Library Graph Styles

Loading…

mid century

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

74051 references · 102 visual

Recent Newest Centrality Random

all visual only

All74051 Graphic22859 Identity22425 Type1163 Motion1932 Editorial2242 Objects2232 Makers171 Movements78 Archive20949

Collections

Swiss Style135 Bauhaus43 Art Nouveau102 Art Deco92 Mid-Century115 Modernism351 Japanese Print229 Propaganda793 Maps1903 Watches1168 Type Specimens210 Type in Use425 Brand New14915 Web Design109

RP-F-F03009

RP-F-F03009

RP-F-F02996

RP-F-F02996

RP-F-F03008

RP-F-F03008

RP-F-F02981

RP-F-F02981

RP-P-1995-355

RP-P-1995-355

Matchbox label - Geometric Design Czechoslovakia Mid-Century - Czechoslovakia (circa 1940s) - MBP1474006852

Matchbox label - Geometric Design Czechoslovakia Mid-Century - Czechoslovakia (circa 1940s) - MBP1474006852

AMT Surfer Van model kit

AMT Surfer Van model kit

Wilbar Photo Engraving magazine ad

Wilbar Photo Engraving magazine ad

Coronet Conservation

Coronet Conservation

Vintage Watch Collection- Hilton Men's Manual-Wind Goldtone Watch, 17 Jewels, Very Unusual Triangle Shape, Great Mid-Century Design (8584283658)

Vintage Watch Collection- Hilton Men's Manual-Wind Goldtone Watch, 17 Jewels, Very Unusual Triangle Shape, Great Mid-Century Design (8584283658)

Matchbox label - Stylized Figures Of Women Czechoslovakia Mid-Century - Czechoslovakia (circa 1940s) - MBP1420247209

Matchbox label - Stylized Figures Of Women Czechoslovakia Mid-Century - Czechoslovakia (circa 1940s) - MBP1420247209

Matchbox label - Stylized Profile Of A Person Czechoslovakia Mid-Century - Czechoslovakia (circa 1940s) - MBP1614420604

GENERAL VIEW FROM NORTH OF NORTHEAST ELEVATION, WITH SCALE - House of Tomorrow, 241 Lake Front Drive (moved from Chicago, IL), Beverly Shores, Porter County, IN HABS IND,64-BEVSH,9-4

GENERAL VIEW FROM NORTH OF NORTHEAST ELEVATION, WITH SCALE - House of Tomorrow, 241 Lake Front Drive (moved from Chicago, IL), Beverly Shores, Porter County, IN HABS IND,64-BEVSH,9-4

Matchbox label - Stylized Design Czechoslovakia Mid-Century - Czechoslovakia (circa 1940s) - MBP1405974456

Matchbox label - Stylized Design Czechoslovakia Mid-Century - Czechoslovakia (circa 1940s) - MBP1405974456

Matchbox label - Two Glasses Czechoslovakia Mid-Century - Czechoslovakia (circa 1940s) - MBP1628417845

Matchbox label - Two Glasses Czechoslovakia Mid-Century - Czechoslovakia (circa 1940s) - MBP1628417845

Why London studio Julia is off to Brazil, to see a mid-century magazine through modern eyes

Why London studio Julia is off to Brazil, to see a mid-century magazine through modern eyes

A Fashion show was hald at the Hilton Hotel by the Textile ibdustry in Israel.

A Fashion show was hald at the Hilton Hotel by the Textile ibdustry in Israel.

Lianne Nixon’s Eames-inspired interior illustrations

Lianne Nixon’s Eames-inspired interior illustrations

New Symphony Orchestra of London –

New Symphony Orchestra of London –

Letter with Jewelry Designs and Prices

Letter with Jewelry Designs and Prices

Visual adventures in a world God never made: Michael Bierut on the genius of George Nelson

Visual adventures in a world God never made: Michael Bierut on the genius of George Nelson

Pfeiffer Chapel HABS, FLA,53-LAKE,1A-14

Pfeiffer Chapel HABS, FLA,53-LAKE,1A-14

Rational Simplicity: Celebrating Rudolph de Harak, an unsung hero of mid-century graphic design

Rational Simplicity: Celebrating Rudolph de Harak, an unsung hero of mid-century graphic design

Unit Editions’ new book captures the enduring legacy of designer and rulebreaker Ed Fella

