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Acclaimed, expanded landmark text tracing visual communication from ancient writing and medieval manuscripts to postmodern design, computer graphics, and modern visual identity programs.

A History of Graphic Design [Second Edition]

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Editor: Philip B. Meggs
Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York
Publication: 1992, First Edition
Binding: Hardcover, section sewn
Pages: 508
Size: 225 x 285
Text: English
ISBN: 0442318952

(Preface) 'After a decade of research by its author, the First Edition of A History of Graphic Design was recognized as a publishing landmark by the Association of American Publishers, which honoured it with a coveted award for publishing excellence. Now another decade has gone into the development of this edition. Expanded and updated, A History of Graphic Design, Second Edition includes new features such as a color section with one hundred images, timelines for each of five major sections of the book, new material on the genesis of modern design and postmodern design, and improved layout and typography. Through more than 1,300 illustrations, a lucid text, and interpretive picture captions, a saga of creative thinkers, breakthrough technologies, and important design innovations is revealed.

The history of design parallels the design of his-tory, and in this account an extraordinary panorama of people and events unfolds, including:

  • The Invention of Writing and the Alphabet
  • The Medieval Manuscript
  • The Origins of Printing and Typography
  • Renaissance Graphic Design
  • The Development of Photography Victorian and Art Nouveau Graphics
  • Modern Art and its Impact on Design
  • Today's Visual Identity Programs
  • Conceptual Images, Postmodern Design
  • Computer Graphics

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