Thanks Alison.
An interesting piece with a not too surprising conclusion.
As we know, definitions of graphic design are as short as they are long.
I personally favour the approach by French psychologist, Abraham A Moles, in his paper 'The Legibility of the World: A project of Graphic Design'.
If anyone has a PDF of this I'd appreciate a copy. I only have a printed version and am trying to get access to JSTOR as far back as 1986.
Regards, Rob.
MOLES, A. M. 1989. The legibility of the world: a project of graphic design. In: MARGOLIN, V. (ed.) Design discourse : history, theory, criticism. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
Dr Robert Harland | Lecturer | School of the Arts | School of the Arts, English and Drama | Loughborough University
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On 7 Oct 2011, at 11:12, ALISON BARNES wrote:
As an addition here, I have recently read Rick Poynor's piece in Print
magazine in which he seems to suggest the art/design relationship is no
longer so clearly defined.
I'm not saying I necessarily agree, but thought it might be of interest.
http://www.printmag.com/Article/Observer-A-Report-from-the-Place-Formerly-Known-as-Graphic-Design
Cheers,
Alison
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