A comprehensive database of sans serifs (Grotesk-Schriften) sold in Germany during the 19th century. Many grotesque fonts. Great typefaces.

Explore over 30 centuries of design online, from ancient Roman marble to Pre-Columbian textiles, Renaissance drawings, contemporary 3D-printed chairs, and digital code. Please note that cataloging a collection of over 215,000 objects is a work in progress

The assortment of commercially available fonts is in constant flux. Typeface design is inevitably informed by media-specific conditions and the aesthetic discourse of the day.

Collection of vintage logos from a mid-70's edition of the book World of Logotypes. NOTE: I did not create any of this work! This book is out of print but can probably be found with some scouring.

A digital archive of graphic design related items that are available on the Internet Archives. This collection is compiled and curated by Valery Marier. It is a labour of love ran in her free time.

Welcome to the brand design guidelines documents directory. Search over our worldwide style assets handpicked collection, access to PDF documents for inspiration.

A virtual design archive built by everyone about everyone for everyone.

The content on this site has been collected for academic use by design scholars and practitioners. Where possible the original source/publisher of the work has been acknowledged. All copyrighted material is published in good faith, with no aim to profit from its dissemination – was it not the very hope of the authors that their manifestos be shared widely.