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Design : the whole story

2016
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Design: The Whole Story takes a close look at the key developments, movements and practitioners of design around the world, from the beginnings of industrial manufacturing to the present day. Organized chronologically, it locates design within its technological, cultural, economic, aesthetic and theoretical contexts. From the high-minded moralists of the 19th century to the radical thinkers of modernism -- and from the emergence of showmen such as Raymond Loewy in the 1930s to today's superstars such as Philippe Starck -- the book provides in-depth coverage of a subject that touches all our lives. Iconic works that mark significant steps forward or that characterize a particular era or approach -- such as Marcel Breuer's Wassily chair of 1925, Eliot Noyes' corporate identity work for IBM in the 1950s and Matthew Carter's Verdana typeface, designed to be read on screen -- are analysed in detail, while the text sets out the framework of ideas, intent and technology within which differing approaches to design have evolved.
Main title:
Design : the whole story / general editor, Elizabeth Wilhide ; foreword by Jonathan Glancey.
Imprint:
London : Thames & Hudson, 2016.
Collation:
576 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 25 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
1.The Emergence Of Design 1700--1905 -- 2.The Age Of The Machine 1905--45 -- 3.Identity And Conformity 1945--60 -- 4.Design And The Quality Of Life 1960--80 -- 5.Contradiction And Complexity 1980--95 -- 6.The Digital Age 1995--Present.
ISBN:
9780500292280
Dewey class:
700745.4
Language:
English
BRN:
285466
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