A Visual History of Graphic Design by Jens Müller and Julius Wiedemann, published by Taschen (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) Graphic design has been historically intertwined with ...

Some graphic forms are so ubiquitous today that it’s hard to remember that they were ever novel. But of course, there was a first time for everything. A new and comprehensive visual survey of graphic ...

Consider the phenomenon known as “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind.” First written in Hebrew and self-published in Israel in 2011, the book by Yuval Noah Harari found an American publisher in ...

A mercado on Beverly Boulevard in East Hollywood dons hand-painted signs advertising produce, beer, and milk. (photo by Samanta Helou Hernandez for Hyperallergic) Graphic design is everywhere, from ...

USING ART AND HUMOR TO TELL THE STORY OF HOW RACISM HAS SHAPED AMERICA STAMPED FROM THE BEGINNING, A GRAPHIC HISTORY OF RACIST IDEAS IN AMERICA IS A NEW TELLING OF THE 2016 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER, ...

This course presents an overview of visual communications from the late-19th century into the 21st century. Key movements, designers, their visual language and changing technologies will be considered ...