Matt Balcer
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Graphic Design Using Historical Content
I have a BFA in Graphic Design in addition to a Graduate Certificate in Archival Administration.
I have experience identifying primary sources and retrieving them for graphic design projects. I have scoured archives and uncovered eye-catching vintage content for ads, magazine articles, social media posts, and more.
Below are a few projects in which the historical content that I tracked down helped bring the layouts to life.
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Wayne State University - Warriors community engagement magazine
I worked with audiovisual and reference archivists at the Reuther Library at Wayne State University to find impactful images to illustrate this article about Black activism at WSU.
Wayne State University - Warriors community engagement magazine
I used photographs from Emeline King's personal collection to illustrate this article about Ford's first Black female designer.
ACDelco advertorial with classic car images from the General Motors Heritage Archive
Wayne State University - The Information Warrior Journal
I designed the cover of TIWJ, which is the Wayne State University School of Information Sciences' peer-reviewed publication covering topics related to libraries, archives, and the information profession.
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matt balcer
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Graphic Design Using Historical Content