The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Graphic Design and Designers [antikvár]

A reader's guide to the use of this book The aim of the Dictionary of Graphic Design and Designers is co present a concise compendium of Information on not only the leading figures in graphic design since 1840 but also on the artistic movements and technical advances of the period, thereby helping to show how the development of graphic design relates to the history of fine art and illustration.This broad contextual approach is intended to show how graphic design, far from being on the fringes, has been at the heart of artistic developments during the past 160 years. All information is given in a concise form and while there are more than 750 entries, the choice is of necessity selective; this is particularly so with the leading figures of contemporary graphic design, from amongst whom only a few of the most influential have been chosen.This choice of the more radical and important practitioners in the field today provides clear indications of likely developments in graphic design over the next decade and beyond. The huge range of entries is outlined in the subject index (opposite), which is intended to help the reader draw parallels between entries that may appear some distance apart in the alphabetical order; such interrelationships are further indicated by the cross references in the text, which appear in SMALL CAPITALS. Black-and-white illustrations have been selected to provide as complete a visual record as possible of the subjects discussed, while the colour illustrations on pp. 65-72 reveal the particular significance of colour in certain areas of graphic design. The chronological chart on pp. 232-35 suggests the links between major artistic movements and the designers, companies and technical inventions of greatest significance in each period. A bibliography giving details of some of the most fundamental and informative sources on this subject is to be found on pp. 236-37. Acknowledgments for the illustrations appear on pp. 238-39.