UCDA Design Collection
The UCDA Design Collection is the growing collection of design work being produced by and for educational institutions since 1971. The pieces from the collection have won in the UCDA Design Competition annually, and currently documents nearly 7,000 award winning entries ranging from printed posters and publications, to videos and websites from 1971 through today.
LOOKING BACK: THE 1970s
By j.Charles Walker
Depending upon one’s conception of what constitutes visual communication, a valid argument can and has been made that it began when earliest humans drew images on cave walls or other surfaces and/or invented writing. Images can tell stories—the primary intention of illustration—and all writing is a form of typography.
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collection highlights: 1970s
LOOKING BACK: THE 1980s
UCDA Members Remember the 80s
It was a glorious time to be alive, if you survived it. At the beginning of the decade, we saw the last of the venerable Merganthaler Linotype, and were now doing “paste up” with type galleys coming from computer typesetting machines such as Compugraphic. Rubylith was our friend, along with non-repro blue pencils and waxers to tack down type on mechanical boards.
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collection highlights: 1980s
LOOKING BACK: THE 1990s
By Name TBD
Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It was popularised in the 1960s with the release of Letraset sheets containing Lorem Ipsum passages, and more recently with desktop publishing software like Aldus PageMaker including versions of Lorem Ipsum.
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collection highlights: 1990s
LOOKING BACK: THE 2000s
By Name TBD
Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It was popularised in the 1960s with the release of Letraset sheets containing Lorem Ipsum passages, and more recently with desktop publishing software like Aldus PageMaker including versions of Lorem Ipsum.
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collection highlights: 2000s
LOOKING BACK: THE 2010s
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Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged.
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collection highlights: 2010s
WHY I SPENT MY DESIGN CAREER AT BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
By McRay Magleby
In 1965, fresh out of the University of Utah’s graphic design program, I wondered if I was doing the right thing by staying in Utah to pursue my career. While my contemporaries set out for the big design cities on the two coasts, I stayed behind, primarily so I could spend my spare time enjoying the outdoor lifestyle that meant so much to me while living in Utah.
LOREM IPSUM
Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged.
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LOREM IPSUM
Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged.
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LOREM IPSUM
Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged.
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