Meggs' History of Graphic Design (eBook)

Philip B. Meggs, Alston W. Purvis, Sandra Maxa, Mark Sanders (Autoren)

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2025 | 7. Auflage
1998 Seiten
Wiley (Verlag)
978-1-119-74338-5 (ISBN)

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The bestselling graphic design reference, restructured by themes to represent motivations for visual communication over time

Graphic designers must have a thorough understanding of the field's rich history in order to inspire and inform their work. Meggs' History of Graphic Design is the industry's original reference, serving as an essential resource for a generation of professionals, scholars, and students. With over 1,400 high-quality images throughout, this visually stunning text guides you through artistic innovators, breakthrough tools and technologies, and significant artifacts that have pushed the boundaries of graphic design throughout its history. The initial publication of this book was heralded as a landmark, and author Philip B. Meggs is credited with significantly shaping the academic field of graphic design.

This new edition foregrounds cultural and social context and elevates diverse voices that are pivotal contributors to the history of graphic design. This seventh edition also covers:

• Artifacts, methods, designers, and events from pre-history to the twenty-first century
• Technological advancements in media and design, from the earliest technologies to recent developments
• A timeline for studying graphic history from multiple viewpoints and culturally diverse approaches
• Updated ancillary materials, including an instructor's manual, key terms, and quizzes

You can't master a field without knowing its history. Meggs' History of Graphic Design presents a diverse, visually spectacular history of graphic design for students and professionals. The updates to this edition solidify its continuing legacy as a must-have in any contemporary graphic design library.

Sandra Maxa (Baltimore, MD) is Director of the Graphic Design Master of Arts program at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) where she teaches design theory, process and typography. Her research investigates the connection between mapping, narrative and culture. She has also taught at Pratt Institute, Parsons The New School for Design, and Rutgers University - Newark.

Mark Sanders (Baltimore, MD), has taught typography, systems, and interaction design with research focused on reinventing typographic and digital frameworks to address the expanding roles and mediums of design. He has taught at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Pratt Institute, Parsons The New School for Design, and Rutgers University - Newark.

As partners at the multi-disciplinary studio Q Collective, Sandra and Mark produce work that reflects a deep interest in identity, interactivity, history and visual culture. Sandra and Mark are also co-authors of the 6th and 7th editions of Typographic Design: Form and Communication.

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The bestselling graphic design reference, restructured by themes to represent motivations for visual communication over time Graphic designers must have a thorough understanding of the field s rich history in order to inspire and inform their work. Meggs History of Graphic Design is the industry s original reference, serving as an essential resource for a generation of professionals, scholars, and students. With over 1,400 high-quality images throughout, this visually stunning text guides you through artistic innovators, breakthrough tools and technologies, and significant artifacts that have pushed the boundaries of graphic design throughout its history. The initial publication of this book was heralded as a landmark, and author Philip B. Meggs is credited with significantly shaping the academic field of graphic design. This new edition foregrounds cultural and social context and elevates diverse voices that are pivotal contributors to the history of graphic design. This seventh edition also covers: Artifacts, methods, designers, and events from pre-history to the twenty-first century Technological advancements in media and design, from the earliest technologies to recent developments A timeline for studying graphic history from multiple viewpoints and culturally diverse approaches Updated ancillary materials, including an instructor s manual with discussion questions and a guide for transitioning from the previous edition You can t master a field without knowing its history. Meggs History of Graphic Design presents a diverse, visually spectacular history of graphic design for students and professionals. The updates to this edition solidify its continuing legacy as a must-have in any contemporary graphic design library.

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Timeline

Pre‐History and the Origins of Writing

75,000 BCE–500 BCE

c. 75,000 BCE

Crosshatch patterns are engraved on silcrete flake stones at Blombos Cave in South Africa

c. 15,000–10,000 BCE

Cave paintings are made at Lascaux in France

c. 3500 BCE

The Sumerians settle in Mesopotamia

c. 3100 BCE

Early Sumerian pictographs are pressed into clay tablets

c. 3100 BCE

Hieroglyphics are used in Egypt

c. 2600 BCE

The pyramids at Giza, in Egypt, are completed

c. 2500 BCE

Egyptians begin to make papyrus

c. 2500 BCE

Cuneiform tablets are used for accounting

c. 2000 BCE

Early Cretan pictographs and alphabet‐like forms are inscribed on the Phaistos Disk

