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

by Richard Hollis (Author)
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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd (1 Jun 1994)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0500202702
  • ISBN-13: 978-0500202708
  • Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 14.7 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 292,469 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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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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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent introduction to the history of graphic Design, 15 Jan 2002
By fogo-fatuo@clix.pt (Lisboa, Portugal) - See all my reviews
This is the best introduction to the history of Graphic Design I ever read.
The book is very well organized (chronological and geographically), and despiste the amplitude of the subject tries to reach the roots of the cultural and technological context of the big mutations of the contemporary graphic Design.
Easy to read contains reprodutions (however small in size)that help to visualize the essencial movements and authors, and doesn't stop at the Bauhus but goes to just yesterday.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great over view, 29 May 2002
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Organised by country and date, this book is a great introduction to where Graphic Design is coming from. Not expecting you to know anything about the topic, this book can be used as a history, or as a quick contextual refrence book.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not enough pictures :), 26 Jun 2008
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As I work best with pictures rather than words. I love graphic design books packed with large images full of inspiration. This has images, but not enough- plenty of writing tho! (hahaha) Guess its good for contextual studies though.
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This is a good foundation into the history of graphic design. I am a 1st year graphic design student, and have found it helpful as a reference. Read more
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