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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Meggs, Philip B.

Contributor:

Purvis, Alston W., 1943-

Meggs, Philip B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Graphic design (Typography)--History.

Graphic design (Typography).

History.

Book design--History.

Book design.

Physical Description:

xi, 575 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley & Sons, [2006]

Summary:

Now in its Fourth Edition, this unrivaled, seminal work continues its long tradition of providing balanced insight and thorough historical background. Under the new authorial leadership of Alston Purvis, this authoritative book offers more than 450 new images, along with expansive coverage of such topics as Italian, Russian, and Dutch design. It reveals a saga of creative innovators, breakthrough technologies, and important design innovations.

Contents:

Part I The Prologue to Graphic Design: The visual message from prehistory through the medieval era

1 The Invention of Writing 4

2 Alphabets 18

3 The Asian Contribution 31

4 Illuminated Manuscripts 42

Part II A Graphic Renaissance: The origins of European typography and design for printing

5 Printing Comes to Europe 64

6 The German Illustrated Book 78

7 Renaissance Graphic Design 94

8 An Epoch of Typographic Genius 117

Part III The Bridge to the Twentieth Century: The Industrial Revolution: The impact of industrial technology upon visual communications

9 Graphic Design and the Industrial Revolution 134

10 The Arts and Crafts Movement and its Heritage 165

11 Art Nouveau 190

12 The Genesis of Twentieth-Century Design 221

Part IV The Modernist Era: Graphic design in the first half of the twentieth century

13 The Influence of Modern Art 248

14 Pictorial Modernism 269

15 A New Language of Form 287

16 The Bauhaus and the New Typography 310

17 The Modern Movement in America 336

Part V The Age of Information: Graphic design in the global village

18 The International Typographic Style 356

19 The New York School 374

20 Corporate Identity and Visual Systems 399

21 The Conceptual Image 424

22 National Visions within a Global Dialogue 447

23 Postmodern Design 466

24 The Digital Revolution and Beyond 488.

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: A history of graphic design. c1998.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [533]-551) and index.

Related Work:

Meggs, Philip B. History of graphic design.

ISBN:

0471699020

OCLC:

58829979

Publisher Number:

9780471699026