The History of Graphic Design
1890-1959
$297.10
- Hardcover
480 pages
- Release Date
5 February 2018
Summary
Visual Echoes: A History of Graphic Design (1890s-1950s)
History is a complex business. Fortunes boom and bust, empires wax and wane, and change—whether social, political, or technological—has its winners, its losers, its advocates, and its enemies. Through all the turbulent passage of time, graphic design—with its vivid, neat synthesis of image and idea—has distilled the spirit of each age.
This book is an in-depth history of graphic design from the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783836563079 |
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| ISBN-10: | 383656307X |
| Author: | Jens Muller |
| Publisher: | Taschen GmbH |
| Imprint: | Taschen GmbH |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Release Date: | 5 February 2018 |
| Weight: | 3.86kg |
| Dimensions: | 372mm x 246mm |
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Critics Review
“This book, which looks at the legacy and heritage of graphic design, is an essential portal to our appreciation of the world’s history.”
Jens Müller ambitiously traces not only the evolution of an industry, but also the arc of our aesthetics. * TIME *Chronicle, treasure of pictures, source of ideas-and above all, great fun. * Der Spiegel *Graphic design history is a cultural, political, social, and technological history. Since it is impossible to understand one without the other, this book, which looks at the legacy and heritage of graphic design, is an essential portal to our appreciation of the world’s history. * Steven Heller *
About The Author
Jens Muller
Jens Müller was born in Koblenz, Germany, in 1982 and studied graphic design. Recipient of numerous national and international design awards, he is a partner of Vista design studio in Düsseldorf and professor of corporate design at the Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts.
Julius Wiedemann studied graphic design and marketing and was an art editor for newspapers and design magazines in Tokyo before joining TASCHEN in 2001. His titles include the Illustration Now! and Record Covers series, as well as the infographics collection and books about advertising and visual culture.
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