TY - BOOK AU - Triggs,Teal AU - Atzmon,Leslie TI - The graphic design reader SN - 9781472526472 (pbk.) : AV - NC997 U1 - 741.6 23 PY - 2019/// CY - New York PB - Bloomsbury Visual Arts KW - Graphic arts KW - Art and Design KW - ukslc KW - Industrial / commercial art & design KW - thema KW - History of art KW - Graphic design N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - A comprehensive overview of graphic design with key readings and innovative visual essays; The Graphic Design Reader brings together key readings in this ever-changing field to provide an essential resource for students, researchers and practitioners. Taking as its starting point an exploration of the way in which theory and practice and canons and anti-canons have operated within the discipline, the reader brings together writings by important international design critics, including Wendy Siuyi Wong, Dick Hebdige, April Greiman, and Victor Margolin. Extracts are structured into clear thematic sections addressing history; education and the profession; type and typography; critical writing and practice; political and social change; changing visual landscapes, and graphic design futures. Each section has a contextual introduction by the editors outlining key ideas and debates, as well as an annotated guide to further reading and a comprehensive bibliography. The Graphic Design Reader features original visual essays which provide a critical platform for understanding and interpreting graphic design practice, as well as a wealth of illustrations accompanying key historical and contemporary texts from the 1920s to the present day ER -