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Design literacy : understanding graphic design / Steven Heller and Karen Pomeroy.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: New York : Allworth Press, c1997.Description: x, 277 p. : ill. ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1880559765 :
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • NC998 .H45 1997
Summary: This is the first book to provide explicit case histories of the successful marriage of form and content in graphic design and to analyze the key works of the 20th century. It explores 100 classic and contemporary works and explains why they are aesthetically significant and how they function as good design. This text breaks new ground and will be of interest to students and designers at all levels.
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Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Main Collection NC 998 .H45 1997 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Copy Type:01 - Books Available 617092

Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-272) and index.

This is the first book to provide explicit case histories of the successful marriage of form and content in graphic design and to analyze the key works of the 20th century. It explores 100 classic and contemporary works and explains why they are aesthetically significant and how they function as good design. This text breaks new ground and will be of interest to students and designers at all levels.

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