For a criticism of graphic design

How was the Center Pompidou logo created? Can an urban theory be expressed in the material conception of a book? Has graphic design served the cause of women? The texts gathered here tell stories of signs and objects: visual identities, various posters and printed matter, books, record sleeves or characters typographic. The production of many graphic designers is examined at through various fields, from architecture to jazz, from art contemporary to literature and youth publishing. A major component of contemporary visual culture, design graphic shapes our environment: it therefore requires the greatest Warning. Catherine de Smet