Intuitively Understandable! Visual Design History Textbook 'Illustrated History of Design <Visualizing the Cross-Sectional Flow from Graphics to Products and Culture>' Released
MdN Corporation has released an updated book, 'Illustrated History of Design,' allowing beginners and professionals alike to visually learn 80 topics of design history from ancient times to modern UI/UX.
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MdN Corporation (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Toru Ogawa; Abbreviation: MdN), which handles the media business in the design field within the Impress Group, has released 'Illustrated History of Design ,' which allows you to intuitively understand design history visually.
'Illustrated History of Design '
https://books.mdn.co.jp/books/3225303039/
This book is an edition that significantly adds the latest topics to the 'Pictorial Design History' published in 2015, making it easier to learn the history of design. By visualizing 80 important topics centered around representative works and designers, you can immediately grasp the atmosphere and image just by looking. It is a book that allows you to intuitively understand design history by crossing not only graphics but also products, fine arts, movements, and subcultures. It is easy for beginners to pick up and is also ideal for those who want to relearn it now.
It also includes many design terms that have appeared since the 21st century. Symbolized illustrations help in understanding IT fields and abstract concepts that are difficult to grasp just from the text. It allows for a broad overview of design history from ancient times to this very moment.
- Those learning design history for the first time
- Those who want to know the relationship between design and culture of each era in history
- Those who want to know about the representative works and designers of each era
Introduces 80 things you should know in design history with illustrations by era.
■ BC to 1200s
Ancient Egyptian Style / Ancient Greek Style / Ancient Roman Style / Byzantine Style / Romanesque Style
■ 1200s to 1800s
Gothic / Renaissance / Gutenberg / Baroque / Rococo
■ 1800s to 1950s
Arts and Crafts Movement / Art Nouveau / Cubism / Russian Avant-Garde / Bauhaus / Modernism ...etc.
■ 1950s to 2000s
Organic Design / 1964 Tokyo Olympics / Eco Design / Postmodernism / No Design / Universal Design ...etc.
■ Post-2000s
UI/UX Design / Social Design / Flat Design / Communication Design / Creative Commons ...etc.