TY  - BOOK
ED  - Studio 3 (Firm)
TI  - A History of graphic design for rainy days, 1776-1994
SN  - 9783899553895 (Cloth)
AV  - Z246 .S88 2011
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Berlin
PB  - Die Gestalten Verlag
KW  - Graphic design (Typography)
KW  - History
KW  - Gebrauchsgraphik
KW  - swd
KW  - Graphic non-fiction
KW  - local
N2  - "...A History of graphic design for rainy days takes its readers on a charmingly illustrated and cleverly revealing whirldwind tour through this creative discipline's milestone developments, personalities, and technologies. With its engaging design, humorous narratives and fun-filled exercises, this activity book offers an entertaining loook at the many aspects of graphic design -- from typography's humble beginnings at the dawn of the industrial revolution to the internet-based font distribution of today; from the first printed Christmas cards in the 1850s to David Carson's revolutionary layouts of the 1990s; from styles including art nouveau, Dada, Bauhaus, and psychedilc to innovators such as William Morris, Jan Tschichold, Saul Bass, and Jessica Helfand." -- Cover
ER  -