Malaysia Design Archive

Malaysia Design Archive

Design Education | Designs . Politics . Artifacts | Rekabentuk . Politik . Artifak . Understanding Malaysian history through Graphic Design

Signages: Fraser & Neave

Enamel signboard by Fraser & Neave from 1910. Soda Water bottle seen in the signage was available from 1848 to 1920.

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Signage: White Area

A sign in Melacca dating from the emergency period in the 50s marking the edge of a ‘white’ or communist free area.

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Signage: Do Not Use Stick and Stones

Kinta Town Board from 1952

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About This Project

This project is an attempt to trace, map and document the development of graphic design in Malaysia.It is also a project to highlight the importance of archiving as a way to protect and preserve our own visual history.