Category Archives: History of Graphic Design

Design Reviewed

Documenting the history of graphic design from a personal, growing archive and a series of lectures and workshops.

The Graphic Design Archive

Hi, my name is Matt Lamont and I have collected printed matter for over a decade. Design Reviewed is a personal project dedicated to digitally preserving graphic design history and documenting the vast visual culture from the last century.

My current collection of design artefacts contains over 5,000 artefacts of printed matter, spanning 150 years of graphic design history. From rare graphic and architecturally focused periodicals such as Typografia, Architectural Design and Typographische Monatsblatter and National Theatre programmes designed by Ken Briggs. To mid-century colourful folded maps and illustrated German film posters designed by Hans Hillmann.

It’s my aim to digitize my entire design collection, whilst offering easy-to-digest articles and interviews to inspire anyone interested in graphic design history.