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EnglishWhat kinds of graphic design works are included in the People's Graphic Design Archive?
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The People's Graphic Design Archive (peoplesgdarchive.org) is a community-built virtual archive, and its collections span a wide range of graphic design formats — posters, magazines, newspapers, books, packaging, logos, album art, advertising, motion graphics, signage, catalogs, and video games. Because the archive is built by contributors rather than a fixed editorial team, the range of work keeps expanding as people add items. The best way to understand what's included is to browse the archive's collections and topic tags directly.
Main categories of work in the archive
Based on the items visible in the archive's listings, entries fall into recognizable design categories, each often labeled with a type and a view count. Examples from the archive include:
| Category | Example items |
|---|---|
| Posters | Trainspotting poster; Yukio Mishima poster (Tadanori Yokoo); Shiseido Bronzer poster (Shin Matsunaga); "O Sing A New Song" musical poster |
| Magazines | Gebrauchsgraphik (1925); Inuktitut Magazine #74; A Taste of Leather Magazine |
| Newspapers | Off Our Back, vol. 3, no. 10; The Organ, vol. 1, no. 3; SDS New Left Notes |
| Books | Dream of the Red Chamber; Pictogram Design (Yukio Ota); Daughters of America: Women of the Century |
| Packaging | Jacob's Ladder; Milk Soap packaging |
| Logos / logotypes | J League logo; Gaea QuadSpinner logo; In Living Color logotype |
| Album art | Kala album by M.I.A.; Siouxsie & The Banshees – "The Rapture" CD; Best of the Decade CD cover |
| Advertising | Parco "Love Saves" advertisement; Access Art advertising |
| Motion graphics | "Silence" motion graphics (Jules Engel) |
| Signage | Scoreboard clock at Oriole Park at Camden Yards |
| Catalogs | Iowa Seed Company Catalog, 1892 |
| Video games | Skylanders Spyro's Adventure (Wii Edition); Amnesia: The Dark Descent |
Historical range and geographic spread
The archive mixes historical and contemporary material rather than limiting itself to one era or region. Items range from a 1892 Iowa Seed Company catalog and a 1925 issue of Gebrauchsgraphik to contemporary album covers and video games. Contributors include designers and studios from different countries — for example Tadanori Yokoo, Shin Matsunaga, and Yukio Ota from Japan; Elliot Tupac's Chicha street mural; and Korean, Chinese, and Western publications and designers.
How entries are described
Each item in the archive typically carries a category label, a creator or designer name, a contributor, and a view or discussion count. For instance, the Yukio Mishima poster is tagged as a poster, credited to Tadanori Yokoo, and shows a high view count, while the Dream of the Red Chamber entry is tagged as a book and linked to People's Literature Publishing House. These labels are what make it possible to sort and filter the collection.
Why the scope keeps growing
The archive describes itself as "built by everyone about everyone for everyone." That means the categories above are not a closed list — new types of work appear as contributors add them. If you want to know whether a specific kind of design is represented, the most reliable approach is to search or browse the archive's collections and topic tags, since the holdings reflect what the community has chosen to contribute rather than a fixed catalog.