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The Design Culture Reader
Ben Highmore
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Description for The Design Culture Reader
Paperback. Design is part of ordinary, everyday life, to be found in every room in every building in the world. This book encourages readers to think about design as ubiquitous and as an agent of social change. Editor(s): Highmore, Ben. Num Pages: 400 pages, 32 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AKP; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 22. Weight in Grams: 698.
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Design is part of ordinary, everyday life, to be found in every room in every building in the world. While we may tend to think of design in terms of highly desirable objects, this book encourages us to think about design as ubiquitous (from plumbing to television) and as an agent of social change (from telephones to weapon systems).
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Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415403566
SKU
V9780415403566
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Ben Highmore
Ben Highmore is Reader in Media and Cultural Studies at the University of Sussex. He is the author of Everyday Life and Cultural Theory, Cityscapes and editor of The Everyday Life Reader and is the reviews editor of New Formations.
Reviews for The Design Culture Reader
'[An] attempt to push the concept of design into new territories... It will certainly challenge its readers to question any assumptions they may have about design culture and to reconstitute their understanding with a broader, richer frame of reference. If that is the purpose of a reader, then Highmore's will certainly be a resounding success.' – Journal of Design History...
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