First Reaction!

History of Graphic Design, (Philip Meggs & Alston Purvis)

Graphic Design huh? Sounds simple, just some pictures with words and stuff. Absolutely not, after my run through of the pages I was stunned, or amazed. Some unclear emotion but I was in fascination. I had not thought of the idea of alphabets and languages coming from pictures. I mean yeah caveman write picture on wall, right? Well this was like a time machine flipping through the pages. Seeing Egyptian scriptures and Greek manuscripts it was eye opening. I can definitely understand the importance of communication, I mean we do it everyday. But this inspired me to think deeper, if images were used to communicate it got me thinking that many of these pictures explained science, and religion. Things that many people value greatly. These gigantic aspects of life would never have spread as they have if not for the beginning of these visualizations. Also the progression of typography is insane, simple straight letters can be now manipulated to whatever the creator sees it to fit. Along with the combination of photography with typography to create signs and billboards. As time went on the great creative minds kept innovating and this has got me to an infinite conclusion. What I've learned from just looking at the pictures in the book. That there is no correct form of art. Noticing the twists and turns of the simplistic to the abstract. Of course there are foundations to learn and build from but in all aspects of art form there is a very wide spectrum which has no limit to its ends. Just because no one has created a form of art does not mean it will never exist, and this possibility inspires and amazes me. This gives me a feeling of opportunity, if I want to I can mold my future just as the great creative innovators of the past have molded their's.