For many years historians have been arguing that a global presence on design is necessary for the amalgamation of a global design history. But despite great effort it is at its infancy. Globalization seems to be happening at a rapid speed in various fields of political, economic and social transformations. Post modernism and colonial issues have seen various issues of the global world like marginalization of women and indigenous people and cultural violence.
As per (Bailey 231) globalization however have created a multi-dimensional approach when it came to the supply chain process of manufacturing designed goods. The influence of Europe and the American design homogenized the global design. Technological advancement increases awareness and facilitated interactions between different groups of people. Inter-regional trade became possible which had a significant impact on the design history. Design history is therefore inspired by all these events, good and bad.
Marshall McLuhan’s contemporary concept of a ‘global village’ was possible because the world was interconnected through technologies and communication was possible between various cultures and groups thereby fostering various design concepts. A new understanding of the world is therefore needing to bring out possibilities in the design world.
William H. McNeil mentioned interaction and interaction between civilizations in his book, The Rise of the West: A History of Human Community. He stated that four or five major civilizations like Europe, India, China, Japan and the Middle East converged to form with respect to human communities. 
According to (Huppatz 184) the World Wars had a major impact which changed the whole structure of unequal relationship and cultural borders. This gave rise to the ‘Annales School’ which focused on the long term impacts of culture, identities and mentalities. Designs were impacted by national events. Historical frameworks were therefore identified through which design historians could trace the evolution, networks, trade, migration and communication of a particular design.
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