Thinking: Objects
AVA Publishing SA (Verlag)
9782940373741 (ISBN)
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"Thinking Objects: Contemporary Approaches to Product Design" is an innovative, wide-ranging guide to great product design. Globalisation, technology, the media and the need for a sustainable future are all part of contemporary product design. This comprehensive guide helps students and designers everywhere to incorporate these influences and more and provides an essential reference tool that will enable the reader to find their own style and succeed in the industry.
Tim Parsons is a product designer, writer and lecturer on design. He has worked with manufacturers in Britain and Europe and exhibited widely. He has contributed articles to publications including Blueprint and Phaidon's Design Classics. His London studio creates tableware, lighting, accessories, furniture, and more.
How to get the most out of this book. Introduction. Perception: Design and politics; Value and the object; Reading form. Motivation: Conforming, reforming or contesting; Defining approaches; Aesthetic refinement; Collective memory and behaviour; Social inclusion; Materials and processes; Technological innovation; Ethics; Sustainability; Participation; Strategies and services; Design for debate. Process: The elusive design process; Design methodology; Thinking tools; Observation; Ideas generation; Drawing; Maquette and model-making. Context: Employment; Commission; Speculation. Sources: Bibliography; Picture credits; Acknowledgements.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 20.7.2009 |
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| Reihe/Serie | Required Reading Range |
| Zusatzinfo | 200 colour illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Lausanne |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 220 x 300 mm |
| Gewicht | 1110 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Design / Innenarchitektur / Mode |
| ISBN-13 | 9782940373741 / 9782940373741 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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