Malaysia Design Archive

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Books, Politics, Post '57 Books, Post '57: Print, Post-1957, Print

Book: Suara Demokrasi

Communist Party of Malaya "Special Edition" 58th Anniversary Booklet.

Design elements - black&white, typeface - serif

Document, Politics, Post '57 Documents, Post '57: Print, Post-1957, Print

Voting Card: 1958 Parti Sosialis Rakyat

1958 voting card for Parti Sosialis Rakyat

Design elements - calligraphy, illustration, male, photograph, typeface - serif

Document, Politics, Post '57 Documents, Post '57: Print, Post-1957, Print

Voting Card: 1959 Parti Perikatan (Alliance Party)

1959 voting card for Parti Perikatan (Alliance Party)

Design elements - calligraphy, illustration, male, photograph, typeface - serif

Newsprint, Politics, Pre '57 Newsprint, Pre '57: Print, Pre-1957, Print

Newspaper : Freedom News Issue 01

An underground publication by the Malayan Communist Party (MCP), title 'Freedom News'

Design elements - calligraphy

Politics, Pre '57 Documents, Pre '57: Print, Pre-1957

Certificate: Toa Peh Kong Society

Membership Certificate of the Toa Peh Kong society. Toa Peh Kong was a kongsi that was established in Penang in 1854.

Design elements - calligraphy

Politics, Pre '57 Documents, Pre '57: Print, Pre-1957

Certificate: Ghee Hin Society

Membership Certificate of the Ghee Hin society (1872-1874)

Design elements - calligraphy

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In this section you can find graphic design work in Malaysia before 1957

Print - Poster, Billboard
Stamps & Currency - Banknotes, philately
Packaging (3D) - Food, Phillumeny
Logos & Signages - Emblems, brands
Others

In this section you can find graphic design work in Malaysia after 1957

Print - Poster, Billboard
Stamps & Currency - Banknotes, philately
Packaging (3D) - Food, Phillumeny
Logos & Signages - Emblems, brands
Others

Graphic design collections by period

Colonialism - 1800 to 1943
Occupation - 1943 to 1945
Emergency - 1945 to 1957
Independence - 1957 onwards

Graphic design collections by subject

Political - Poster, Leaflets
Movie - Posters
Travel - Posters
Designers - Design work

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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.