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Philip B Meggs ; Alston W Purvis

Meggs' history of graphic design /Philip B Meggs; Alston W Purvis - Hoboken : Wiley , 2016 - x, 680 pages ; 29 cm

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.

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

ISBN: 9781118772058

Publisher. No.: International Book Distributors ;Flat No.17,Prakash Apartments,5 Ansari Road,Daryaganj New Delhi-110002

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Graphic design (Typography)

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Book design -- History.

Dewey Class. No.: 741.6 MEG