Unit Editions’ new book captures the enduring legacy of designer and rulebreaker Ed Fella

Matchbox label - Stylized Abstract Face Czechoslovakia Mid-Century - Czechoslovakia (circa 1940s) - MBP1613202404

Matchbox label - Stylized Abstract Face Czechoslovakia Mid-Century - Czechoslovakia (circa 1940s) - MBP1613202404

Matchbox label - Stylized House Czechoslovakia Mid-Century - Czechoslovakia (circa 1940s) - MBP1420176559

Matchbox label - Stylized House Czechoslovakia Mid-Century - Czechoslovakia (circa 1940s) - MBP1420176559

Matchbox label - Stylized Figure Czechoslovakia Mid-Century - Czechoslovakia (circa 1940s) - MBP1406786282

Matchbox label - Stylized Figure Czechoslovakia Mid-Century - Czechoslovakia (circa 1940s) - MBP1406786282

AKFB produce lovely Eames-inspired photo book for Vitra

AKFB produce lovely Eames-inspired photo book for Vitra

Photography: Carl Kleiner shoots beautiful abstract shots for Herman Miller

Photography: Carl Kleiner shoots beautiful abstract shots for Herman Miller

George Nelson

George Nelson

Fantastic collages made from mid-century issues of Paris Match and Playboy

Fantastic collages made from mid-century issues of Paris Match and Playboy

Matchbox label - Theater Mask - Czechoslovakia (circa 1940s) - MBP1407485028

Matchbox label - Theater Mask - Czechoslovakia (circa 1940s) - MBP1407485028

affisch, poster

affisch, poster

Advertising Design

Advertising Design

By the Pool

By the Pool

World in Wax Musee op Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York

World in Wax Musee op Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York

Cities Burning

Cities Burning

Album: Morrell Tongue

Album: Morrell Tongue

Graphic design portfolio

Graphic design portfolio

Casino Galletas

Casino Galletas

The Magazine of the Institute of Contemporary Arts, no. 5

The Magazine of the Institute of Contemporary Arts, no. 5

George Nelson (designer)

George Nelson (designer)

Florence Knoll

Florence Knoll

Alvin George Lustig, The center design has been constructed of typographic geometric shapes...

Alvin George Lustig, The center design has been constructed of typographic geometric shapes...

M.E.R. Gesellschaftsreisen tourist brochure

M.E.R. Gesellschaftsreisen tourist brochure

Mobile Home

Album: pmg/ Gilbert's Oral Antiseptic

Album: pmg/ Gilbert's Oral Antiseptic

Textile threads

Textile threads

M&Co Handy Reference Guide to Corporate Identity

M&Co Handy Reference Guide to Corporate Identity

Candy Wear Jewelry Series

Candy Wear Jewelry Series

Champion International Corp., Industrial Design

Champion International Corp., Industrial Design

This little book is a design archive of the most delicate memento – the Spanish napkin

This little book is a design archive of the most delicate memento – the Spanish napkin

Mid-century modern

Mid-century modern

SONA The Golden One, 11 East 55th Street, New York, NY

SONA The Golden One, 11 East 55th Street, New York, NY

Black Velvet

Black Velvet

Fictitious Road Sign, Industrial Design, June 1969

Fictitious Road Sign, Industrial Design, June 1969

A textile exhibition washeld at the Hilton Hotel in Tel Aviv with sevral fashion shows prepared by Israel fashion designers.

A textile exhibition washeld at the Hilton Hotel in Tel Aviv with sevral fashion shows prepared by Israel fashion designers.

Kolster-Brandes model FB10C

Kolster-Brandes model FB10C

Hotel Retro revives graphic luggage labels from the golden age of travel

Hotel Retro revives graphic luggage labels from the golden age of travel

Man voor een winkeletalage en vrouw bij een speelmachine, mogelijk San Francisco

Man voor een winkeletalage en vrouw bij een speelmachine, mogelijk San Francisco

PROVO Happening: the Launch of the White Bike

PROVO Happening: the Launch of the White Bike

Brite by Scotch-Brite

Brite by Scotch-Brite

A textile exhibition washeld at the Hilton Hotel in Tel Aviv with sevral fashion shows prepared by Israel fashion designers.

A textile exhibition washeld at the Hilton Hotel in Tel Aviv with sevral fashion shows prepared by Israel fashion designers.

