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Artists' lists shed uncover a host of unbeknownst motivations, attitudes, and opinions about their work and the work of others. Lists presents almost seventy artifacts, including 'to do' lists, membership lists, lists of paintings sold, lists of books to read, lists of appointments made and met, lists of supplies to get, lists of places to see, and lists of people who are(...)
Lists to-dos, illustrated inventories, collected thoughts, and other artists
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Artists' lists shed uncover a host of unbeknownst motivations, attitudes, and opinions about their work and the work of others. Lists presents almost seventy artifacts, including 'to do' lists, membership lists, lists of paintings sold, lists of books to read, lists of appointments made and met, lists of supplies to get, lists of places to see, and lists of people who are 'in.' At times introspective, humorous, and resolute, but always revealing and engaging, Lists is a unique firsthand account of American cultural history that augments the personal biographies of some of the most celebrated and revered artists of the last two centuries.
Design Theory
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L'annuaire européen du design en ligne réalisé par l'Agence pour la promotion de la création industrielle devient tous les deux ans Panorama Design : Guide du design en Europe, un ouvrage coédité par l'APCI et les éditions Archibooks. Mais ce livre n'est pas seulement un annuaire professionnel bilingue (français et anglais), c'est aussi un guide pratique qui livre des(...)
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Panorama design 2009/2010 : guide du design en Europe / European design guide
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L'annuaire européen du design en ligne réalisé par l'Agence pour la promotion de la création industrielle devient tous les deux ans Panorama Design : Guide du design en Europe, un ouvrage coédité par l'APCI et les éditions Archibooks. Mais ce livre n'est pas seulement un annuaire professionnel bilingue (français et anglais), c'est aussi un guide pratique qui livre des définitions de ce que l'on entend par design aujourd'hui et rassemble les adresses indispensables de la profession - organismes de promotion, organisations professionnelles, concours et prix internationaux, salons professionnels et manifestations. C'est un outil précieux qui s'adresse aux entreprises ayant recours au design et aux acteurs de l'innovation, agences de design, consultants, designers, étudiants.
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The language of things : design, luxury, fashion, art : how we are seduced by the objects around us
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We live in a world drowning in objects. But what do they tell us about ourselves? In this book, Design Museum Director Deyan Sudjic charts our relationship — both innocent and knowing — with all things designed. Brilliant and courageous, "The Language of Things" defines the visual vocabulary of our time and gives us a powerful new way of seeing the world. With up to one(...)
The language of things : design, luxury, fashion, art : how we are seduced by the objects around us
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We live in a world drowning in objects. But what do they tell us about ourselves? In this book, Design Museum Director Deyan Sudjic charts our relationship — both innocent and knowing — with all things designed. Brilliant and courageous, "The Language of Things" defines the visual vocabulary of our time and gives us a powerful new way of seeing the world. With up to one hundred colour illustrations throughout, this book itself is both a provocative and beautiful thing.
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Computer covers many issues ignored by other histories of computing, which have focused on technology and the design and promotion of computers and their general reception. Here, Atkinson chronicles the changes in physical design of the computer and shows how these changes in design are related to changes in popular attitude. Atkinson is fascinated by how the(...)
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Computer covers many issues ignored by other histories of computing, which have focused on technology and the design and promotion of computers and their general reception. Here, Atkinson chronicles the changes in physical design of the computer and shows how these changes in design are related to changes in popular attitude. Atkinson is fascinated by how the computer has been represented and promoted in advertising. For example, in contrast to ads from the 1970s and ’80s, today’s PC is very PC—genderless, and largely status free. Computer also considers the role of the computer as a cultural touchstone, as evidenced by its regular appearance in popular culture, including the iconography of the space age, HAL from 2001: A Space Odyssey, James Bond’s gadgetry, and Stars War and Star Trek.
Design Theory
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Inherently ephemeral and often overlooked, wallpaper had by the late twentieth century become a bit of a joke in the decorative arts. But over the past decade or so, a number of contemporary avant-garde artists have created installations with backdrops of specially designed wallpaper to explore themes such as warfare, racism, gender, and sexuality. Featured are(...)
