Winner of the First-Ever QED (Quality Excellence Design) award by Digital Book World This is the unrivaled comprehensive & award-winning reference tool on graphic design recognized for publishing excellence by the Association of American Publishers. Now this Fifth Edition of Meggs History of Graphic Design offers even more detail & breadth of content than its heralded predecessors revealing a saga of creative innovators breakthrough technologies & important developments responsible for paving the historic paths that define the graphic design experience. In addition to classic topics such as the invention of writing & alphabets the origins of printing & typography & postmodern design this new Fifth Edition presents new information on current trends & technologies sweeping the graphic design landscape-such as the web multimedia interactive design & private presses thus adding new layers of depth to an already rich resource. With more than 1 400 high-quality images throughout-many new or newly updated-Meggs History of Graphic Design Fifth Edition provides a wealth of visual markers for inspiration & emulation. For professionals students & everyone who works with or loves the world of graphic design this landmark text will quickly become an invaluable guide that they will turn to again & again.