Stephen J. Eskilson is professor of art at Eastern Illinois University.
"There is no question that Eskilson's book should find a place on the shelf."--S. Skaggs, Choice "One of the great pleasures of reading and reviewing, especially outside one's expertise, is the discovery of a volume that offers education, enlightenment, and perhaps even a bit of amazement. . . . Like your favorite pleasure food, once you start reading, you can't stop."--Lynne Cooke, Technical Communication "One of the best accounts of the history of graphic design from the late 19th century to the present currently published in English."--Choice Praise for previous editions: "Eskilson looks at design from the art perspective more than the others do, which is valuable because design does indeed intersect with art movements."--Steven Heller, New York Times Book Review "Eskilson . . . scrupulously tells the history of graphic design, beginning with the printing of the Gutenberg Bible to today's digital design-it-yourself pages on social-networking Web sites. What makes this history 'new' is the author's focus on the role that technology has played, for better or worse, in the evolution of design style."--Lisa Rossi, Wall Street Journal "Art historian Eskilson has created a uniquely comprehensive, discerning, and vital history. . . . Eye-opening on many levels."--Booklist "[Eskilson] has done excellent work synthesizing a vast range of secondary literature on the history of graphic design; he has done an even stronger job amassing a body of rich, engrossing, and often surprising visual material presented via top-quality reproductions. . . . Through that mix of established landmarks and fresh finds from the archive, Eskilson goes far in enlarging the history of graphic design."--Ellen Lupton, I.D. International Design Magazine "A weighty and extremely accessible history of graphic design. . . . What this book does and does very well, is help us look back and trace our roots with the rigour that our discipline very much deserves and needs. . . . This book is very simply a story of graphic design: its roots and its progression looking at cultural, political, and social context while addressing recurring themes throughout the decades. . . . I liked this book very much."--Anna Gerber, Plus ca Change
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