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Graphic Design Senior Show: Design for Relief and Aid

Among the many other events taking place for First Friday is the show for senior design students at NC State.  The theme is the use of graphic design within aid or crisis situations, at both local and global levels.

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Edenton Street Methodist Church and Parsonage

This week for Flashback Friday we feature this beautifully tinted, chromolithographic postcard depicting Raleigh’s Edenton Street Methodist Church. The ‘newsy’ message written on this card provides us with a personal glimpse into everyday life as it was in North Carolina more than 100 years ago. It is a delight!

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