[Pt.] 1. The prologue to graphic design: the visual message from prehistory through the medieval era -- [pt.] 2. A graphic renaissance: the origins of European typography and design for printing -- [pt.] 3. The industrial revolution: the impact of industrial technology upon visual communication -- [pt.] 4. The modernist era: graphic design in the first half of the twentieth century -- [pt.] 5. The information age: graphic design in the global village.