Meggs' history of graphic design
By: Philip B. Meggs, Alston W. Purvis.
Contributors: Purvis, Alston W., 1943-; Meggs, Philip B.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: J. Wiley & Sons
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Hoboken
Language: eng
Number of pages: 575
ISBN-13: 9780471699026
Subjects: Graphic design (Typography) -- History.; Book design -- History.
Description: "Under the new authorial leadership of Alston W. Purvis, Meggs' History of Graphic Design, Fourth Edition offers hundreds of full-color images supported by the latest information, including a new chapter on modern type design. With more than 1,000 illustrations, lucid text, and interpretive captions, this Fourth Edition reveals as saga of creative innovators, breakthrough technologies, and important design innovations."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Rev. ed. of: A history of graphic design. c1998.