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Meggs' history of graphic design
- Title
- Meggs' history of graphic design / Philip B. Meggs, Alston W. Purvis.
- Author
- Meggs, Philip B.
- Publication
- Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, ©2012.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Purvis, Alston W., 1943-
- Description
- xi, 603 pages : illustrations (some color); 29 cm
- Summary
- "In addition to classic topics such as the invention of writing and alphabets, the origins of printing and typography, and postmodern design, the new Fifth Edition presents new information on current trends and technologies sweeping the graphic design landscape, such as the web, multimedia, interactive design, and private presses ..."--Jacket.
- Alternative Title
- History of graphic design
- Subjects
- Note
- Revised edition of: A history of graphic design. c1998.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 574-581) 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. Postmodern design -- National visions within a global dialogue -- 24. The digital revolution and beyond.
- Call Number
- Z246
- ISBN
- 9780470168738 (cloth/website)
- 0470168730 (cloth/website)
- LCCN
- 2010053089
- OCLC
- 695390077
- Author
- Meggs, Philip B.
- Title
- Meggs' history of graphic design / Philip B. Meggs, Alston W. Purvis.
- Imprint
- Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, ©2012.
- Edition
- 5th ed.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 574-581) and index.
- Added Author
- Purvis, Alston W., 1943-Meggs, Philip B. History of graphic design.
- Research Call Number
- *R-ART Z246 .M43 2012