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Meggs' History of Graphic Design

By: Philip B. Meggs,Alston W. Purvis

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Meggs' History of Graphic Design

By: Philip B. Meggs,Alston W. Purvis

The bestselling graphic design reference, updated for the digital age Meggs' History of Graphic Design is the industry's unparalleled, award-winning reference. With over 1,400 high-quality images throughout, this visually stunning text guides you through a saga of artistic innovators, breakthrough technologies, and groundbreaking developments that define the graphic design field. The initial publication of this book was heralded as a publishing landmark, and author Philip B. Meggs is credited with significantly shaping the academic field of graphic design. Meggs presents compelling, comprehensive information enclosed in an exquisite visual format. The text includes classic topics such as the invention of writing and alphabets, the origins of printing and typography, and the advent of postmodern design. This new sixth edition has also been updated to provide: The latest key developments in web, multimedia, and interactive design Expanded coverage of design in Asia and the Middle East Emerging design trends and technologies Timelines framed in a broader historical context to help you better understand the evolution of contemporary graphic design Extensive ancillary materials including an instructor's manual, expanded image identification banks, flashcards, and quizzes You can't master a field without knowing the history. Meggs' History of Graphic Design presents an all-inclusive, visually spectacular arrangement of graphic design knowledge for students and professionals. Learn the milestones, developments, and pioneers of the trade so that you can shape the future.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119136202

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9781119136200

H. N Werkman (Monographics Series)

By: Alston W. Purvis

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H. N Werkman (Monographics Series)

By: Alston W. Purvis

Hendrik Werkman, born in Groningen, Holland in 1882, was a printer, typographer, painter and printmaker. He is best known for his asymmetric typographic compositions and for his experimentation with letterpress printing techniques. He also printed without the press, a technique he called 'not printing'. In Graphic Design: A Concise History, Richard Hollis wrote: Werkman's uninhibited graphic invention has been an inspiration to graphic designers anxious to introduce an obviously 'creative' effect Like Piet Zwart, Werkman used type as collage. From 1923-26 Werkman created and printed an experimental typographic magazine, The Next Call. During the German occupation of Holland in World War II he ran an underground press and produced 40 issues of a subversive broadsheet. The Blue Barge. In 1945 he was executed by the Nazis, only two days before the liberation of Holland. Much of his work was destroyed at this time.

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124

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Laurence King Publishing

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1856693899

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9781856693899

Wendingen - A Journal for the Arts, 1918-1932

By: Martijn F. Le Coultre,Alston W. Purvis

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Wendingen - A Journal for the Arts, 1918-1932

By: Martijn F. Le Coultre,Alston W. Purvis

Wendingen, the pioneering arts journal, sought out the newest ideas by the most creative visual artists of the day-architecture, graphics, ceramics, glass and theatrical design-and reproduced them in sumptuous, hand-bound editions of unparalleled beauty.

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284

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Princeton Architectural Press

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1568982763

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9781568982762

H.N. Werkman

By: Alston W. Purvis

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H.N. Werkman

By: Alston W. Purvis

An extraordinary look at the work of a highly influential avant-garde designer, typographer, and printmaker Dutch designer and printmaker Hendrik Werkman (1882-1945) is best known for his innovative printing techniques and avant-garde typography. As publisher of De Blauwe Schuitt, a series of underground booklets produced by Jewish dissident poets and writers during the Nazi occupation of Holland, Werkman was imprisoned by German secret police in 1945 and executed without trial just three days before the country's liberation. This generously illustrated book is the first in English to focus on Werkman's remarkable graphic work and fascinating life. Werkman founded his own printmaking shop in 1908. His self-produced magazine The Next Call waspublished in 1923 and included typographical and other printmaking experiments as well as the designer's own Dadaist poems and texts. Werkman also developed a printmaking process he called "hot printing," a technique incorporating found materials that added repeated design elements directly onto the paper--all without the use of a printing press. Although much of his work was destroyed at the time of his execution, the remarkable examples that remain tell the story of a maverick designer and typographer whose graphic vision was playful, bold, experimental, and unwaveringly optimistic.

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Yale University Press

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0300102909

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9780300102901

Meggs' History of Graphic Design

By: Philip B. Meggs,Alston W. Purvis

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Meggs' History of Graphic Design

By: Philip B. Meggs,Alston W. Purvis

Now in its Fourth Edition, this unrivaled, seminal work continues its long tradition of providing balanced insight and thorough historical background. Under the new authorial leadership of Alston Purvis, this authoritative book offers more than 450 new images, along with expansive coverage of such topics as Italian, Russian, and Dutch design. It reveals a saga of creative innovators, breakthrough technologies, and important design innovations.

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Wiley

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0471699020

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9780471699026

The Vendetta

Special Agent Melvin Purvis, John Dillinger, and Hoover's FBI in the Age of Gangsters

By: Alston Purvis

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The Vendetta

Special Agent Melvin Purvis, John Dillinger, and Hoover's FBI in the Age of Gangsters

By: Alston Purvis

In The Vendetta, author Alston Purvis recounts the story of his father, Melvin Purvis, the iconic G-man and public hero made famous by his remarkable sweep of the great Public Enemies of the American Depression—John Dillinger; Pretty Boy Floyd, and Baby Face Nelson. Purvis’s successes led FBI boss J. Edgar Hoover to grow increasingly jealous, to the point where he vowed to bring down Purvis. Hoover smeared Purvis’s reputation, and tried to erase his name from all records of the FBI's greatest triumphs. This book sets the record straight, and provides a grippingly authentic new telling of the gangster era, seen from the perspective of the pursuers.

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PublicAffairs

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1586487418

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9781586487416

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Meggs' History of Graphic Design

Meggs' History of Graphic Design

H. N Werkman (Monographics Series)

H. N Werkman (Monographics Series)

Wendingen - A Journal for the Arts, 1918-1932

Wendingen - A Journal for the Arts, 1918-1932

H.N. Werkman

H.N. Werkman

Meggs' History of Graphic Design

Meggs' History of Graphic Design

The Vendetta

The Vendetta

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