Graphic Design in the Twentieth Century
A Concise History
$32.02
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
7 October 2021
Summary
The story of graphic design is one of the most exciting and important in the history of twentieth century visual culture. From its roots in the development of printing, graphic design has evolved as a means of identification, information and promotion to become a profession and discipline in its own right. This authoritative documentary history begins with the poster and goes on to chart the development of graphics in brochures, magazines, advertising, corporate identity, television and elect…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780500204511 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0500204519 |
| Author: | Richard Hollis |
| Publisher: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Imprint: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 7 October 2021 |
| Weight: | 510g |
| Dimensions: | 150mm x 210mm |
| Series: | World of Art |
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Critics Review
“Hollis’s sharp focus allows him to pack aremarkable amount of material into acompact, usable book”
‘The best introduction [to the subject] yet written’ - i-D
‘I do love the book … Richard Hollis is an acute graphic design historian and his compact history is among the key chronicles of this significant design practice - what’s more its encyclopedic format makes it the most accessible book of the genre’ - Steven Heller, co-chair MFA Design at SVA/NYC and design critic and author
‘Essential and affordable reading for students, designers and historians … considered, well-informed and imaginative’ - The Eye
‘The stories, briskly told, often add new insight to familiar tales’ - Communication Arts
Richard Hollis
Richard Hollis (b.1934) is a British graphic designer. He has taught at various art schools, written several books, and worked as a printer and magazine editor. Employed in Paris as publicity designer for Galeries Lafayette, he later went on to design the quarterly journal Modern Poetry in Translation, before becoming the art editor of the weekly magazine New Society and later designed John Berger’s Ways of Seeing. He also designed the visual identity and marketing materials for the Whitechapel Art Gallery in London (1970-72 and 1978-85) and co-founded the School of Design at West of England College of Art. He first published this, his most famous book, previously titled Graphic Design: A Concise History, in 1994.
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