这本通俗易懂的书展示了思想是如何影响和定义平面设计的。此书包含了丰富的插图，100个伟大的灵感来源和一些平面设计的例子。作品大致按时间顺序排列，内容主要从技术，风格，物件和方法四个方面展开。

This accessible book demonstrates how ideas influenced and defined graphic design. Lavishly illustrated, it is both a great source of inspiration and a provocative record of some of the best examples of graphic design from the last hundred years. The entries, arranged broadly in chronological order, range from technical (overprinting, rub-

on designs, split fountain); to stylistic (swashes on caps, loud typography, and white space); to objects (dust jackets, design handbooks); and methods (paper cut-outs, pixelation).