Table of Contents

1.  Introduction

2.  Prehistoric Prelude to Graphic Design

3.  Early Writing: Mark-Making, Notation Systems, and Scripts

4.  Classical Literacy

5.  The Graphic Effects of Industrial Production

6.  Mass Mediation

7.  Formations of the Modern Movement

8.  Innovation and Persuasion

9.  The Culture of Consumption

10.  Public Information Campaigns and Information Design

11.  Corporate Identities and International Style

12.  Pop and Protest

13.  Postmodernism in Design

14.  Digital Design