{"product_id":"9781472526472","title":"The Graphic Design Reader","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Graphic Design Reader\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Graphic Design Reader \u003c\/i\u003ebrings together key readings in this ever-changing field to provide an essential resource for students, researchers and practitioners.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaking as its starting point an exploration of the way in which theory and practice and canons and anti-canons have operated within the discipline, the reader brings together writings by important international design critics, including Wendy Siuyi Wong, Dick Hebdige, April Greiman, and Victor Margolin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExtracts are structured into clear thematic sections addressing history; education and the profession; type and typography; critical writing and practice; political and social change; changing visual landscapes, and graphic design futures. Each section has a contextual introduction by the editors outlining key ideas and debates, as well as an annotated guide to further reading and a comprehensive bibliography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Graphic Design Reader\u003c\/i\u003e features original visual essays which provide a critical platform for understanding and interpreting graphic design practice, as well as a wealth of illustrations accompanying key historical and contemporary texts from the 1920s to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Graphic Design Reader\u003c\/i\u003e is a highly useful resource that will give wider exposure to a wealth of significant and insightful writing on graphic design, much of it new or not widely anthologized.” - \u003ci\u003eJournal of Design History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Graphic Design Reader\u003c\/i\u003e is the most inclusive collection of graphic design writing to date … Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates; graduate students; professionals.” - \u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Consolidating and expanding all key strands which satellite and enhance a field very close to my heart, this anthology allows readers to examine the interconnected scope of this remarkable field.” —\u003ci\u003eJohn Walsh, Senior Lecturer of Graphic Design at Manchester School of Art, UK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A well-organized, wide-ranging, and bountiful collection of graphic design's history, practices, and ideals. \u003ci\u003eThe Graphic Design Reader \u003c\/i\u003edeserves space on any graphic design student or practitioner's shelf.” —\u003ci\u003eKristian Bjørnard, Graphic Design Faculty at Maryland Institute College of Art, USA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Graphic Design Reader\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most exciting books I've seen published in the field of graphic design. It is more than a historical overview, more than a single viewpoint. This book contains the past and the future of graphic design practice. It not only gathers together a critical collection of key writings and visual essays - it has been curated expertly to provide a launching point for new futures in graphic design thought, education and practice. I have no hesitation in recommending this new publication to anyone involved in graphic design practice and education; designer, student or teacher.” —\u003ci\u003eNeal Haslem, Associate Dean of Communication Design at RMIT, Australia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781472526472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Visual Arts","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40596610744526,"sku":"9781472526472","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_5ead0ff6-71c4-42f7-a150-388d4a1ae71c.jpg?v=1637862715","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781472526472","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}