Rev. ed. of: A history of graphic design. c1998.
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. Postmodern design
National visions within a global dialogue
24. The digital revolution and beyond.
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Meggs' history of graphic design by Philip B. Meggs. ISBN 9780470168738. Published by John Wiley & Sons in 2012. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
