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Graphic design : history in the writing (1983-2011) / [edited by Sara De Bondt and Catherine de Smet]. - London : Occasional Papers, 2012. - 303 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index

The first anthology of its kind, Graphic Design: History in the Writing (1983-2011) comprises some of the most influential published texts about graphic design history. The book documents the development of the relatively young field of graphic design history from 1983 to today, underscoring the aesthetic, theoretical, political and social tensions that have underpinned it from the beginning. Included in the anthology are texts by: Jeremy Aynsley, Steve Baker, Andrew Blauvelt, Piers Carey, François Chastanet, Wen Huei Chou, Denise Gonzales Crisp, Brian Donnelly, Johanna Drucker, Steven Heller, Richard Hollis, Robin Kinross, Ellen Lupton, Victor Margolin, Ellen Mazur Thomson, Philip B. Meggs, Gérard Mermoz, Abbott Miller, Rick Poynor, Martha Scotford, Catherine de Smet, Teal Triggs, Massimo Vignelli, Bridget Wilkins

ISBN: 9780956962300 0956962300

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Graphic arts--History
Graphic arts--20th century
Graphic arts--21st century
Commercial art--History
Art and society--History

LC Class. No.: NC998 / .G73 2012 NC998 / .G73 2012

Dewey Class. No.: 741.609 / G766