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Graphic Design 20th Century [Paperback]

Alston Purvis (Author), Alston W. Purvis (Author)
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1568984146 978-1568984148 November 2003
With over five hundred color reproductions, Graphic Design 20th Century represents a pictorial history of the last hundred years in graphic design. Alston Purvis presents all the significant designers of the twentieth century as well as the many styles that characterized this rich and tumultuous period: Art Nouveau, Arts and Craft, the Viennese Secession, the Russian Avant-Garde, Punk, New Wave, and computer graphics are just a few of the subjects discussed in this essential reference book.
The wealth of visual material presented, including iconic works by Aleksandr Rodchenko, H. Th. Wijdeveld, Frank Lloyd Wright, Paul Rand, Piet Zwart, Saul Bass, among many others, makes this a truly enjoyable and inspiring read and a handy guide for any designer, artist, or student.

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Alston W. Purvis is Chairman of Graduate Studies and the Department of Graphic Design at Boston University. He is the author of numerous publications on graphic design.

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  • Paperback: 480 pages
  • Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press (November 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1568984146
  • ISBN-13: 978-1568984148
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.5 x 1.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,754,444 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Must have for all graphic designers, May 10, 2008
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This is an amazing book. It is around 475 pages and around 97% of it is all large images with the best poster from this era, where you can see the biggest graphic design movements that happened in the 20th century. It also includes images all of all important fonts created with information about them.
I never write reviews but this is an amazing source of inspiration that makes you think why aren't more things being done like in the old days, simple, direct, and understandable.
Over all great book.
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Although the term was rarely used until after World War II, the American book and type designer William Addison Dwiggins referred to his own work as "graphic design" as early as 1992. Read the first page
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United Kingdom, The Hague, New York, World War, Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Adolphe Jean-Marie Mouron, York City, Franklin Gothic, Hendrik Nicolaas, Filippo Tommaso, Jan Theodoor, Jean George Leon, Lazar Markovitch, San Francisco, Vladimir Auqustovich Stenberq, Adrian Frutiger, Filippo Achille Emilio, Great Britain, Great Falls, Helmut Herzfeld, Hendrikus Theodorus, Moritz Schauenburg Lahr, Saul Bass
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