Graphic Design, Translated: A Visual Directory of Terms for Global Design

Peter J Wolf,

ISBN 10: 159253595X / ISBN 13: 9781592535958

Published by Rockport Publishers July 2010, 2010

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For centuries now, visual communication design has celebrated national identities (through the now-iconic identity systems developed for the Olympic Games, for example) at the same time as it transcends international borders, such as through the far-reaching influence of the Bauhaus and the International Typographic Style. Today, of course, such transcendence is easier than ever. In an era of nearly instantaneous global access, enabled by increasingly ubiquitous wireless connections, the world seems very small. Presented in five languages--English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish--'Graphic Design, Translated' is a reflection of the increasingly international nature of visual communication design. Illustrated with examples from around the globe, the book is a compilation of more than 200 of the profession's most common terms, culled from a broad range of categories: design history, printing and paper, typography, digital technology, and general design practice. All of which makes this volume an essential reference for students, practitioners, clients-indeed, anybody interested in the global scope of today's visual communication design. 'A visual directory for terms of global design.'.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Graphic Design, Translated: A Visual Directory of Terms for Global Design
• Publisher: Rockport Publishers July 2010
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 159253595X
• ISBN 13: 9781592535958
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Graphic Design - Reference

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Synopsis

For centuries now, visual communication design has celebrated national identities (through the now-iconic identity systems developed for the Olympic Games, for example) at the same time as it transcends international borders, such as through the far-reaching influence of the Bauhaus and the International Typographic Style. Today, of course, such transcendence is easier than ever. In an era of nearly instantaneous global access, enabled by increasingly ubiquitous wireless connections, the world seems very small.

Presented in five languages—English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish—Graphic Design, Translated is a reflection of the increasingly international nature of visual communication design. Illustrated with examples from around the globe, the book is a compilation of more than 200 of the profession’s most common terms, culled from a broad range of categories: design history, printing and paper, typography, digital technology, and general design practice. All of which makes this volume an essential reference for students, practitioners, clients–indeed, anybody interested in the global scope of today’s visual communication design.

About the Author

Peter J. Wolf is a Lecturer in the School of Design Innovation at Arizona State University, teaching courses in both industrial design and visual communication design history, as well as a graduate course in qualitative research methods for designers. His writing has been published in a variety of academic and consumer publications.