50 Design Ideas You Really Need to Know

Master the design ideas that shape the world we live in today.

In a series of 50 accessible essays, John Jervis introduces and explains the centralmovements, inventions and creative geniuses of design, tracing its evolution from the 19th century to the present day.

From arts and crafts and typography to key movements such as art deco and Bauhaus, 50 Design Ideas You Really Need to Know is complete introduction to the most important design concepts in history.

John Jervis is a design writer and editor. He has written for a number of art, architecture and design publications, including Apollo, Icon, Disegno, Frame, Design Anthology, ArtAsiaPacific, Stirworld and C20: The Magazine of the Twentieth Century Society. He is currently acting as Content Editor for the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain.