The covers of local government documents reveal how public institutions saw…

The covers of local government documents reveal how public institutions saw themselves and how they wanted to be seen.

Earlier designs were text-heavy, formal, and purely functional. After the late 1960s, covers shifted toward images of families, neighborhoods, and shared spaces, reflecting values of inclusion, participation, and community.

See the covers, preserved in the California Local Government Documents Collection ⤵️ https://igs.berkeley.edu/news/reading-covers-community-and-change-local-government-documents

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