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A History of Graphic Design

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I was introduced to this book early in my undergraduate studies of design but rediscovered it during my recently completed senior year. It became a reference for every project and a permanent fixture on my bedside table. I was required to read many different books on history but this was the only one that I read time and time again.

This book is one of the best presentations of the evolution of visual thinking and design. It shows the great design of each era, and a highly readable text tells about the philosophy and formal developments that occurred. It has about a thousand illustrations.

This is one of the only serious history books on the subject of graphic design. It is concise, well written, and extremely enlightening. A must have for all graphic designers and design students.

Very well organized, structured, etc, etc.... but, can you believe the illustrations of posters and printed examples in this book have NO INFORMATION ABOUT THE ACTUAL SIZE of them????? What happened??? Were all designers doing postcards and stamps before our time???
The author is also very biased, which I guess is the only way to go when you have to pick what to include in such an ambitious work. When talking about Malevich's black square, to fail to mention that he had positioned this painting in the corner of the room where orthodox icons go in houses, is quite decontextualizing.