Typography and Graphic Design: From Antiquity to the Present
This chronological study traces the evolution of graphic form its varying economic, social, political, technical, and artistic contexts from Antiquity through the Middle Ages and up through the age of technology. Each period is explained in detail, from Classical craftsmanship to the changes brought on by the Industrial Revolution and the modern-day potential of the digital world.
Roxane Jubert is an art historian. She teaches Art History at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs in France and lectures at the Universite de Rennes. She has written numerous articles and coauthored several works on graphic design and typography. The author received the Prix Andre Ferran in 2005 for the research compiled in this book. Serge Lemoine, director of the Musee d'Orsay in Paris, has written numerous books on art and artistic movements including "Towards Modern Art and Paintings in the Musee d'Orsay" (both Thames & Hudson, 2005)."
Author: Roxane Jubert
Format: Hardback, 432 pages, 246mm x 287mm, 2600 g
Published: 2006, Editions Flammarion, France
Genre: Design & Commercial Art
This chronological study traces the evolution of graphic form its varying economic, social, political, technical, and artistic contexts from Antiquity through the Middle Ages and up through the age of technology. Each period is explained in detail, from Classical craftsmanship to the changes brought on by the Industrial Revolution and the modern-day potential of the digital world.
Roxane Jubert is an art historian. She teaches Art History at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs in France and lectures at the Universite de Rennes. She has written numerous articles and coauthored several works on graphic design and typography. The author received the Prix Andre Ferran in 2005 for the research compiled in this book. Serge Lemoine, director of the Musee d'Orsay in Paris, has written numerous books on art and artistic movements including "Towards Modern Art and Paintings in the Musee d'Orsay" (both Thames & Hudson, 2005)."
