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A history of graphic design

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An edition of A history of graphic design (1983)

A history of graphic design

3rd ed.

by , , and

  • ★★ ★ 2.8 (4 ratings)
  • 154 Want to read
  • 9 Currently reading
  • 6 Have read

After fifteen years of development in graphic design, this expanded and updated Third Edition includes hundreds of full-color images and new material in many areas, including alphabets, Japanese and Dutch graphics, and the computer revolution which has impacted all aspects of contemporary design and communications. With its approximately 1,200 illustrations, lucid text, and interpretive captions, the book reveals a saga of creative innovators, breakthrough technologies, and important design innovations.

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John Wiley & Sons
Language
English
Pages
510

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Subjects

Book design, Commercial art, Graphic design (Typography), History, open_syllabus_project, Graphic design, Printing, Graphic arts, Layout (Printing), Gebrauchsgraphik, Histoire, Grafische vormgeving, Arts graphiques, Industries graphiques, Gebrauchsgrafik, Illustration, Boekdrukkunst, Arts graphiques - Histoire, Typografie, Industries graphiques - Histoire, Geschichte, Graphic design (Typography) -- History, Book design -- History, Typografi, Grafisk formgivning, Historia, Grafik, Graphic design (typography)--history, Book design--history, Z246 .m43 2006, 686.2/2, Z246 .m43 2016, 686.2/209, General, Professional, career & trade -> graphic arts/communications/design -> general, Gd00, Aa30, Layout

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2006, J. Wiley & Sons
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A history of graphic design
1998, John Wiley & Sons
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A history of graphic design
1983, Van Nostrand Reinhold
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 476-490) and index.

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New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
686.2/2/09
Library of Congress
Z246 .M43 1998, Z246.M43 1998

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Pagination
xiii, 510 p. :
Number of pages
510

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL690938M
ISBN 10
0471291986
LCCN
97038055
OCLC/WorldCat
37594815
LibraryThing
9207261
Goodreads
685487

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL2722401W

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Sixth edition

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