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Design. The Whole Story

Design. The Whole Story

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Author

Elizabeth Wilhide / Элизабет Уилхайд

Dimension

172x245mm (6,8'x9,6')

ISBN

9780500296875

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Page Count

576

Publisher

Thames and Hudson

Year of book publication

2022

Design. The Whole Story

A revised edition of this popular history of design, updated to reflect innovations since the book's first publication in 2016.

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.

From the cars we drive and the products we buy to the graphics that surround us, we are all consumers of design. Design: The Whole Story provides all the information needed to decode the material world.

SPECIFICATIONS:

Author:Elizabeth Wilhide - Элизабет Уилхайд

Publisher:Thames and Hudson

Language:English

Publication Date:2022

Number of pages:576 pst

Format:Paperback

Width:172 mm / 6,8'

Height:245 mm / 9,6'

Weight:1680 g

Illustrations:Colored

ISBN:9780500296875

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