Malaysia Design Archive

Malaysia Design Archive

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

Postcard: 1940s Harper Gilfillan Van

A 1940s postcard of Harper Gilfillan Van.

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Postcard: Weld Quay, Penang

This is a sepia tone picture postcard of Weld Quay, Penang in 1907.

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Postcard: Beach Street, Penang

This is a sepia tone picture postcard of Penang, Malaysia. It shows a beautiful lively view of Beach Street (at the height of Che Em Lane – right side) with the Office of the Straits Echo on the left side.

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Postcard: Native Coolies at Work

A colour postcard of Penang, Malaysia. It shows a beautiful view of road repairing by "native coolies". This postcard was published by M.J.

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Postcard: Malay Boy World War II

Featuring a Malay boy as the subject matter on this Japanese World War II postcard in Malaya.

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Postcard: Japanese World War II Military

A postcard painted by Kawabata Ryushi with a title "A thorn is a challenge. The direction army dispatch of Malaya" during the World War II in Malaya.

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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.