Meggs' History of Graphic Design | 
 enlarge | Authors: Philip B. Meggs, Alston W. Purvis
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book
List Price: $80.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  33 reviews
Sales Rank: 817
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 4
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 592
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.7
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.5 x 1.7
ISBN: 0471699020
Dewey Decimal Number: 686.22
EAN: 9780471699026
ASIN: 0471699020
Publication Date: December 7, 2005
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Product Description
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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 Megg's History fo Graphic Design July 3, 2008
This is an excellent textbook and well worth the price. It's more like a history of art and culture.
Very informative May 12, 2008
I purchased this book for my Graphic Design history class. The book is well written and it is very informative.
overall very good February 25, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
i bought this product as new. i could tell the book had not been or had hardly been opened b/c of the sound it makes when you open a new book. the pages are clean and crisp. it was only the book jacket that protects the hard cover that had a few marks on it, but overall i'm very happy with it. =)
 Not as good as former editions February 2, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
After using all the editions, the latest isn't up to the late Phil Meggs' standards. In its attempt to
be concise and concept oriented, it omits much cultural and marginal information that was
interesting and flavorful. This edition is not as delicious as the others. I'm thinking of switching
textbooks for my students.
 Excellent resource December 3, 2007
This book provides an excellent resource on the graphic design industry with in-depth information on typography and how different art movements affected graphic design. It is well written and has great pictures with detailed descriptions. I recommend it for every graphic designer's personal library.
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