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

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This cyanotype series grapples with the process of leaving Russia on ethical grounds

Photographer Anu Kumar on reconnecting with her Indian heritage, failing exams and recipes for weddings

The View From Mumbai: the Indian photographers taking back control through self-publishing

Dishoom collaborates with illustrator Manjit Thapp on T-shirts memorialising iconic Indian women

Moksha captures the diversity of religious rituals across India

From Seoul to Chennai, London and back to Seoul again: Joonho Ko explains how travel has aided his illustrative practice

Antique pocket watches from a collection, in Kolkata

Russian Sun and Moon Hands Mechanical Watch by Raketa Paкéтa (14465782273)

Fish of Australia poster, Corrie St Seafood and Indian, Chermside IMGP2534

Logo-ip-Saint Petersburg

Flickr - …trialsanderrors - Visit India, travel poster, ca. 1935 (cropped)

US War Dep Pamphlet No 21-30 OUR RED ARMY ALLY April 1945 - 11 GARRISON Signs Posters Quarters Portable housing - WW2 USSR Soviet Russian soldiers military info organization recognition equipment etc

Matchbox label - Red Cross Globe Lion - Russia (circa 1940s) - MBP1187144607

“I look for ways to distill the complexities of heartbreak and joy”: Prarthna Singh reflects on gender and politics in India today

Dima Komarov on how “I finally found my style” and the depiction of young people in Russia

RIAN archive 637354 Placards on facade of the Kazan Cathedral in Leningrad, October 1941

This typeface answers a key question: What if Indian typography refused to play ‘catch-up’ with the west?

In northern India, Bharat Sikka photographs the Khasi people’s deep understanding of nature

Comprising a new typeface, Ilya Bazhanov’s bachelor thesis examines Russian typography from the 60s

Soviet Space Graphics: a cosmic journey to Cold War-era Russia

Even after the loss of his eyesight, Indian artist Benode Behari Mukherjee continued to inspire generations of creativity

WW2 Russian Armoured Vehicles Poster Chart Newsmap Vol 1 No 20 1942-09-07 US Government National Archives NARA Unrestricted Public domain 26-nm-1-20 002

Matchbox label - Blue Jerry Can Russia 1960s-70s - Russia (circa 1960s) - MBP1173119578

The View from Mumbai: three projects honouring and innovating with Indian street typography

Hark1karan’s documentation of the Indian Farmers’ Protest shows the multifaceted nature of activism

Brown Brit traces the life of an Indian mother through an assemblage of VHS tapes

Nora Krug illustrates the year-long experience of two individuals living through the Russia-Ukraine War

How the creative Punjabi diaspora turned out in support of the Indian Farmers’ Protest

Introducing The Irregular Times, India’s first quarterly art and design newspaper

Idn.duke.edu Soviet propaganda poster 1929 - Deni, V. N. Long Live the First of May, Moscow & Leningrad Да здравствует первое мая No known copyright

Dmitri Anatolyevich Bulanov - Poster for Leningrad Zoo 1927 - (MeisterDrucke-279312)

Music, typography and Indian politics combine in Suprit Parulkar’s design portfolio

Maria Babikova documents the drag scene of Novosibirsk, exploring fear and joy in Russia

“We like to experiment, so many clients may find our work bizarre”: White Russian Studio on its unique practice

Gauri Gill’s photographs of indigenous Indian artists reimagines the power of mask-making traditions

Retrofuturism and maximalism collide in Boomranng Studio’s Mumbai-inspired campaign for Nike

Russian Civil War poster (cropped)

Death to the Invaders! Russian Warrior, Clear our Country! Destroy our Enemies! - DPLA - 805a5dfbf3f21d42a003c7ff7774f76f

The View From Mumbai: Indian packaging design fusing heritage and contemporary culture

Russian 'Propaganda' Theatrical Poster

Anti-Russian Empire poster in the Lithuanian language, urging to defend the Catholic faith, 1862

Alfred Eberling, Poster for the Kuindzhi Exhibition of 1913, 1913, Russian Museum Гр.Луб.-2579

Museum of World War II Boston Natick Massachusetts 2015. Mannequins WW2 German Army Wehrmacht cold weather winter clothing Red Army officer Russian posters Firearms etc

Prarthna Singh challenges the western idea of women in India

Film Poster for The German Curse in Russia

How Boomranng Studio bring Indian folklore and “cosmicpunk” to high-end client work

Shashank Verma spotlights the “intergenerational resilience” of postcolonial India

Osheen Siva on their bold illustrations incorporating Indian mythology and folklore

Ashish Shah conjures up the essence of Mumbai in a collaborative photo series with scent brand Byredo

Raajadharshini documents the spirit of an Indian community rebuilding after flooding

Logo & Branding Services Chennai

Moscow Poster 1940

Russian Awareness Poster - DPLA - b56def5651384331d67b2d7a7f0c8999

US War Dep Pamphlet No 21-30 OUR RED ARMY ALLY April 1945 - 11 GARRISON Signs and posters Quarters Portable housing - WW2 USSR Soviet Russian soldiers military info organization recognition equipment

Logo of the Left Front (Russia)

Matchbox label - No Open Flames - Russia (circa 1960s) - MBP1187071145

0012 Moscow 2016-08-08 30

Alfred Eberling, Poster for the Kuindzhi Exhibition of 1913, 1913, Russian Museum Гр.Луб.-2626

Albert Rhys Williams - Through the Russian Revolution (1921)

Russian propaganda battle of sarikamish 1915

Yandex logo 2021 Russian

State of the Map Kerala 2025 Poster 1(5)

MegaFon logo Russian

Matchbox label - Acrobats on Horseback - Russia (circa 1920s) - MBP1187021363

Logo-ip-Moscow

Russian poster WWI 081

My Further Disillusionment In Russia

Detail of a poster of the thirty-five Gurmukhi glyphs pinned to a tree, from a photograph of a pathasala class held at the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar, Punjab, 1908

Metro Doha Logo 10.2018

Logo of West Bengal Wikimedians User Group

Matchbox label - Running Figure - Russia (circa 1920s) - MBP1187035909

Logo for Wiki Science Competition India

Matchbox label - Red Cross - Russia (circa 1960s) - MBP1173126462

Logo of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation

Matchbox label - Moscow Church - Hungary (circa 1940s) - MBP1488266887

Visit India, a street by moonlight, travel poster, ca. 1920 (cropped)

Matchbox label - Bee on Honeycomb - Russia (circa 1920s) - MBP1510283700

Logo-ip-New Delhi

Kamali is a Bafta-nominated short about a seven-year-old skateboarder challenging gender roles in India

Old matchboxes are igniting new ideas for these Indian creatives