| Edition |
4th ed. |
| Description |
xi, 575 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm |
| Note |
Rev. ed. of: A history of graphic design. c1998. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 533-551) and index. |
| Contents |
Part I. The prologue to graphic design : 1. The invention of writing -- 2. Alphabets -- 3. The Asian contribution -- 4. Illuminated manuscripts -- Part II. A graphic renaissance : 5. Printing comes to Europe -- 6. The German illustrated book -- 7. Renaissance graphic design -- 8. An epoch of typographic genius -- Part III. The bridge to the twentieth century : 9. Graphic design and the Industrial Revolution -- 10. The Arts and Crafts Movement and its heritage -- 11. Art Nouveau -- 12. The genesis of twentieth century design -- Part IV. The modernist era : 13. The influence of modern art -- 14. Pictorial modernism -- 15. A new language of form -- 16. The Bauhaus and the new typography -- The modern movement in America -- Part V. The age of information : 18. The international typographic style -- 19. The New York school -- 20. Corporate identity and visual systems -- 21. The conceptual image -- 22. National visions within a global dialogue -- 23. Postmodern design -- 24. The digital revolution and beyond. |
| Subject |
Graphic design (Typography) -- History.
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Graphic design (Typography) |
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History. |
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Book design -- History.
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Book design. |
| Added Author |
Purvis, Alston W., 1943-
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Meggs, Philip B.
History of graphic design.
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| ISBN |
0471699020 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780471699026 cloth alkaline paper |
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