Malaysia Design Archive

Malaysia Design Archive

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

Magazine: Majallah Bahasa Kebangsaan

1962 'Majallah Bahasa kebangsaan', an educational magazine targeted to Chinese to encourage and educate the learnings of the national language - Malay.

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Magazine: Qalam

1961 Qalam magazine

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Magazine: 1974 Julai Mastika

Mastika magazine issue July 1974 titled - 'Mastika - Kunjungan Sejarah Razak Ke Peking'.

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Magazine: The Straits Times Annual 1957

On the cover, Maria Menado, a datuk, an actress and dubbed as the most beautiful woman in Malaya by Times Magazine. She is significant in Malay film history as the first Malay female film producer.

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Magazine: Mastika – Menyambut Kelahiran Malaysia

Front and Back cover of 'Mastika' magazine.

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Magazine: Bulanan Gelanggang Filem

(Source) - Title: Bulanan Gelanggang Filem Language: Malay Designer: nil Type of Graphic: Magazine Editorial Client: nil Publisher: nil Date: 1961 Dimensions: nil Technique: nil -

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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.