Hollis, Richard.

Graphic design : a concise history / Richard Hollis. - Rev. and expanded ed. - London : Thames & Hudson, c1994. - 224p. : ill. (some col.), facsims. ; 21cm. - World of art. .

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

From graphic art to design 1890 to 1914; the avant-garde and the origins of Modernism 1914-1940; national tendencies until 1940; the designer and the art director; variants of Modernism in Europe; psychedelia, protest and new techniques of the late 1960s; new waves - electronic technology; 1990 and beyond.

A history of graphic design. It 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.

9780500202708 (pbk) : £6.95 0500203474


Graphic arts--History
Commercial art--History
Design History.
History of art
Graphic design
History of engineering & technology
Computer science

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