Fine condition.Book Industry Services (BIS),2003.First edition.Large format paperback(two creases,small nicks and scratch on the cover and spine) in fine condition.Illustrated with many full colour ,b/w photographs.Nice and clean pages as new but with some ink marks and light shelf wear on the outer edges,small nicks on the edges of the pages.Nice and clean book.478pp.Heavy book(approx. 1.5 Kg).A scarce book. This is another paragraph Product Description: With over five hundred color reproductions, Graphic Design 20th Century represents a pictorial history of the last hundred years in graphic design. Alston Purvis presents all the significant designers of the twentieth century as well as the many styles that characterized this rich and tumultuous period: Art Nouveau, Arts and Craft, the Viennese Secession, the Russian Avant-Garde, Punk, New Wave, and computer graphics are just a few of the subjects discussed in this essential reference book. n nThe wealth of visual material presented, including iconic works by Aleksandr Rodchenko, H. Th. Wijdeveld, Frank Lloyd Wright, Paul Rand, Piet Zwart, Saul Bass, among many others, makes this a truly enjoyable and inspiring read and a handy guide for any designer, artist, or student. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. n nAbout the Author nAlston W. Purvis is Chairman of Graduate Studies and the Department of Graphic Design at Boston University. He is the author of numerous publications on graphic design. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
