About this site

After several months of investigation and planning, Sandie Maxa and Mark Sanders signed a publishing contract to write and design the 7th edition of Meggs' History of Graphic Design in March 2020. No strangers to writing new editions of eponymous texts, this new project has challenges unlike any other book the co-authors have undertaken.

Together Maxa and Sanders have written and designed two new editions of Typographic Design: Form and Communication. They have taught graphic design and typography for 40 years collectively. Maxa and Sanders are also design studio partners, collaborators on experimental projects, and DJs.

This site is a place for us to unpack our thoughts, describe our processes, test our assumptions & motivations, and build a collective understanding of how to write a design history text that is diverse, divergent, and inclusive.

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