Smithsonian – Yesterday, Today
Identity, Physical

Published in the USA Today and read by over 4 million people nationwide, ‘Yesterday, Today’ is a fun and educational activity guide that bridges generational gaps by celebrating unexpected connections between the past and present found within the Smithsonian’s collections.

Cover of Yesterday, Today 12-page insert

Detail of table of contents spread – letter from the Lonnie G. Bunch III of the Smithsonian

Table of contents and coloring activity

Detail of coloring activity
Included objects from the Smithsonian’s collections

Interior Spread – Space Race to Smartphone time capsule with emoji decoder and crossword puzzle

Detail of Space Race to Smartphone spread

Detail of Icon-O-Graph icon maker activity

Interior Spread – Oil Shock to Smart Car time capsule with puzzle and Icon-O-Graph icon maker activity and crossword puzzle.

Interior Spread – Pop Art to Social Media time capsule with connect-the-dots and word find activities

Detail of Pop Art to Social Media spread

Interior Spread – Tomorrow page with Predictive Text and Timeless Tunes activities
Included objects from the Smithsonian’s collections

Back Cover – life size Solitaire “board” in the iconic Windows 3.0 interface style released in 1990 with original artwork by Susan Kare (Shown here with accompanying Susan Kare playing cards that are available through Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s shop)