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A history of graphic design / Philip B. Meggs.

By: Meggs, Philip B.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Allen Lane, 1983Description: 511 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0713916095.Subject(s): Graphic design (Typography) -- History | Book design -- HistoryDDC classification: 686.2209
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 497-502) and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • The Prologue to Graphic Design: The Visual Message from Prehistory through the Medieval Era
  • A Graphic Renaissance: The Origins of European Typography and Design for Printing
  • The Industrial Revolution: The Impact of Industrial Technology upon Visual Communications
  • The Modernist Era: Graphic Design in the First Half of the Twentieth Century
  • The Age of Information: Graphic Design in the Global Village
  • Epilogue
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Picture Credits
  • Index