Graphic design history: a critical guide

From prehistory to early writing

Classical literacy

Medieval letterforms and book formats

Renaissance design : standardization and modularization in print

Modern typography and the creation of the public sphere

The graphic effects of industrial production

Mass mediation

Formations of the modern movement

Innovation and persuasion

The culture of consumption

Public interest campaigns and information design

Corporate identities and international style

Pop and protest

Postmodernism in design

Digital design

Graphic design and globalization