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Meggs' history of graphic design.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2006.Edition: 4th ed. / Philip B. Meggs, Alston W. PurvisDescription: xi, 575 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 9780471699026:
  • 0471699020
Other title:
  • History of graphic design
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 686.22
LOC classification:
  • .M43 2006
Online resources:
Contents:
Part One The Prologue to Graphic Design: -- The visual message from prehistory through the medieval era -- The Invention of Writing -- Alphabets -- The Asian Contribution -- Illuminated Manuscripts
Part Two A Graphic Renaissance: The origins of European typography and design for printing -- Printing Comes to Europe -- The German Illustrated Book -- Renaissance Graphic Design -- An Epoch of Typographic Genius
Part Three The Bridge to the Twentieth Century The Industrial Revolution: The impact of industrial technology upon visual communications -- Graphic Design and the Industrial Revolution -- The Arts and Crafts Movement and its Heritage -- Art Nouveau -- The Genesis of Twentieth -Century Design
Part Four The Modernist Era: Graphic design in the first half of the twentieth century -- The Influence of Modern Art -- Pictorial Modernism -- A New Language of Form -- The Bauhaus and the New Typography -- The Modern Movement in America
Part Five The Age of information: Graphic design in the global village -- The International Typographic Style -- The New York School -- Corporate Identity and Visual Systems -- The Conceptual Image -- National Visions within a Global Dialogue -- Postmodern Design -- The Digital Revolution and Beyond.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
General Lending Wexford Campus Library Wexford General Lending 686.22 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 62382
General Lending Wexford Campus Library Wexford General Lending 686.22 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 62383
Reference Wexford Campus Library Wexford Reference 686.22 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 62384

CW027

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

Includes bibliographical references (p. 533-551) and index.

Part One The Prologue to Graphic Design: -- The visual message from prehistory through the medieval era -- The Invention of Writing -- Alphabets -- The Asian Contribution -- Illuminated Manuscripts

Part Two A Graphic Renaissance: The origins of European typography and design for printing -- Printing Comes to Europe -- The German Illustrated Book -- Renaissance Graphic Design -- An Epoch of Typographic Genius

Part Three The Bridge to the Twentieth Century The Industrial Revolution: The impact of industrial technology upon visual communications -- Graphic Design and the Industrial Revolution -- The Arts and Crafts Movement and its Heritage -- Art Nouveau -- The Genesis of Twentieth -Century Design

Part Four The Modernist Era: Graphic design in the first half of the twentieth century -- The Influence of Modern Art -- Pictorial Modernism -- A New Language of Form -- The Bauhaus and the New Typography -- The Modern Movement in America

Part Five The Age of information: Graphic design in the global village -- The International Typographic Style -- The New York School -- Corporate Identity and Visual Systems -- The Conceptual Image -- National Visions within a Global Dialogue -- Postmodern Design -- The Digital Revolution and Beyond.

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