TY - BOOK AU - Kim,Henry Hongmin AU - Geissbuhler,Steff TI - Graphic design discourse: evolving theories, ideologies, and processes of visual communication SN - 9781616895587 (paperback) U1 - 302.2/22 23 KW - Visual communication KW - Methodology KW - Graphic arts KW - DESIGN / General KW - bisacsh KW - DESIGN / Graphic Arts / General KW - DESIGN / Essays N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 450-455) N2 - "Since its inception, the field of graphic design--whose primary aim is visual communication--has struggled between two contradictory poles: design resulting from a rigorous, fixed set of rules, and design that expresses the hand of the artist. But what if designers focused on process and critical analysis over visual outcome? Through a carefully selected collection of more than seventy-five seminal texts spanning centuries and bridging the disciplines of art, architecture, design history, philosophy, and cultural theory, this illuminating anthology establishes a new paradigm for graphic design methodologies for the twenty-first century"-- ER -