# Graphic Design — A Field Guide

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Category: Art
Slides: 18
Updated: 2026-05-15T22:17:32.258Z
Tags: art, graphic, design

## Summary

Vol. IV Deck 05 2026.05 Key sections include: Grid. Type. Sign.; What graphic design is.; Posters · the moving picture before cinema.; The Bauhaus type lab.; Swiss style · the international typographic style.; Helvetica.; Anatomy of the grid.; Push Pin Studio · the American counter-style.; The brand system.; Anatomy of a typeface..

## Slide Outline

1. Grid. Type. Sign.
2. What graphic design is.
3. Posters · the moving picture before cinema.
4. The Bauhaus type lab.
5. Swiss style · the international typographic style.
6. Helvetica.
7. Anatomy of the grid.
8. Push Pin Studio · the American counter-style.
9. The brand system.
10. Anatomy of a typeface.
11. The new wave · April Greiman, David Carson, Tibor Kalman.
12. Color theory, in two minutes.
13. The screen · from pixel to vector.
14. The poster lives.
15. What graphic design is for.
16. Watch & read.
17. Closing.
18. End plate.

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