Alumni Bookshelf

Anne Banks, MFA ’68, an artist who exhibits internationally and a professor emeritus at Northern Virginia Community College, is the author of What is Design! An Overview of Design in Context from Prehistory to 2000 A.D. (Xlibris, 2005). The book explores the process of design as it evolved from early visual images and artifacts to modern practices. Themes include the roles of nature, technology, culture, economy and architecture in the practice of design.