Rewind: Forty Years of Design and Advertising

Rewind charts the history of design and advertising over the last 40 years. Drawing on the extensive archives of the London-based organization, Design and Art Direction (D&AD) - one of the world's leading bodies representing the creative industries of design and advertising - it covers a broad range of design disciplines, including graphic design, TV, press and poster advertising, product design, new media and retail packaging.

A wide-ranging essay sets out the historical framework and describes the main developments in design and advertising since the 1960s. A selection of eclectic case studies illustrates key moments in design history. Different leading practitioners have each contributed texts to different decades from different angles, providing unique personal insights into the design and advertising of that era.

Jeremy Myerson is a writer and editor. He co-founded Design Week and is currently Co-Director of the Helen Hamlyn Research Centre at the Royal College of Art, London.

Graham Vickers is a freelance journalist and author. He contributes to Creative Review and regularly writes for a number of trade publications and his books include Style in Product Design and Key Moments in Architecture: The Evolution of the City.