Briar Levit (@briar.levit)

I made this in response to what I was seeing on TikTok (BookTok), but I’m sharing here too, of course! The Politics of Design: A (Not So) Global Design Manual for Visual Communication By Ruben Pater Baseline Shift: Untold Stories of Women in Graphic Design History Edited by Briar Levit Centered…

Watch on Vimeo, Prime, Or Apple. International tip: loads of subtitles available with the Vimeo edition plus extra scenes. This is legend, Art Chantry, sharing his process. #graphicdesign #designhistory #pasteup #artchantry #mechancial #designproduction #analog #predigital

Graphic Means is available on Apple TV! (And Prime as well!) For those seeking expanded subtitle choices, Vimeo is still your best bet: English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Russian, Korean, Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese…

Bay Area Women’s Liberation: Tooth and Nail This is a publication that appears in @GraphicMeans, but that I only purchased recently. I’ve always loved this simple, direct cover and the bold title. I will add it to the @PeoplesGDArchive later today! #graphicdesign #graphicdesignhistory…

“Other Homes and Garbage: Designs for Self Sufficient Living” (1975, Sierra Club Books). The book came out of a workshop put on by the authors, 4 engineering students at Stanford. Written by Jim Leckie Gil Masters Harry Whitehouse & Lily Young Design: Joe Fay Cover: Anita Scot Illustrations…

I couldn’t pass this up this 1972 Yellow Pages (phone book) at the shop today. I’ve selected some of my favorite ads and listings to share. (Apologies for the harsh music cut, but that’s the nature of audio on these socials if I want to use anything decent 💀🌹) #graphicdesign #designhistory…

Here is a sample book Apple made in 1989 to show off the capabilities of their computers and printer. It’s pretty impressive and must have been fairly costly to produce! Check the People’s Graphic Design Archive in the next few days as I will upload stills of all the spreads. #graphicdesign…

Girl Scouts magazines for leaders! 1968 #girlscouts #designhistory #sexeducation #feminstdesign #designforeducation #graphicdesign #magazine

I just received “Fracture: Japanese Graphic Design 1875-1975” (Ian Lynam) in the mail. It’s a new release. Order it now at Set Margins Press. I received “Linha Do Tempo Do Design Gráfico No Brasil” (out of print) from my friend, Tereza Bettinardi). Both books are packed with gorgeous images and…

Adobe’s first collection of vector art. They seem to be claiming it’s the first of its kind at all! 1988. #adobe #vintagecomputing #clipart #vector #postscript #graphicdesign #Illustrator88 #apple #mac

Graphic Means is now streaming on Apple TV! For those seeking expanded subtitle choices, Vimeo is still your best bet: English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Russian, Korean, Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese…

How much did The Wizard of Oz cost when it was first published in 1900? #wizardofoz #oz #illustration #wicked #glinda #dorothygale #lithography #printing #publishing #graphicdesignhistory #designhistory #booktok #designtok

These Oz books were my grandpa’s starting around 1921 and on. They’ve been passed down to his kids and then to theirs. I was the one to inherit them in the end, and I’m really grateful to have these beautiful books and the memories that go with having them read to me by my grandpa and dad…

Graphic Means is now streaming on Prime! (Available on Apple TV Dec. 6!) For those seeking expanded subtitle choices, Vimeo is still your best bet: English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Russian, Korean, Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese #graphicdesigndocumentary #graphicdesign #typesetting…

I snagged this sticker book recently and it really brings back some of the best feelings of childhood! #stickers #stickerbook #1980s #graphicdesign #mrsgrossmans #hallmark #teachersupplies #80skids #graphicdesignhistory

Briar Levit: On Design, Feminism, and Friendship Is available for purchase at @bikini.books! Tgraphicdesign #feministdesign #designhistory #designpublishingthere. So much exciting stuff coming! (Portuguese edition is coming soon through @clubedolivrodesign!) #graphicdesign #feministdesign…

1930s Hallowe’en activities! ##graphicdesign #designhistory #halloween #typewriter #bookdesign #games

I want to start sharing what I’m learning about The Hammond, now mine is back from the shop! #typewriter #fonts #office #officemachine #typesetting #edwardian #designhistory #design #graphicdesign #courier

Here are some gorgeous paper dolls illustrated by Gladys O'Rourke (1902–1992), printed in 1936. They are Betty, Dot, and Jean. According to O'Rouke's obituary, she only had use of one hand, which makes her works all the more impressive. Raise your hand if your grandma has one of those names! I…

The 1920s saw the rise of roadtrips & outdoor recreation in the USA due to the automobile. This is a disposable product from c. 1925. Clever, but sad to witness the beginning of disposable culture. #GraphicDesignHistory #Camping #PackageDesign #Disposable #1920s #RoadTrip #Illustration…

Bobby pins! #designhistory #graphicdesign #bobbypins #fingerwaves #flapper #1920s

A quick video about a little zine I picked up at the Alameda flea market last month. If you know me, you know I love Bay Area history, so this one is special. This little magazine was put out by H. Liebes, a San Francisco department store that started as a furrier iat the turn of the 20th century…

I couldn’t resist this scrapbook, and I don’t even care much about make-up! Also, if you know me, you know I’ve got more than a few freckles. 😁 #makeuphistory #1930s #graphicdesignhistory #womeninhistory

TLDR: “AIGA Eye on Design” is ceasing publication and has decided to archive only the most accessed articles on the AIGA website. This is your chance to help preserve design writing so you and the designers after you can access it easily. See further down in this post for 4 easy steps to archive…

We in the USA are so far from a time when we had to concern ourselves with this while others deal constantly and repeatedly. Current war aside, I think this design is striking and would read clear as day in a home window for wardens checking up. #graphicdesignhistory #ww2 #typography #airraid

Pamphlets promoting The Townsend Plan. This pension idea created by Dr Francis Townsend in the late 1930s was never adopted. It is believed, however, to have put pressure on for the implementation of social security. From ssa.gov: “The basic idea of the Townsend Plan was that the government would…

Off-Register: Publishing Experiments by Women Artists in Latin America, 1960-1990 by Mela Dávila Freire. Purchase at CenterForBookArts.org Thank you for this beauty, @fmereb #booktok #designtok #latinamericandesign #womenindesign #graphicdesign

Enjoy this book designed by Herb Lubalin and illustrated by John Alcorn in 1968. #graphicdesign #graphicdesignhistory #typography #tightnottouching #illustration #1960s #booktok #designtok

1045 hours FREE!!!! Courtesy of art reuse shop, SCRAP, in Portland. #internethistory #y2 #aol #www #dialup #cd #software #vintagecomputer #grahicdesign #graphicdesignhistory #designtok

Here is a type specimen created in-house by a type shop. It's not clear exactly when. It's got the workhorse classics like Futura, Garamond, and Bodoni. They noted it for their Fototronic machine, and you can see "Sam Falcone" has his name there and notes it should be kept in the composing room…