Philip Meggs (1942–2002)
Author of A History of Graphic Design
About the Author
Works by Philip Meggs
Associated Works
Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man (1964) — Introduction, some editions — 3,198 copies, 26 reviews
The Mechanical Bride: Folklore of Industrial Man (1951) — Introduction, some editions — 283 copies, 1 review
Design Culture: An Anthology of Writing from the AIGA Journal of Graphic Design (1997) — Contributor — 45 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Meggs, Philip Baxter
- Birthdate
- 1942-05-30
- Date of death
- 2002-11-24
- Gender
- male
- Organizations
- Virginia Commonwealth University (teacher of graphic design history)
- Awards and honors
- AIGA Medal (2004)
- Cause of death
- leukemia
- Nationality
- USA
- Burial location
- Dale Memorial Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia
- Associated Place (for map)
- Richmond, Virginia
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Reviews
This was my textbook for History of Graphic Design Class. It wasn't fun reading at all but it was packed with a lot of interesting information.
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- Members
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- Popularity
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- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
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- ISBNs
- 42
- Languages
- 3