Walls are talking: wallpaper, art and culture
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Inherently ephemeral and often overlooked, wallpaper had by the late twentieth century become a bit of a joke in the decorative arts. But over the past decade or so, a number of contemporary avant-garde artists have created installations with backdrops of specially designed wallpaper to explore themes such as warfare, racism, gender, and sexuality. Featured are wallpaper designs from more than thirty internationally renowned artists, including Damien Hirst, Sonia Boyce, Thomas Demand, Robert Gober, Abigail Lane, Francesco Simeti, and Niki de St. Phalle. Published to accompany exhibitions at the Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
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Design and truth
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From the ornate cathedrals of Renaissance Europe to the much-maligned Ford Edsel of the late 1950s, all products of human design communicate much more than their mere intended functions. Design holds both psychological and moral power over us, and these forces may be manipulated, however subtly, to surprising effect. In an argument that touches upon subjects as seemingly(...)
Design and truth
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From the ornate cathedrals of Renaissance Europe to the much-maligned Ford Edsel of the late 1950s, all products of human design communicate much more than their mere intended functions. Design holds both psychological and moral power over us, and these forces may be manipulated, however subtly, to surprising effect. In an argument that touches upon subjects as seemingly unrelated as the Japanese tea ceremony, Italian mannerist painting, and Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello plantation, Grudin turns his attention to the role of design in our daily lives, focusing especially on how political and economic powers impress themselves on us through the built environment.
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The comfort of things
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This book visits an ordinary street and looks into thirty households. It reveals the aspirations and frustrations, the tragedies and accomplishments that are played out behind the doors. It focuses on the things that matter to these people, which quite often turn out to be material things -- their house, the dog, their music, the Christmas decorations. The Comfort of(...)
The comfort of things
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This book visits an ordinary street and looks into thirty households. It reveals the aspirations and frustrations, the tragedies and accomplishments that are played out behind the doors. It focuses on the things that matter to these people, which quite often turn out to be material things -- their house, the dog, their music, the Christmas decorations. The Comfort of Things shows how much is to be gained when we stop lamenting what we think we used to be and focus instead on what we are now becoming. It reveals the forms by which ordinary people make sense of their lives, and the ways in which objects become our companions in the daily struggle to make life meaningful.
Design Theory
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This book examines the theoretical foundations of the processes of planning and design. Horst Rittel studied the process of making plans and developed theories that are used in many fields today. From product design, architecture and planning to governmental agencies, business schools and software design, Rittel’s ideas are being used. This book collects previously(...)
The universe of design: Horst Rittel's theories of design and planning
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This book examines the theoretical foundations of the processes of planning and design. Horst Rittel studied the process of making plans and developed theories that are used in many fields today. From product design, architecture and planning to governmental agencies, business schools and software design, Rittel’s ideas are being used. This book collects previously unavailable work of Rittel’s within the framework of a discussion of Rittel’s theories and philosophical influences.
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The object reader
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This collection frames the classic debates on objects and aims to generate new ones by reshaping the ways in which the object can be taught and studied, from a wide variety of disciplines and fields.
The object reader
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This collection frames the classic debates on objects and aims to generate new ones by reshaping the ways in which the object can be taught and studied, from a wide variety of disciplines and fields.
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L'arrivée du nouveau millénaire a coïncidé avec l'apparition d'un nouvel élément sur la Toile : le blog, un journal en ligne qui permet de raconter des histoires, de présenter des thèmes et de développer des idées par le dialogue. C'est aussi facile d'en créer un et de le publier que de consulter son compte de messagerie mais le contenu fait toute la différence. Ce livre(...)
Blogs: connectés par le design
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L'arrivée du nouveau millénaire a coïncidé avec l'apparition d'un nouvel élément sur la Toile : le blog, un journal en ligne qui permet de raconter des histoires, de présenter des thèmes et de développer des idées par le dialogue. C'est aussi facile d'en créer un et de le publier que de consulter son compte de messagerie mais le contenu fait toute la différence. Ce livre est une sélection des 240 blogs traitant du design graphique et de tout ce qui s'y rapporte directement comme la typographie, le packaging ou les logiciels spécialisés.
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