A History of Arab Graphic DesignPROSE AWARD WINNER, ART HISTORY & CRITICISM The first ever book length history of Arab graphic design Arab graphic design emerged in the early twentieth century out of a need to influence, and give expression to, the far reaching economic, social, and political changes that were taking place in the Arab world at the time. But graphic design as a formally recognized genre of visual art only came into its own in the region in the twenty first century