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A History of Graphic Design (Meggs)
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With its approximately 1,200 illustrations, lucid text, and interpretive captions, this book by Philip Meggs reveals a saga of creative innovators, breakthrough technologies, and important design innovations. Graphic design is a vital component of each culture and period in human history, and in this account, an extraordinary panorama of people and events unfolds. This book is required reading for professionals, students, and everyone who works with or loves the world of graphic design.

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A History of Graphic Design
Item No.: 0471291986

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Graphic Design Time Line: A Century of Design Milestones

This matchless volume is the first to record the milestones of graphic design, from its beginnings as a viable art and craft to its most sophisticated, present-day accomplishments. Two-page spreads are devoted to each year of the century, from 1900 to 2000. Complete with numerous illustrations, this is an ideal desk reference, providing answers to endless historical questions such as when a style or technology was invented, when a designer was born or died, when an influential work was created, when a movement began, and when a school was founded.

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Graphic Design Time Line
Item No.: 1581150644

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Graphic Design History

Since its earliest beginnings at the turn of the twentieth century, graphic design has reflected and influenced society's vast changes -- and developed a rich history of its own. In the groundbreaking anthology Graphic Design History, editors Steven Heller and Georgette Ballance cull long-lost essays from obscure, hard-to-find sources to present a comprehensive overview of graphic design. This incomparable volume explores and defines the unique developments, personages, and events that shaped the course of graphic design.

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Graphic Design History
Item No.: 1581150946

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Coast to Coast

An astute re-evaluation of the fading American dream, Coast to Coast is America grown up: it takes you on a non-stop, whirlwind ride through the non-commercial, non-commissioned work of young designers from Boston to San Francisco. The first publication to condense decades of influence, lifestyles and an entire generation of US graphic designers into such a compact yet comprehensive collection.

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Coast to Coast
Item No.: 3931126900

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Graphic Design: A Concise History

This authoritative documentary history begins with the poster and goes on to chart the development of word and image in brochures and magazines, advertising, corporate identity, television, and electronic media, and the impact of technical innovations such as photography and the computer.

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Graphic Design: A Concise History
Item No.: 0500203474

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Marks of Excellence: The History and Taxonomy of Trademarks

Front Cover: Great Book Jackets and Cover Design

Design for Victory: World War II Posters on the American Home Front

Genius Moves: 100 Icons of Graphic Design

Graphic Style: From Victorian to Digital