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# Meggs' History of Graphic Design

**Brand:** philip b. meggsalston w. purvis
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- **What is this?** Meggs' History of Graphic Design by philip b. meggsalston w. purvis
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Meggs' History of Graphic Design

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Great book for class! Will be keeping for Graphic Design career.
  

*by F***T on Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2016*

I needed this for a class, so I didn't have a choice to buy this or not. This was not for leisure reading.However, I will definitely not be selling this to another student! I like the way everything is written; it's very down to earth and easy to understand. If you're looking for a specific person or time period, it's very easy to locate that. This is the first history book I've found that made sense when divided into chapters; everything else I've read (for school or leisure) was disorganized and confusing. I'll be keeping this for future reference.There are a lot of pictures of the artifacts they are talking about, and lots of good information.The book came in excellent condition with no bends, rips, or fraying. The cover is actually a dust jacket, the actual book is white.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Great book serves as a giant context for further study
  

*by C***Y on Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2013*

I haven’t read this entire tome yet, as I’ve only made time to study some of the chapters for class. But it is a fascinating read, discovering key figures and art movements in the graphic design history, especially when you see how they evolved over time. For example, you might read about how Jan Tschichold changed his mind about the rules he presents in his "New Typography" book after being imprisoned by the Nazi Gestapo for six weeks before escaping to Switzerland. He goes back to championing classic typography and also matching style to content instead of strictly applying his New Typography to everything. “Meggs' History” is full of that kind of information. They try to maintain an objective tone in the writing.There are also loads of images with informative captions, which alone are going to help you loads over simply approaching the history of graphic design knowing very little, such as I did.A used 4th edition would still serve the purpose, if you're on a tight budget.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Textbook
  

*by K***R on Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2014*

My design school has set this textbook for their design history courses for well over a decade. It's an excellent overview of the subject and well worth the price even in this age of Wikipedia. For a serious design professional consider getting a dead-tree copy of Meggs for the high print quality illustrations and the eBook version for its "in your pocket" portability.This particular edition is much more rounded and has good flavour changes from the third and fourth editions.

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