The best of contemporary Chicago graphic design, with essays on past and future trends. This book brings together for the first time the work of Chicago's best graphic design firms with a richly illustrated review of Chicago's contributions to design history and theory and a glimpse at the future of visual communications. Chicago sits at the center of the nation, and the graphic design projects showcased here represent a broad range of projects and approaches. Chicago Graphic Design includes more than 800 full-color illustrations. The design firms portfolios are accompanied by Victor Margolin's discussion of Chicago graphic design history, personal takes on the city's design culture by Greg Samata and Rick Valicenti, and a review by Patrick Whitney of recent visual communications research conducted in Chicago. Chicago Graphic Design is a sweeping testimony to the power and influence of a city and its designers on our visual culture.
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Organized by Robert Perlman
Editor: Rob Dewey
Essays by Victor Margolin, Greg Samata, Rick Valicenti, Patrick Whitney