Meggs' History of Graphic Design: Edition 6

Philip B. Meggs · Alston W. Purvis

Apr 2016 · Sold by John Wiley & Sons

About this ebook

The bestselling graphic design reference, updated for the digital age

Meggs' History of Graphic Design is the industry's unparalleled, award-winning reference. With over 1,400 high-quality images throughout, this visually stunning text guides you through a saga of artistic innovators, breakthrough technologies, and groundbreaking developments that define the graphic design field. The initial publication of this book was heralded as a publishing landmark, and author Philip B. Meggs is credited with significantly shaping the academic field of graphic design.

Meggs presents compelling, comprehensive information enclosed in an exquisite visual format. The text includes classic topics such as the invention of writing and alphabets, the origins of printing and typography, and the advent of postmodern design. This new sixth edition has also been updated to provide:

• The latest key developments in web, multimedia, and interactive design
• Expanded coverage of design in Asia and the Middle East
• Emerging design trends and technologies
• Timelines framed in a broader historical context to help you better understand the evolution of contemporary graphic design
• Extensive ancillary materials including an instructor's manual, expanded image identification banks, flashcards, and quizzes

You can't master a field without knowing the history. Meggs' History of Graphic Design presents an all-inclusive, visually spectacular arrangement of graphic design knowledge for students and professionals. Learn the milestones, developments, and pioneers of the trade so that you can shape the future.

Ratings and reviews

Im not much of a complainer, and I can handle low quality material. But when it gets to the point where I have to buy this to pass a class, and I cant even read it, because its super blurry, that means Its necessary to write a review. This ebook by google sucks. Super low resolution, laggy, and simply frustrating. You can barely read the words and the search option is not helpful at all. Is there an option for no stars? Because this copy deserves it. DO NOT BUY THE EBOOK.

I cannot read almost any of the words in small text, which just so happens to be all the most important information for my class. This whole online textbook is ridiculously blurry to the point where I am forced to guess what the words say. If I end up failing this class it is because this online textbook has failed me. Not to mention the fact that I paid $60 for blurry words.

honestly i haven't run into any 'blurry words' as described by the other 2 ratings. I got this through Play Books on my Samsung Galaxy S7 and everything is crystal clear (so far). So maybe it has to do with the device you view it on. but I have no clue about the other 2. I also bought this on sale for 79$.

About the author

The late Philip B. Meggs is an inductee into the Art Directors Hall of Fame and received its Educator's Award for lifetime achievement. A former contributing editor to Print magazine, he authored more than a dozen books and 150 articles and papers on design and typography.

Alston W. Purvis is Professor of Visual Arts at the Boston University College of Fine Arts where he serves as Chair of the Department of Graphic Design. He is author and co-author of numerous books on graphic design history.