The History of Graphic Design. Vol. 2, 1960–Today

I love this book, have been wanting to own it since I first saw it in a local book store at a much higher price. The images are big and plentiful and gorgeous. Some have made complaints about there not being enough actual text but as more of a layman's aficionada of graphic design and less an actual graphic artist I think there is more than enough to give you some context and history while not sacrificing room for the beautiful images inside it. I bought the volume II but I will definitely buying Volume 1 as well. Just make sure you have room because the books are very big and very heavy!

This is a heavyyy book, but it's worth it! there's something about seeing the great posters that have been designed in real life prints, idk how to explain this, but it excites me to see the pictures of those great designs rather than on screen. Has a wide range of years to find inspiration from other great designs. A must buy for designers!

Amazing book full of graphic design history

Taschen does it again with another solid compendium of the visually striking and often sublimely subtle world of ad media and design. Both volume 1 and now 2 are excellent for following the evolution of some truly genius designs, and how each period within the last century really had some game changing, and often radical ideas about getting a message across and nearly universally understood. If an item appears to be so simple that anyone could have come up with it; these books say "then why haven't they?" There would definitely be more volumes if it were the case.

Filled with an extensive number of visuals. Each page is full.

When ordering, I failed to notice this was the multilingual edition. If you want to read this as well as view the images, be forewarned the text passages are in German!!! Otherwise, great book if you are in design.

My niece who is a design major in school, interested mostly in graphic design, was thrilled to get this book for Christmas. I did feel badly that she had to lug it back to school with her though, it’s huge and heavy!

The first volume was great. The second one is even better, especially since it mainly extends to the modern-day from the time the book was written. I highly recommend reading the first volume before this one to fully experience the rich history and evolution of graphic design.

I loved this book the moment I saw it at a bookshop. Decided to purchase it via Amazon. the inside pages are in great condition and love the vibrancy of all the imagery throughout, but hate to say. Mine was delivered with fingerprints on the black textured matte finish of the cover and no jacket/dust cover like you see in the images online. It’s just a plain black cover instead. A little disappointed but worth it.

I gave this book a five star but I also purchased vol 1 at the same time, unfortunately vol 1 was slightly damaged so it got 4 stars, but these book are huge, great present for my son who's just graduated with an honours in graphic design, highly recommended present.

O livro é completo, dá um panorama muito bom do campo do design gráfico.

Como fã do primeiro volume, fiquei ansioso para adquirir o The History of Graphic Design, Vol. 2, e ele superou minhas expectativas. Esta obra continua a jornada fascinante pela evolução do design gráfico, cobrindo os desenvolvimentos mais recentes desde meados do século XX até os dias atuais. Assim como no primeiro volume, este livro é ricamente ilustrado, com exemplos incríveis de designs inovadores, campanhas icônicas e projetos que definiram épocas. A qualidade das imagens e da impressão é excelente, o que faz de cada página uma experiência visual imersiva. Este volume se destaca por abordar a explosão de novas tecnologias e mídias, mostrando como o design gráfico se adaptou à era digital. A narrativa histórica é detalhada e bem organizada, explicando claramente como as influências culturais e sociais continuam moldando a prática do design gráfico. Pontos Positivos: Grande variedade de exemplos visuais de alta qualidade Abrangente cobertura dos avanços tecnológicos no design gráfico Qualidade de impressão e encadernação impecáveis Exploração aprofundada das influências culturais e sociais no design contemporâneo Conclusão: Se você é um profissional de design ou simplesmente um amante da arte visual, o Volume 2 é um complemento essencial para sua biblioteca. Ele não só oferece uma visão aprofundada sobre a evolução recente do design gráfico, mas também serve como uma fonte contínua de inspiração. Mal posso esperar para ver o que o próximo volume pode nos trazer!

Perfect quality