c. 1800–1400 BCE

Stonehenge is constructed in England

c. 1792–1750 BCE

Law Code of Hammurabi is written

c. 1500 BCE

The Phoenician alphabet with 22 characters is developed

c. 1500 BCE

Hinduism is brought to India by nomads

c. 1400–1100 BCE

Chinese “bone and script” writing is developed

1447 BCE

The exodus of the Jews from Egypt begins

c. 1420 BCE

The Papyrus of Ani includes hieroglyphic writing

c. 1000 BCE

Mayan culture begins in Mesoamerica

c. 850 BCE

Aramaic script is developed

776 BCE

The first Olympic Games are held

551 BCE

Confucius is born in China

540 BCE

The first public library is established in Athens, Greece

c. 528 BCE

Siddhartha Gautama becomes the Buddha

Writing, Paper, and Printing

500 BCE–1450

447–432 BCE

The Parthenon is built in Athens, Greece

c. 400–200 BCE

Mayan writing appears in mural paintings in San Bartolo, Guatemala

c. 400–300 BCE

Greek manuscript writing develops

300 BCE

Euclid establishes the foundations of geometry in his treatise, Elements

c. 200 BCE

Brahmi, a syllabic writing system, is developed in India

c. 221 BCE

Construction of the Great Wall of China begins

c. 197 BCE

The Rosetta Stone includes hieroglyphics and Demonic and Greek scripts

c. 160 BCE

Parchment, made from animal skins, is used for manuscripts in Greece

51 BCE

Cleopatra becomes queen of Egypt

c. 79 CE

Brushes are used for mural writing in Pompeii, Italy

105

Paper is invented in China

c. 200–500

Roman square capitals and rustic capitals are in use

c. 300

In China, chops are used as identifying seals

325

Emperor Constantine moves the Roman capital to Constantinople

400

Nsibidi, an African pictogram‐based writing system, is developed

c. 425

The Vatican Vergil, the earliest illuminated Christian manuscript is created

c. 500

Early Arabic script is in use

c. 500

Uncials, a modification stemming from Old Roman Cursive, are rounded

570

Muhammad is born

c. 751

Arabs learn papermaking from Chinese prisoners

800

Charlemagne is crowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire

800–1100

Caroline miniscules are used throughout Europe

c. 800

The Book of Kells is created in a Celtic monastery

868

The Diamond Sutra, the earliest woodblock manuscript, is printed in China

c. 1000

Naskhi becomes the dominant Arabic script

c. 1040

Movable type is invented in China

1095

The First Crusade begins

1163

Construction of Notre‐Dame Cathedral begins in Paris, France

1202

Fibonacci introduces Arabic numerals to the West

1215

The Magna Carta grants constitutional liberties in England

c. 1265

Marco Polo travels to China

1276

A paper mill is established in Fabriano, Italy

c. 1325

Tenochtitlan, capital of the Aztec empire, is founded in modern Mexico City (illustration by Diego Rivera)

1377

Jikji, a Korean Buddhist document, is printed with movable metal type

c. 1387

Geoffrey Chaucer begins writing The Canterbury Tales

c. 1400

Block printed playing cards are the first printed matter that is accessible to the working class

1400–1500s

Khipu, or "talking knots," are used by the Inca in Peru for recordkeeping and sending messages

c. 1413–16

Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, an illuminated manuscript with ornate visual organization, is created in France

1431

Joan of Arc is made a martyr

1446

Hangul, the Korean alphabet, is developed

c. 1450

Johannes Gutenberg prints with movable type in Germany

Renaissance Design and Modern Typography

1450–1800

1465

Conrad Sweynheym and Arnold Pannartz introduce the printing press to Italy

1470

Nicolas Jenson creates a legible roman typeface

1484

Sandro Botticelli paints The Birth of Venus

1493

Anton Koberger publishes the Nuremberg Chronicles, a history of the world with complex woodcut illustrations

1494

Aldus Manutius establishes the Aldine Press in Venice, Italy to publish works by Greek and Roman thinkers

1501

Francisco Griffo designs and cuts the first italic typeface

1503

Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa

1517

Martin Luther launches the Reformation

1520

The Spanish colonize the Aztecs

1529

Geoffroy Tory publishes Champ Fleury, with instructions for constructing letters of the Latin alphabet

c. 1530

The first Qur'an is printed in Venice, Italy

c. 1535

Claude Garamond establishes an independent type foundry (Typeface: Grecs du roi)

1543

Nicolaus Copernicus publishes the theory of the heliocentric solar system

1546

Jacques Kerver's edition of Poliphili uses three sizes of type, italic, and capitals, bringing variety to page design

1538

The first printing press is established in Mexico

1558

Elizabeth I is crowned in England

1565

The graphite pencil is invented

1594

Shakespeare writes Romeo and Juliet

1608

Virgin of Guadalupe cards are printed in Mexico

1648

The Taj Mahal Palace in India is completed

1682

Ukiyo‐e artists embrace woodblock prints in Japan

1689

Peter the Great becomes czar of Russia

1690

The first paper mill in America is established near Philadelphia

1692

Louis XIV commissions the Romain du Roi, a new typeface designed by scientific principles

1700

The Selling of Joseph, the first antislavery pamphlet is published in North America

1721

Johann Sebastian Bach composes the Brandenburg Concertos

1734

William Caslon designs Old Style typefaces whiich are used throughout Europe

1737

Pierre‐Simon Fournier le Jeune standardizes type sizes

1750s

John Baskerville creates Transitional typefaces

1769

James Watt patents the steam engine

1776

The American Declaration of Independence is signed

1784

Francois Didot creates a true Modern style typeface

1789

George Washington becomes the first U.S. president

1789

The French Revolution begins

1792

Mary Wollstonecraft publishes A Vindication of the Rights of Women

1796

Aloys Senefelder invents lithography

The Industrial Revolution

1800–1899

1800

The Library of Congress is established in Washington, D.C.

1803

Robert Thorne designs the first fat‐face type

1804

Napoleon is crowned emperor

1808

Ludwig van Beethoven writes his "Fifth Symphony"

1809

Sequoyah begins work on a Cherokee syllabary in North America

1814

The first steam‐powered press is used in London

1816

The first sans‐serif typeface is shown in a specimen book produced by William Caslon IV

1818

Manuale Tipograpfico, the work of Giambattista Bodoni, is published

1818

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is published

1820s

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Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 3.9.2025
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Design / Innenarchitektur / Mode
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Architektur
• Schlagworte: art history textbook • design history • Digital Art History • Graphic Design • graphic design book • graphic design history • Graphic History • logo art • Logo Design • logo modernism • meggs • meggs history graphic design • typography • typography textbook
• ISBN-10: 1-119-74338-9 / 1119743389
• ISBN-13: 978-1-119-74338-5 / 9781119743385