From the Publisher. A History of Graphic Design for Rainy Days takes its readers on a charmingly illustrated and cleverly revealing whirldwind tour through this creative discipline's milestone developments, personalities, and technologies. With its engaging design, humorous narratives and fun-filled exercises, this activity book offers an entertaining loook at the many aspects of graphic design -- from typography's humble beginnings at the dawn of the industrial revolution to the internet-based font distribution of today; from the first printed Christmas cards in the 1850s to David Carson's revolutionary layouts of the 1990s; from styles including art nouveau, Dada, Bauhaus, and psychedelic to innovators such as William Morris, Jan Tschichold, Saul Bass, and Jessica Helfand.