This study charts the history of design and advertising since the 1960s. Covering a range of design disciplines - including graphic design, press advertising, radio and television, new media and retail packaging - narrative-style essays discuss over-arching themes, historical frameworks and developments in design practice since the 1960s. The material in the book is drawn from the extensive archives of the London-based organization, Design and Art Direction (D&AD), one of the world's leading bodies representing the creative industries of design and advertising. "Communicate" is published on the occasion of D&AD's 40th anniversary to coincide with a major exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.