VIEW OF SOUTHEAST (REAR) ELEVATION - House of Tomorrow, 241 Lake Front Drive (moved from Chicago, IL), Beverly Shores, Porter County, IN HABS IND,64-BEVSH,9-6

VIEW OF SOUTHEAST (REAR) ELEVATION - House of Tomorrow, 241 Lake Front Drive (moved from Chicago, IL), Beverly Shores, Porter County, IN HABS IND,64-BEVSH,9-6

The Economist Magazine

The Economist Magazine

Matchbox label - Two Silhouetted Figures Interacting Czechoslovakia Mid-Century - Czechoslovakia (circa 1940s) - MBP1405968416

Matchbox label - Two Silhouetted Figures Interacting Czechoslovakia Mid-Century - Czechoslovakia (circa 1940s) - MBP1405968416

State Fair (1933 film poster)

State Fair (1933 film poster)

Matchbox label - Hands Holding A Bar Of Soap Under Running Water Czechoslovakia Mid-Century - Czechoslovakia (circa 1940s) - MBP1407492376

Matchbox label - Hands Holding A Bar Of Soap Under Running Water Czechoslovakia Mid-Century - Czechoslovakia (circa 1940s) - MBP1407492376

Matchbox label - Stylized Image Of A Person Playing Polo Czechoslovakia Mid-Century - Czechoslovakia (circa 1940s) - MBP1405935070

Matchbox label - Stylized Image Of A Person Playing Polo Czechoslovakia Mid-Century - Czechoslovakia (circa 1940s) - MBP1405935070

Matchbox label - Atomic Symbol Union Mid-Century - Soviet Union (circa 1940s) - MBP1173283188

Matchbox label - Atomic Symbol Union Mid-Century - Soviet Union (circa 1940s) - MBP1173283188

photographic portrait, Helle Hanso

photographic portrait, Helle Hanso

Matchbox label - Setter Dog Union Mid-Century - Soviet Union (circa 1940s) - MBP1187202477

Matchbox label - Setter Dog Union Mid-Century - Soviet Union (circa 1940s) - MBP1187202477

Matchbox label - Tractor Poland Mid-Century - Poland (circa 1940s) - MBP1520443098

Matchbox label - Tractor Poland Mid-Century - Poland (circa 1940s) - MBP1520443098

Matchbox label - Yellow Hand Holding Blue Lightning Czechoslovakia Mid-Century - Czechoslovakia (circa 1940s) - MBP1421359077

Matchbox label - Yellow Hand Holding Blue Lightning Czechoslovakia Mid-Century - Czechoslovakia (circa 1940s) - MBP1421359077

Visit Ana Popescu’s imaginary mid-century modernist villas

Visit Ana Popescu’s imaginary mid-century modernist villas

Matchbox label - Abstract Representation Of A Fire Extinguisher Czechoslovakia Mid-Century - Czechoslovakia (circa 1940s) - MBP1420316651

Matchbox label - Abstract Representation Of A Fire Extinguisher Czechoslovakia Mid-Century - Czechoslovakia (circa 1940s) - MBP1420316651

Steve Frykholm on his Herman Miller picnic posters in this lovely short film

Steve Frykholm on his Herman Miller picnic posters in this lovely short film

Norm Borlaug - Nobel Prize Winner - Arthur Rickerby

Norm Borlaug - Nobel Prize Winner - Arthur Rickerby

FIRST FLOOR, NORTH PORCH, GENERAL VIEW FROM WEST - House of Tomorrow, 241 Lake Front Drive (moved from Chicago, IL), Beverly Shores, Porter County, IN HABS IND,64-BEVSH,9-16

FIRST FLOOR, NORTH PORCH, GENERAL VIEW FROM WEST - House of Tomorrow, 241 Lake Front Drive (moved from Chicago, IL), Beverly Shores, Porter County, IN HABS IND,64-BEVSH,9-16

Matchbox label - Person Riding A Motorcycle Czechoslovakia Mid-Century - Czechoslovakia (circa 1940s) - MBP1420185413

Matchbox label - Person Riding A Motorcycle Czechoslovakia Mid-Century - Czechoslovakia (circa 1940s) - MBP1420185413

West and East Elevations and Sections - Edith Farnsworth House, 14520 River Road, Plano, Kendall County, IL HABS ILL,47-PLAN.V,1- (sheet 5 of 8)

