Meggs' History of Graphic Design [Hardcover]

Philip B. Meggs (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 5, 2006

Used college textbook, like new. Great buy!

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc; 4 edition (January 5, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470042656
• ISBN-13: 978-0470042656
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.7 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (62 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #463,564 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must have reference book for graphic designers, March 20, 2001

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This review is from: A History of Graphic Design (Hardcover)

In my opinion, this 3rd Edition "A History of GD" is the best reference book written about graphic design. This 500 plus pages book/bible is simply divided into 5 sections, 1) The Prologue to Graphic Design, 2) A Graphic Rennaissance, 3) The Industrial Revolution, 4)The Modernist Era, and 5) The Age of Information. The topics range from the invention of writing to, creation of new typogrphic styles to, the digital revolution and computer art. There are plenty of graphics and photos on every page to accompany the wonderfully written text. If you study art history or graphic design, I think this would be a great reference book to have. It will take some time to read the entire book. But this is like a text book, so, reading only part of the chapters would be quite informative as well. Once you are done, you will definitely appreciate graphic design/graphic designers.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most Comprehensive Graphic History text around!, August 3, 2005

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Rachel Lieberman "Sangria" (New Jersey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A History of Graphic Design (Hardcover)

I bought this book for a class and am incredibly impressed. It covers the evolution of graphic communication from the earliest cave paintings to the web. This book has incredible pictures and describes different styles in an easy to understand format. It is thick, but is one of the best reference books for choosing style and historical content. I normally sell back my textbooks, but this one is staying in my library!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Book, June 17, 2001

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Mikhail (Moscow Russia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A History of Graphic Design (Hardcover)

This is The Book, a must-have. Incredibly helpful. What I like best - it provides an outstandingly complete context in which certain individual works and trends were developed. Also, you don't have to read the whole - very big - book to understand the things you're currently looking for; it's a great reference. And if you don't find something, at least you know where else to look and which next bookshelf to address. Nothing comes close.