Bibliograph

Meggs' history of graphic design, Philip B. Meggs, Alston W. Purvis

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Meggs' history of graphic design, Philip B. Meggs, Alston W. Purvis

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 623-655) and index

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facsimilesillustrationsportraits

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Meggs' history of graphic design

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

949812465

Responsibility statement

Philip B. Meggs, Alston W. Purvis

Summary

The unrivaled, comprehensive reference tool for graphic designers & students that was heralded as a publishing landmark

Table Of Contents

1. The invention of writing -- 2. Alphabets -- 3. The Asian contribution -- 4. Illuminated manuscripts -- 5. Printing comes to Europe -- 6. The German illustrated book -- 7. Renaissance graphic design -- 8. An epoch of typographic genius -- 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 -- 13. The influence of modern art -- 14. Pictorial modernism -- 15. A new language of form -- 16. The Bauhaus and the new typography -- 17. The modern movement in America -- 18. The international typographic style -- 19. The New York school -- 20. Corporate identity and visual systems -- 21. The conceptual image -- 22. Postmodern design -- 23. National visions within a global dialogue -- 24. The digital revolution and beyond

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History of graphic design

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