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Revised and updated to include all aspects of graphic design from 1840 to the present day, this classic reference defines key movements, trends, styles and techniques, and covers an enormous range of graphic designers, typographers, illustrators, poster artists and printers. It ensures that the names at the forefront of contemporary graphic design practice take their rightful place alongside major historical figures. From William Morris, inspired by nature, and El Lissitzky's Constructivist design to the Designer Republic's visuals for the music and club scene and John Maeda's computer graphics, this book presents an international overview of graphic design. The industry's most influential styles are recorded and prominent movements are explained, from Arts and Crafts to Postmodernism and beyond. Important trends are reflected in the newest entries, for example Irma Boom and Mevis + Van Deursen. Totally redesigned by Derek Birdsall, this edition includes over 150 additions and over 50 new pictures. A revised chronological chart outlines the relationship between movements, technology and designers around the world.

With over 400 detailed entries in alphabetical order, this volume offers one of the largest and most up-to-date illustrated works on international design in the 20th century. Accompanies the exhibit, ""A Century of Design, Part I: 1900-1925, "" December 1999-April 2000 at the Met in New York. 780 illustrations.

A comprehensive reference to all aspects of modern design traces the work of key international designers as well that the many significant changes that have influenced twentieth-century design, citing the impact of technological advances, new materials and techniques, and political and ideological movements. Original.

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Lists designers, including fine artists, architects, and fashion, industrial, and graphic designers, who have created everything from furniture to watch faces, and provides biographical information

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Offers brief profiles of important designers from 1450 to the present and identifies associations, schools, and exhibitions