Loved this book.

Philip B. Meggs, Alston W

An excellent overview of design from the origins of the word/symbol to nearly the present day. My only quibble is that Meggs drops descriptions of production techniques near the beginning of the 20th century--details that are informative in their own right and help you better understand the underlying art.

Thorough and expansive, not much can be said about this that hasn't been already. There's a reason it's the staple of every graphic design course's reading lists. A must for students.

Pretty interesting and I learned a lot. Really bugged me that the images/diagrams were on a separate page sometimes

Can’t say I’m a huge sucker for art history, though this book somehow managed to make it pretty interesting. Some parts could be a touch dry, but it covers a lot. It was bought for college and kept for its relevance. For some reason I enjoy having it on my shelf and I don’t even know if I can pin point why? It did not always feel like work reading it ...and I have a hunch I may want to brush up on it again someday. Plus it’s very pretty (referring to the sample images – the book's typesetting could use some work).

Good textbook to use!

Finally a book that puts graphic design history into a digestible format. It's a textbook, for sure, but I read it front to back and then use it for reference ALL the TIME. Worth owning forever.