Design, like every expression of human creativity, is intertwined with society, its history, and its conflicts. In fact, as a creative process directly connected to the economy and the market, a process with a direct impact on daily life, design highlights in the clearest way the characteristics of each era, its self-image, and its alternative trends. This volume presents a series of texts that refer to issues of the history and theory of graphic design. As indicated by its title, it is an 'introduction' that aims to provide an initial familiarity with these topics and aspires to cover, to the extent that it can, the very large gap that exists in Greek literature in this specific field. Presented in chronological order are the main periods of the historical course of design in the industrial age, namely the last two centuries, thus forming the framework of a critical narrative of theoretical and historical developments. [Excerpt from publisher's or edition's presentation text]