Design Issues: How Graphic Design Informs Society
by D. K. Holland
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About This Book
ISBN13: 9781581152029 |
Synopses & Reviews
Publisher Comments:
Based on the popular "Design Issues" column, this book takes a look at design in a critical, educational, social, ethical, and humorous way. Covers a wide range of topics from corporate identities to the philosophical dimensions of art.
Book News Annotation:
Designer Holland presents 34 of the "Design Issues" columns, written
by 20 different authors, originally published in Communication
Arts magazine under her tenure as editor of design issues. The
contributions on graphic design are organized into sections on
branding, critical design, ethics, the tension between designer
creativity and client satisfaction, and the place of graphics design
in the wider world.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Synopsis:
Based on the "Design Issues" column in "Communications Arts", this anthology presents a selection of the column's most intriguing or provocative issues. An unorthodox mix of 20 contributors look at contemporary design in a critical, educational, ethical, historical, social and humorous context.
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Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9781581152029
- Subtitle:
- How Graphic Design Informs Society
- Author:
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Allworth Press
- Location:
- New York
- Subject:
- General
- Subject:
- Graphic Arts
- Subject:
- Visual communication
- Subject:
- Graphic Arts - General
- Edition Description:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Series Volume:
- 135
- Publication Date:
- November 2001
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Language:
- English
- Illustrations:
- Yes
- Pages:
- 262
- Dimensions:
- 9.94x6.58x.56 in. .99 lbs.











