Fifty Years of Illustration - Hardcover

Zeegen, Lawrence; Roberts, Caroline

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1780672799 ISBN 13: 9781780672793

Publisher: Laurence King Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

This book charts contemporary illustration’s rich history: the rampant idealism of the 1960s, the bleak realism of the 1970s, the over-blown consumerism of the 1980s, the digital explosion of the 1990s, followed by the increasing diversification of illustration in the early twenty-first century. The book explores the contexts in which the discipline has operated and looks historically, sociologically, politically and culturally at the key factors at play across each decade, whilst artworks by key illustrators bring the decade to life. Contemporary illustration’s impact and influence on design and popular culture are investigated through introductory essays and profiles of leading practitioners, illustrated with examples of their finest work.

About this title

Review:

"This beautiful new book charts the changes in illustration styles of the last half a century, from the idealism of the swinging 1960s to the diversity of the digital age." Artists & Illustrators

From the Author:

Lawrence Zeegen is an illustrator, educator and writer. He has worked as an illustrator since graduating from The Royal College of Art in 1989. He is Dean of the School of Design at the London College of Communication, and he lectures and speaks at conferences around the world. Caroline Roberts is a journalist who writes mainly about the graphic arts. She was the founder of Grafik magazine.

About this edition

• Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1780672799
• ISBN 13: 9781780672793
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384