Perhaps the most valuable part of Eskilson’s text is his treatment of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

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: The book traces how Art Nouveau advertising made graphic design central to the emerging consumer goods economy.

Open two windows of the PDF. On one side, keep the image plate open. On the other side, keep the analysis text. Eskilson often references formal elements (line, color, mass) that are invisible unless you study the image while reading.

: Examines the transition from movable type and lithography to modern web design and multimedia.