This unique book tells the story of the development of design in France; detailing the many external influences of places as far a field as Russia, Switzerland and Poland; whilst also looking at the legendary individual artists who lived in Paris and greatly influenced French design, such as Man Ray, Cassandre, Leger and Mallarme - to name but a few. It illustrates the coming to the fore of French graphic design, information design, multimedia and television, and places graphic design amongst the fields of fine art, iconography, sculpture, literature, fashion, urban architecture and other artistic disciplines.