Thinking: Objects: Contemporary Approaches to Product Design

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

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Beskrivning

Thinking: Objects: Contemporary Approaches to Product Design discusses influences on modern product design such as globalization, technology, the media and the need for a sustainable future, and demonstrates how readers can incorporate these influences into their own work. The book also discusses how readers can learn to read the signals an object sends, interpret meaning and discover historical context.Thinking: Objects provides an essential reference tool that will enable you to find your own style and succeed in the industry.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-11-28
Mått:218 x 298 x 14 mm
Vikt:840 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Required Reading Range
Antal sidor:208
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781350152885

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Mer om författaren

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.

Recensioner i media

A perfect book for all levels on our 3D Design course, especially as it goes into detail about the story behind the product ... Very clean and easy to read.

Innehållsförteckning

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.