Meggs' History of Graphic Design

"Meggs' History of Graphic Design" is nothing short of a masterpiece in the realm of design literature. It was helpful to me during all 4 years of my BFA in Graphic Design education and now 6 years later I still find myself referencing it on the daily. (The fact that it is a beautiful coffee table book does not hurt, haha) Comprehensive and Insightful: The depth of historical insight presented in this book is truly commendable. Meggs and Purvis guide readers through the annals of graphic design with a meticulous and comprehensive approach, making it an invaluable resource for students, professionals, and enthusiasts alike. The authors seamlessly weave together historical narratives, cultural influences, and artistic movements, offering a holistic understanding of the field's evolution. Rich Visual Content and Thoughtful Organization: The inclusion of a plethora of visual examples, illustrations, and design artifacts enhances the learning experience and makes it a great source of inspiration and reference book in my daily design practice. The book's structure is thoughtfully organized, making it easy to navigate through different periods and movements.

Wow, this book is blowing my mind! I didn't expect to learn so much from it. Seriously, every page is packed with info. I'm learning something new every few minutes. I'm so glad I picked this one up. Definitely worth every penny. Highly recommend it to anyone interested in this topic. It's a real hidden gem.

I needed this book for school great buy!

Great book. Tons of information. Reading for GRC 205, Design History. One thing that keeps driving me crazy though, is the alarming amount of typographic errors. The book was put together very well and covers pretty much everything you need to know, I just wish there was some attention paid to the design aesthetics a little more. Otherwise a five star book.

Orders for a college course and really helped.

I just needed this for an art history course like 2 years ago but Amazon wants me to review it still… It’s fine, nice, hefty, colorful, and has great visuals (you’d hope so since it’s on graphic design). If you need it for a college course or are just really into graphic design, I’d say go for it I guess.

This is the first textbook I actually bought AFTER being forced to read it for a class. 3/4 of the book is wonderful, full of great information and insights, and an absolute ton of great reference material for artists/designers. It will help you recognize different design periods with accuracy, and can be of great assistance when dating just about any product and understand the influences and impacts of different artists and designs on communication arts - as well as helping you make far more effective, practical designs. That part of the book is written by the original author, Megg. The author that took over since his death is horrendous, and pretty much ruins the end of the textbook with what feels like a complete disconnect to the subject matter. I would literally ignore the rest of the book once you start noticing the tone and voice of the writing change dramatically. Just look at the pictures there - that's about the best value in that part.

Highly recommended to any Design lovers to learn about the origins of Graphic design. I had to rent this updated edition, but I already have the 4th one which is slightly different. I love this complete book full of illustrations and very useful if you have a lack of inspiration. Yes we never cease to reinvent and re-adapt, re-adjust, re-create, but in a new context and with different tools to communicate visually, colorfully, concisely and intelligibly to different, but multicultural audiences all over the world. Yes, It does means we still have creativity! This book is really a good example of great design from the very beginning to the latest years of GD. Very interesting and a must to understand the most important concepts. Great!!!!

Ótimo para consultar.

All recommendationa dor the excellwnt book!

The book is a much better price here than it is at school. Very happy with the purchase.

Ótimo conteúdo e referência histórica. uma pena não ter em português.

An important part of this book is the online resource which was the whole reason to why i bought it. However, the online resource portal is still under development and you wont get any access to it. Basically Wiley is marketing something that is non excisting, fraud if you ask me. Dont buy this book!