The Phaistos disk continues as a figure in the 7th ed. of Meggs' History of Graphic Design in the new Writing chapter that illustrates and explains why graphic designers create and use marks to communicate. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/the-hunt-phaistos-disk-2564109
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