What is Graphic Design?

I have had this book since first year as i thought that if i was about to embark on a 3 year course on the subject it would help to thoroughly know 'What Graphic Design is.' 

The book is highly illustrative and a great resource for trigger idea's where you can take inspiration from other works...good if you have a thinking block!

The book looks individually at area's within graphic design and how they have developed and progressed from it's early origins. It is a great source of information for a broad range of disciplines under the name of 'Graphic Design' including websites, television, magazines, typography and branding. Most design students have an area within G.D which they prefer and sometimes become fixed on. This book is a journal that will help the reader to acknowledge all area's reminding the them that it is good to keep an eye on all area's within design and take inspiration from a variety of sources from both past and present.