TY  - GEN
AU  - Meggs, Philip B
AU  - Purvis, Alston W
TI  - Meggs' History of Graphic Design
SN  - 9781118772058
U1  - 686.2209 MEG 
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Hoboken
PB  - John Wiley & Sons INC, 
KW  - Book design
KW  - Graphic design (Typography)
N2  - 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
ER  -