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Graphic Design: A Concise History (World of Art) [Paperback]

Richard Hollis (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0500202702 | ISBN-13: 978-0500202708 | Publication Date: March 1994

The story of graphic design is one of the most exciting and most important in the history of 20th-century visual culture. Created to inform, identify and promote, graphic design has evolved from its roots in the development of printing to become a profession and a discipline in its own right. This documentary history encompasses a vast range of media: printed posters; brochures and magazines; film, television and video; corporate identity. Reproduction techniques are fully treated, including lithography, photomontage, airbrushing, photography and computer-generated images.

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[M]any reproductions not seen in other histories and the stories, briskly told, often add new insight to familiar tales. -- Communication Arts --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Richard Hollis is a freelance graphic designer, and has worked as a printer, art editor, production manager, teacher, and lecturer. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Thames & Hudson (March 1994)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0500202702
ISBN-13: 978-0500202708
Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.8 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds

Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars follow the arrow, August 31, 2000

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This review is from: Graphic Design: A Concise History (World of Art) (Paperback)

insightful, full of samples (about 800 though largely black & white) a great guide to graphic styles, and the key movers & shakers in the history of graphic design right through from the 1890s to the 1990s.

a huge resource for such a little book, definately worth reading if not just to look at the pictures...

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great reference for Graphic Design history., March 25, 1998

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This is an excellent guide to the history of graphic design. I really enjoyed reading
this insightful view of graphic design. It has lots of useful information on the history
of graphic design from early posters to the electronic age. I have found this as a good
book for my study as an art student. I would recomend this to anyone interested in
graphic design history or if you are thinking of the graphic arts industry.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive book, January 6, 2008

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First: it is great book full of a lot of examples and connections. And I love it and I can recomend it for everyone who wants to know something about graphic design.
But sometimes it lost connection between graphic and polictic, which is important in 1920s and 1930s.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Kind of Boring for a book on Graphic Design
I bought this book for a Graphic Design History Class, and while it gets the job done in an informative sense, it is a rather unimpressive book in my personal opinion. Read more

Published 11 months ago by Kathryn Mosley

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't Bother
Unless you are interested in the opinions of the author, the book is not worth the purchase price. Why? Illustrations. Read more

Published on July 16, 2008 by M. G. KING

2.0 out of 5 stars small book
The type (copy) and the book itself are really small and hard to read. It's more like a pocket size handbook. Read more

Published on January 9, 2007 by J. Best

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read...
for design students. The book gives a complete analysis of the graphic design's history.

Published on July 6, 2005 by Bernardo Queiroz

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