Meggs, Philip,B The History of Graphic Design, 3rd Edition,
Van Nostrand Reinhold, NY 1998

Meggs, Philip,B Typographic Form and Communication,

Bringhurst, Robert The Elements of Typographic Style, 2nd Edition.
H&M Publishers, 1997

Lupton, Ellen+Miller, J.Abbott Design, Writing, Research,
Kiosk, Princeton Architectural Press, NY, 1996

Heller, Steven et al Looking Closer, Critical Writings on Graphics Design 1, 2, 3, 4. Allworth Press, NY,

More exhaustive Reading List for graduate students continual research and development.