Graphic Design History traces the social and cultural role of visual communication from prehistory to the present, connecting what designers do every day to a history of innovative graphic forms and effects. It offers a unique and exciting set of critical lenses for thinking about the cultural purpose and historical dimensions of the graphic designer's work, placing emphasis on the relevance of the history to the practices of designers today. Designed by the authors, the book is beautiful, spacious, and elegant. Clearly organized into three content-rich layers, it is informative yet lively and driven by ideas that offer ways of thinking about graphic design from a wealth of historical examples
- ISBN10 0136007910
- ISBN13 9780136007913
- Publish Date 4 September 2008 (first published 15 February 2008)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Pearson Prentice Hall
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 386
- Language English