Eskilson, Stephen, 1964-

Graphic design : a new history / Stephen J. Eskilson. - London : Laurence King , c2007. - 464 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 30 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 431-439) and index.

Introduction. The origins of typography and graphic design -- 1. Art nouveau I : a new style for a new culture -- 2. Art nouveau II : Scotl and, Austria, and Germany -- 3. Sachplakat, the First World War, and Da da -- 4. Modern art, modern graphic design -- 5. Revolutions in design -- 6. The Bauhaus and the new typography -- 7. American art deco and th e Second World War -- 8. The triumph of the international style -- 9. P ostmodernism, the return of expressionism -- 10. Contemporary graphic d esign.

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Graphic arts-- History.
Commercial art-- History.

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