Marilyn Holsinger was a talented calligrapher and designer in Portland and San Francisco before becoming a designer and instructor at OSU.

Tom Lincoln is a designer, letterer and early motion graphics practitioner whose career took him from Eugene, to Portland, to NYC and back.

A collection of ephemera from the Portland brand of the NAACP.

Forged from Native American partnerships and known for their distinctive wool blankets and plaid shirts, Pendleton defines Northwest style.

Roger Bachman was a major player in the advertising world in the 1960s, owning several agencies after starting his career as a printer.

Lloyd Reynolds was a renowned calligrapher, author, and inspirational Instructor at Reed College.

Homer Groening was a copywriter, ad man, cartoonist and filmmaker. He is the father of Simpson's creator, Matt Groening.

Irwin McFadden was a designer and typographer and husband of designer/artist Ellen McFadden.

Ellen McFadden is an artist, designer, teacher and wife of designer/typographer Irwin McFadden.

The Portland Art Director's Club was developed in the 1950s out of the yearning of professionals to give some legitimacy to graphic design.

Don MacGregor was a designer at the famed Studio 1030 in the early 1960s.

Jack Myers was the Art Director at the famed Studio 1030 in the early 1960s.

Studio 1030 was an influential design studio in Portland the early 1960s.

The Museum Art School was the original name of PNCA and was Oregon's first prominent art school.

Dale Ott was a graduate of Museum Art School and was a prominent designer in the 1960s and beyond.

As a prominent designer Byron Ferris wrote THE book on commercial art and was a beloved community leader.

Carolyn Davidson is a designer best known for creating the Nike Swoosh when she was a student at Portland State University.