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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262044134Author Karen CollinsFormat HardbackPage Count 248Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 556gDimensions(mm) 236mm * 187mm * 23mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262610339Author Rosalind E. KraussFormat PaperbackPage Count 308Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 544gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 156mm *...

For decades the American artist Marjorie Schick has been a pioneering exponent of avant-garde jewellery. Her dynamic objects, charged with energy, are rooted in the revolutionary late 1960s European conception of jewellery and transgress the conventional...

This book, dedicated to the history of design from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, is committed to drawing guidelines for the development of this discipline, offering a synthetic vision of the subject and, at the same time, highlighting...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993578915Author David YoungerFormat PaperbackPage Count 572Imprint David YoungerPublisher David YoungerWeight(grams) 1306gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm *...

Design Anthropology brings together leading international design theorists, consultants and anthropologists to explore the changing object culture of the 21st century. Decades ago, product designers used basic market research to fine-tune their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262560641Author Russell FergusonFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 862gDimensions(mm) 248mm * 178mm *...

Design is everywhere. It shapes not only our present but also our future. An essential introductory guide, Design: The Key Concepts covers fundamental design concepts: thinking, service, context, interaction, experience, and systems. Each concept is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941815489Author KinfolkFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint KinfolkPublisher Simon & Schuster

"Patterns, Costumes and Stencils" is a reflection of the diverse peoples, cultures and traditions that have influenced Chant Avedissian's work, from the colourful textiles of Rajasthan and the glazed bricks of "Samarkand to Egyptian" magazine covers from...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578799360Author Emily TaylorFormat PaperbackPage Count 94Imprint Collage QuilterPublisher Collage QuilterWeight(grams) 322gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm *...

Clothes define people. A person's attire, whether it be a sari, kimono, or business suit, is an essential code to his or her culture, class, personality, even faith. Indeed, clothing has the power to define people and their generation. Recognizing this...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941815342Author KinfolkFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint KinfolkPublisher Simon & Schuster

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262530989Author Mary Ann CawsFormat PaperbackPage Count 246Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 226mm * 152mm * 18mm

Design academics and practitioners are facing a multiplicity of challenges in a dynamic, complex, world moving faster than the current design paradigm which is largely tied to the values and imperatives of commercial enterprise. Current education and...

An unprecedented package that gives readers the content of three important references by one of today's most influential design writers. This is a master class in the principles and practical fundamentals of design that will appeal to a broad audience of...

Art Deco was arguably the twentieth century's most popular and memorable design movement, and has come to define the inter-war period with its clean sleek lines, streamlined shapes, bold abstract forms and bright colours. Art Deco Tiles charts the impact...

The Social Design Reader explores the ways in which design can be a catalyst for social change. Bringing together key texts of the last fifty years, editor Elizabeth Resnick traces the emergence of the notion of socially responsible design. This volume...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780957666542Author Peyton SkipwithFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint The Mainstone PressPublisher The Mainstone PressDimensions(mm) 280mm * 250mm * 15mm

Whether it is the effects of climate change, the avalanche of electronic and plastic waste or the substandard living and working conditions of billions of our fellow global citizens, our ability to deal with unsustainability will define the twenty-first...

How design students learn sustainably How do I teach design? Why is listening so important? What can we learn from other disciplines and cultures and from each other? Answers to these and other questions are offered by Sven Ingmar Thies and his 24...

The book introduces the Constructionist Research Design Process as a framework for research that is creative, transformative and innovative. It can be used by any professional and researcher who wants to develop creative inquiry and to promote...

Drawing - The Process is a collection of papers, theories and interviews based on the conference and exhibition of the same name held at Kingston University in 2003.Much debate and research is currently undertaken in this area and it is the intention of...

An examination of the role of sound in twentieth-century arts. This interdisciplinary history and theory of sound in the arts reads the twentieth century by listening to it-to the emphatic and exceptional sounds of modernism and those on the cusp of...

Drawing from deep archival research and extensive interviews, Atari Design is a rich, historical study of how Atari's industrial and graphic designers contributed to the development of the video game machine. Innovative game design played a key role...

Making Disability Modern: Design Histories brings together leading scholars from a range of disciplinary and national perspectives to examine how designed objects and spaces contributes to the meanings of ability and disability from the late 18th century...

This book is an essential contribution to the transdisciplinary field of critical design studies. The essays in this collection locate design at the center of a series of interrelated planetary crises, from climate change, nuclear war, and racial and...

Design is a key site of cultural production and change in contemporary society. Anthropologists have been involved in design projects for several decades but only recently a new field of inquiry has emerged which aims to integrate the strengths of design...

What do things mean? What does the life of everyday objects reveal about people and their material worlds? Has the quest for 'the real thing' become so important because the high-tech world of total virtuality threatens to engulf us? This pioneering...

The fundamental tenet of this Design Leadership book is that design is a commercial and social imperative and its management and leadership are integral parts of what can make business successful, government effective and society safer and more enjoyable...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786058603769Author Emrah YayiciFormat PaperbackPage Count 130Imprint Emrah YayiciPublisher Emrah YayiciWeight(grams) 218gDimensions(mm) 244mm * 170mm * 7mm

Our globalised world is encountering problems on an unprecedented scale. Many of the issues we face as societies extend beyond the borders of our nations. Phenomena such as terrorism, climate change, immigration, cybercrime and poverty can no longer be...

This book offers designers a vast collection of inspiring and innovative graphic works from the real world. The main emphasis is on fashion from t-shirt graphics, to sneakers, to baseball caps and more. The book will feature trends as well as graphics...

An exploration of the ways in which designers are striving to transform our relationship with the natural world. Designers today are striving to transform our relationship with the natural world. While the modern industrial age gave way to designs...

In addition to its practical functions, such as helping to optimize safety and security, lighting also has another principal task - creating emotions. Light and color can be used to achieve the most varied and astonishing effects. These effects are...

Illustrated with contemporary case studies, Curating Design provides a history of and introduction to design curatorial practice both within and outside the museum. Donna Loveday begins by tracing the history of the collecting and display of designed...

From Muji to Sony televisions, our lives are surrounded by Japanese design. We think we know it, whether it reflects calming minimalism, avant-garde catwalk fashion or the Kawaii aesthetic populating Tokyo streets. But these stereotypes do not portray...

Data Design: Visualising quantities, locations, connections is a lively and comprehensive introduction to data visualisation, illustrated with 199 instructive data displays. The book is for designers, journalists, editors, writers and anyone concerned...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262542685Author Daniela K RosnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT PressWeight(grams) 178g

This is the first publication about Eliot Noyes (1910-77), an important figure in twentieth-century design in America. His influential and successful career stretched from his position as the first Director of Industrial Design at MoMA in the 1940s to...