Looking Closer 5: Critical Writings on Graphic Design

This new volume in the acclaimed series offers astute and frequently controversial discussions on contemporary graphic design from 2001 to 2005. "Looking Closer 5" is a collection of essays that takes stock of the quality and profundity of graphic design writing published in professional journals, g [...]
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This new volume in the acclaimed series offers astute and frequently controversial discussions on contemporary graphic design from 2001 to 2005. "Looking Closer 5" is a collection of essays that takes stock of the quality and profundity of graphic design writing published in professional journals, general interest magazines and on the internet. Among the many themes discussed in this volume are design as popular culture, politics, aesthetics, social responsibility, and the future of design and typography. Students, designers just starting out, and veterans alike will savour this anthology, with its material gathered from some of the world's top graphic design writers and practitioners, as well as commentaries from outside the profession.