West and East Elevations and Sections - Edith Farnsworth House, 14520 River Road, Plano, Kendall County, IL HABS ILL,47-PLAN.V,1- (sheet 5 of 8)

Matchbox label - Red Faucet Union Mid-Century - Soviet Union (circa 1940s) - MBP1627916185

Matchbox label - Red Faucet Union Mid-Century - Soviet Union (circa 1940s) - MBP1627916185

Matchbox label - Gymnast Performing A Handstand Union Mid-Century - Soviet Union (circa 1940s) - MBP1173241806

Matchbox label - Gymnast Performing A Handstand Union Mid-Century - Soviet Union (circa 1940s) - MBP1173241806

GENERAL VIEW OF SOUTHEAST ELEVATION - House of Tomorrow, 241 Lake Front Drive (moved from Chicago, IL), Beverly Shores, Porter County, IN HABS IND,64-BEVSH,9-5

GENERAL VIEW OF SOUTHEAST ELEVATION - House of Tomorrow, 241 Lake Front Drive (moved from Chicago, IL), Beverly Shores, Porter County, IN HABS IND,64-BEVSH,9-5

Check out the mid-century stylings of Japanese illustrator Satoshi Hashimoto

Check out the mid-century stylings of Japanese illustrator Satoshi Hashimoto

Vase

Vase

Logo Archive#5

New Identity for Neighborhoods of Columbus, IN, by Thirst

New Identity for Neighborhoods of Columbus, IN, by Thirst

Eero Saarinen

Eero Saarinen

Mid-Century Ads: Advertising from the Mad Men Era

Mid-Century Ads: Advertising from the Mad Men Era

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

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

Design like no one is Dancing

Design like no one is Dancing

Charles and Ray Eames

Charles and Ray Eames

Matthew Brooks documents the eerie homes of mid-century Italian-Canadian immigrants

Matthew Brooks documents the eerie homes of mid-century Italian-Canadian immigrants

Opening at Herman Miller

Opening at Herman Miller

Paul Rand’s Home on the Market

Paul Rand’s Home on the Market

Qingyu Wu’s nostalgic design is inspired by objects of the past, from mid-century chairs to hi-fi systems

Qingyu Wu’s nostalgic design is inspired by objects of the past, from mid-century chairs to hi-fi systems

Page:Team Captains Pre-luncheon Get-to-gether at Taylor's home 12-5-69 / Manager's Get-To-gether 12-1-69

Page:Team Captains Pre-luncheon Get-to-gether at Taylor's home 12-5-69 / Manager's Get-To-gether 12-1-69

Digital artist Damo is placing 3D where it should be, and human faces where they shouldn’t

Digital artist Damo is placing 3D where it should be, and human faces where they shouldn’t

The mesmerising graphic design of mid-century typewriter manufacturer Olivetti

The mesmerising graphic design of mid-century typewriter manufacturer Olivetti

Magazine cut-outs and mid-century furniture in Ben Branagan’s mannerly collages

Magazine cut-outs and mid-century furniture in Ben Branagan’s mannerly collages

Industrial Design in America, 1954

Industrial Design in America, 1954

Essentials: An essential overview of legendary designers Charles and Ray Eames

Essentials: An essential overview of legendary designers Charles and Ray Eames

Champion International Corp., Graphic Design

Champion International Corp., Graphic Design

New Logo for MillerKnoll by 2×4

Herman Miller and Meta

Herman Miller and Meta

New Logo and Identity for Herman Miller by Order

Opening at Herman Miller

Opening at Herman Miller

Introduction to Modernist Logo Design

Lumon is Listening: animator Michael Granberry breaks down THAT scene in Severance

Lumon is Listening: animator Michael Granberry breaks down THAT scene in Severance

Take a trip back to graphic design's mid-century heyday with Theo Inglis' latest book

Take a trip back to graphic design's mid-century heyday with Theo Inglis' latest book

The couple that reimagined space: a portrait of the work of Charles and Ray Eames at The Barbican

The couple that reimagined space: a portrait of the work of Charles and Ray Eames at The Barbican

The Soviet Union goes neon in these mid-century illustrations of the future

The Soviet Union goes neon in these mid-century illustrations of the future

IBM Appreciation Post

IBM Appreciation Post

Hans Wegner

Hans Wegner