Design writing research : writing on graphic design / Ellen Lupton and Abbott Miller.
By: Lupton, Ellen
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Contributor(s): Miller, J. Abbott.
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BookPublisher: London : Phaidon Press, 1999Description: x, 211 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.ISBN: 0714838519 .Subject(s): Graphic design (Typography) | Commercial artDDC classification: 686.2252 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 686.2252 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00082832 | ||
| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 686.2252 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00082824 | ||
| General Lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending | 686.2252 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00054833 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Design Writing Research is a highly acclaimed critical study of graphic design and typography. Profusely illustrated and beautifully produced, it makes a vital contribution to design studies and is an invaluable source for anyone interested in the art and history of books, letter forms, symbols, advertising, and theories of visual and verbal communication.
A section on Theory considers the centrality of the written and printed word to post-structuralism and deconstruction. A wide range of design practices are discussed, from the history of punctuation and the origins of international pictograms to the structure of modern typography. A section on Media looks at the role of design in mass communications with erudite essays on stock photography, visual journalism, illustration, advertising and vernacular design cultures.
The book closes with History, a section organized as a time-line spanning 200 years of design in America. These historical case studies show how the modern profession of graphic design emerged in response to cultural, political and economic developments in the US.
The authors of this new edition, now published for the first time in paperback, have fuelled great interest in the theoretical aspects of design and prompted innovation in design practice.
Bibliography: (pages 204-207) and index.
Introduction -- Theory -- Deconstruction and Graphic Design -- Counting Sheep -- Period Styles -- Modern Hieroglyphs -- Language of dreams -- Body of the Book -- Laws of the letter -- Language of Vision -- Disciplines of Design -- Media -- Line Art -- McLuhan/Fiore -- White on Black on Gray -- Pictures for Rent -- Subliminal Seduction -- McPaper -- Low and High -- History -- Graphic design in America.
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Ellen Lupton is Adjunct Curator at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum and Co-Chair of the Design Department of the Maryland Institute College of Art.