Meggs' History of Graphic Design (4th edition)

Meggs' history of graphic design by Philip B. Meggs & Alston W. Purvis (4th edition) is now available for loan from the Learning Centre.

Contents:

Part I. The Prologue to Graphic Design: The visual message from prehistory through the medieval era

• The Invention of Writing
• Alphabets
• The Asian Contribution
• Illuminated Manuscripts

Part II. A Graphic Renaissance: The origins of European typography and design for printing

• Printing Comes to Europe
• The German Illustrated Book
• Renaissance Graphic Design
• An Epoch of Typographic Genius

Part III. The Bridge to the Twentieth Century: The Industrial Revolution: The impact of industrial technology upon visual communications

• Graphic Design and the Industrial Revolution
• The Arts and Crafts Movement and its Heritage
• Art Nouveau
• The Genesis of Twentieth Century Design

Part IV. The Modernist Era: Graphic design in the first half of the twentieth century

• The Influence of Modern Art
• Pictorial Modernism
• A New Language of Form
• The Bauhaus and the New Typography
• The Modern Movement in America

Part V. The Age of Information: Graphic design in the global village

• The International Typographic Style
• The New York School
• Corporate Identity and Visual Systems
• The Conceptual Image
• National Visions within a Global Dialogue
• Postmodern Design
• The Digital Revolution and Beyond