Comments on: Graphic Design: A Concise History, Second Edition

By: dale

dale — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 09:11:12 +0000

insightful, full of samples (about 800 though largely black & white) a great guide to graphic styles, and the key movers & shakers in the history of graphic design right through from the 1890s to the 1990s.

a huge resource for such a little book, definately worth reading if not just to look at the pictures…
Rating: 5 / 5

By: Pavel Kocicka

Pavel Kocicka — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 08:20:15 +0000

First: it is great book full of a lot of examples and connections. And I love it and I can recomend it for everyone who wants to know something about graphic design.

But sometimes it lost connection between graphic and polictic, which is important in 1920s and 1930s.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: M. G. KING

M. G. KING — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 06:45:01 +0000

Unless you are interested in the opinions of the author, the book is not worth the purchase price. Why? Illustrations. There are but a handful of color illustrations and the majority of all the illustrations are smaller than 1″ x 1.5″. Save the pennies and buy a history with illustrations that are in color and can be seen.
Rating: 1 / 5

By: Salvan M. Vanderley

Salvan M. Vanderley — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 03:54:33 +0000

for design students. The book gives a complete analysis of the graphic design’s history.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: J. Best

J. Best — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 01:58:00 +0000

The type (copy) and the book itself are really small and hard to read. It’s more like a pocket size handbook. I should have done more research before I purchased; I made the inaccurate assumption that art/design books are usually larger in scale. I can’t comment on the content of the book because the size of it was such an impediment I stopped reading after a few chapters.
Rating: 2 / 5