 Terrible Resolution
I purchased this for the kindle app on the iPad and was extremely disappointed in the sample images that are included throughout the ebook. They're low resolution, the image where timeline is showed, the text is barely readable.
 useful book to know design history
I am using this book for my online classes. It has all the material and references needed for the course.
 Graphic Designers; steal this book.
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R1FLAD999FRUP4 This book is a must have if you are taking any graphic design courses. If you are already a graphic designer this book is also a must have. My class is long over and I wont sell this book, that says something considering I am a starving student, well maybe not starving.
I bought this for a class and I ended up reading it just because the information presented is both interesting and also very digestible to the average reader. It is a very interesting book that you can keep long after the class is over. One thing is it makes a fantastic coffee table book. It would not be out of place in the lobby of your design firm.
Content (+)
The content of this book covers from our earliest designs all the way to modern design and the impact it has on our lives. The content of this book does not shy away from the controversial to the mundane.
Images (+)
I made the video clip so you could see the great artwork in this book. Many full color images are wonderful references that can be used when you are designing. "Good artists copy, great artists steal", Pablo Picasso
Text (+)
As I was saying this is not just boring text droning on and on. It, in fact is very interesting to those that are into graphic design or art. Any art is graphic design, and all graphic design is art. You really get that feeling after reading this book.
Overall this book is a great value at what I paid for it which is twice what it cost now. Get this BRAND NEW and you will have this book for many years.
Very Useful
This book has great history and quality images. I am thinking about holding on to this book after the semester is over.
Reports the facts, but boring.
Is it possible for an art history book to be simultaneously chock full of facts and not boring?
Yes. I have seen it.
This book is not it.
Facts are reported so blandly that one wants to fall asleep. I'd like to see Meggs follow the writing style and example of Marilyn Stokstad's Art History. That book had great illustrations that helped one understand the described processes, that really brought them to life and brought to life the student's interest in the art itself.
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