embrace great design

Graphic Design: Spanish studio Forma & Co. make even boring briefs exciting

Polish graphic designer Natalia Pawlak on bad taste and reinterpreting Polish kitsch

Photographer Alex Nazari explores Armenian history through its ubiquitous Soviet-era car, the Lada

New show celebrates the Spanish studio which turned ceramics into jaw-dropping architectural features

Martin Usborne spotlights the dark side of the Spanish hunting dog

Rafal Milach has caught our eye with stunning images of Poland and beyond

30. Рост числа детей в дошколь- ных учреждениях по СССР (1924-1932 rr.).(Growth in the number of children in preschool institutions in the USSR (1924-1932 rr.).)

Position of the U.S.S.R. in the world and in Europe in reference to amount of industrial output in 1913 and 1937

Julia Autz documents Transnistria, a country steeped in Soviet nostalgia

Friday Mixtape: a collection of bangers from Spanish band Hinds

Check out Polish creative Formallina's knitted heroes calendar!

Polish illustrator Gosia Herba interprets myths and legends in pastel tones

Russian photographer Turkina Faso on the “post-Soviet aesthetic”

Jake Green and Emma Jane Spain collaborate to deliver some home truths in The Tumbled House

Polish creative Lukasz Pachalko’s graphic design project addresses the issues surrounding dyslexia

U.S.S.R. Europe.

Polish born, Barcelona-based photographer Asia Chmielewska is a real talent

Soviet bus stops captured by worldly photographer Christopher Herwig

Koln Studio’s bold typographic call to action for Madrid’s referendum

Beautifully tessellated stools from Spanish designers Alvaro Catalan de Ocon

U.S.S.R. U.S.S.R. Western Asia.

Cute and scary and great work from Polish artist Paweł Mildner

Meet the man championing Spain's 20th Century "graphic pioneers"

The history of the hotel Venets: a 22-storey metaphor for Soviet utopia

Spanish artist Ignasi Monreal firmly places classical painting in the now

Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.

Tasteful designs from young Madrid duo Naranjo – Etxeberria

U.S.S.R. Central and Eastern Asia.

A catch up with multitasking Spanish creative studio, Querida

“A desire for the forbidden would be equal to treason”: Photographer Nikolay Bakharev on life in the USSR (NSFW)

Koln Studio designs a type-led campaign for Madrid’s Pride celebrations

1. Участие женщин в выборах горсоветов СССР (1926 1931 г.). (Participation of women in elections 15 city ​​councils of the USSR (1926 1931).)

Photography: Andrew Miksys' photographs of the discos in Soviet era buildings

Composite Text: О ВТОРОМ ПЯТИЛЕТНЕМ ПЛАНЕ РАЗВИТИЯ НАРОДНОГО ХОЗЯЙСТВА СССР (1933-1937 гг.).

Contents: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].

Photographer Kevin Faingnaert depicts Spain’s El Rocío pilgrimage in a cinematic light

Stunning crinkle-cut marble tables from Spanish designer Tomás Alonso

Warsaw creative Peter Tarka creates tidy CGI illustrations

Butts, farts, guitars and cigarettes from our new favourite Spanish illustrator Puño

Covers: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].

Title: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].

Bold, surreal commercial illustration from Madrid creative Velckro

A Soviet vision of the future: the legacy and influence of Tekhikia – Molodezhi magazine

Stunning Polish Op-art works created in isolation finally celebrated

The Coast of New Spain from Neuva (i.e., Nueva) Vera Cruz to Triste Island.

Illustrator Cristina BanBan intertwines the eccentricities of London life with memories of her native Spain

Spain. Portugal. Italy.

Grey Spain produce a brilliant campaign with different messages for adults and kids

Vol II (3) Alhama (Alhama de Granada, Spain)

A glimpse into the fascinating and incredibly odd world of Soviet-era sanatoriums

Slick mid-century inspired illustration from Spanish creative Aron Vellekoop León

Spain. Portugal.

Stanley Sunday, the underground Spanish director with a wicked sense of humour

The Polish studio creating a stir on Warsaw’s art scene

Cristina BanBan’s current exhibition combines memory, Spanish culture and the feelings of being apart from your family

1. Участие женщин в выборах горсоветов СССР (1926 1931 г.). (Participation of women in elections 15 city councils of the USSR (1926 1931).)

1. Участие женщин в выборах горсоветов СССР (1926 1931 г.). (Participation of women in elections 15 city councils of the USSR (1926 1931).)