The History of Graphic Design: 45th Ed. (45th Edition) (Multilingual Edition)

Quality binding. Great photographs and information included within the book. Bought as a gift and was very pleased with the product

The book has curious facts and information very useful and also can be use for inspirational a purposes.

This is a stellar survey of graphic design work. Not to be overlooked.

Purchased as a gift for kid going to school for art. She loved it.

Perfect gift for my son that was a graphic arts major in college

A trip down the memory lane of graphic logos and advertising.

When I got past the intro, I thought the book was a misprint because it suddenly jumps into (what I think is) the German translation. The pictures do not repeat, so you have a unique situation where the second language translations are integrated in ways that are unique to each chapter's design. I am sure it is quite an artistic feat to pull that off, and I am sure there is a lot of cost savings to the publisher, but the average reader will get no benefit from the text being presented in a second language. Regardless, I am only taking off one star for that, because it doesn't relate to the quality of the content but more so the quality of the presentation of the content. I have heard others complain about the images being small, but look at the dimensions of this book and know that this is more like a textbook and less like a coffee-table book. I mean, it works both ways, but they organized the content in a way that makes this a practical reference. While the book may be a bit unnecessarily thick, due to it being in two languages, its modest page dimensions make it very practical in my small desk library of physical references for writing and design. In other words, if you are wanting to look up an art trend like Art Deco, of course you could search the web, but that approach requires you to play the part of the curator trying to quickly get the skill of identifying a copycat. With a book like this, you get a very clean curation of examples. They are small in size, but that's because this is a reference type of book. It is giving you condensed examples to improve your familiarity. This is not like your typical book of art to look at, but more like a very illustrative textbook. A great companion to this book is Aaron Draplin's "Pretty Much Everything" which is a larger scale book more oriented towards providing inspiration. In fact, you could probably read this book and then be able to identify which era Aaron is replicating with each style he demonstrates in his book (nearly every known style is in there somewhere).

The timeline in this book alone is just soooo worth it! Very informative and have citation on all artwork , sooo you can look up the artists!!

Je l'ai offert à mon fils fraîchement diplômé en graphisme et il a bien aimé! Le livre est écrit en trois langues.

Zamówiłam książkę, której potrzebuję do nauki, zależy mi więc na czasie i nie mogę jej teraz zwrócić - ale niestety przyszła do mnie uszkodzona. Nie wiem, czy Amazon nie dba o pakowanie produktów, czy jest to wina dostarczycieli, ale nie jest to już pierwszy raz! Zazwyczaj zamawiam książki o designie, zależy mi więc na idealnej jakości, co tutaj się nie sprawdza. :/ Słabo.

I bought this book as a gift for myself and I am very pleased with it. It is a beautiful hardcover edition, with a glossy dust jacket and high-quality paper. The book covers the history of graphic design from the origins of writing to the present day, with chapters on typography, printing, advertising, posters, logos, digital media, and more. It is is full of illustrations, examples, and case studies that showcase the diversity and creativity of graphic design. The book is a must-have for anyone interested in graphic design, whether as a student, a professional, or a hobbyist. It is a great reference and a source of inspiration. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves graphic design.

Educational and great for inspiration.

I really enjoyed the book and just deep dive into graphic design.