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Graphic Design Before Graphic Designers: The Printer as Designer and Craftsman: 1700-1914
David Jury
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Description for Graphic Design Before Graphic Designers: The Printer as Designer and Craftsman: 1700-1914
Hardcover. International in scope, this book charts the evolution of print into graphic design between 1700 and 1914. With around 850 illustrations, many specially photographed from private collections, it is of interest to graphic designers, design and social historians, as well as collectors of print and printed emphemera alike. Num Pages: 312 pages, 779 illustrations, 560 in colour. BIC Classification: AKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 202 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1712.
A rich, visual retelling of history, international in scope, this book charts the evolution of ‘print’ into ‘graphic design’ between 1700 and 1914. It is organized into six chapters, each beginning with a short introductory text before immersing the reader in a wealth of delightful and fully captioned examples of printed ephemera – handbills, posters, advertisements, catalogues and labels – that served the demands of the emerging consumer classes of the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and reveal the extraordinary skill, craft, design sense and intelligence of those who created them. A book of great appeal, based on comprehensive, ... Read more
A rich, visual retelling of history, international in scope, this book charts the evolution of ‘print’ into ‘graphic design’ between 1700 and 1914. It is organized into six chapters, each beginning with a short introductory text before immersing the reader in a wealth of delightful and fully captioned examples of printed ephemera – handbills, posters, advertisements, catalogues and labels – that served the demands of the emerging consumer classes of the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and reveal the extraordinary skill, craft, design sense and intelligence of those who created them. A book of great appeal, based on comprehensive, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Number of pages
312
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500516461
SKU
V9780500516461
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Ref
99-2
About David Jury
David Jury is a prolific writer, award-winning graphic designer and head of the MA course Art, Design and the Book at the Colchester Institute. He has written a number of books on the subject of typography and was the editor of the award-winning journal TypoGraphic. His previous books include Typography Today.
Reviews for Graphic Design Before Graphic Designers: The Printer as Designer and Craftsman: 1700-1914
'A gem - an impressive academic achievement, packed full of stories … there’s so much to enjoy in this book, starting with its actual design … this repository of visual material adds up to an inspirational sourcebook. But unlike many other beautifully illustrated publications, you will want to do more than just look at the pictures - ... Read more