9781138495845-1138495840-An Introduction to Design and Culture: 1900 to the Present

An Introduction to Design and Culture: 1900 to the Present

ISBN-13: 9781138495845
ISBN-10: 1138495840
Edition: 4
Author:
Publication date: 2019
Publisher: Routledge
Format: Hardcover 316 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781138495845
ISBN-10: 1138495840
Edition: 4
Author:
Publication date: 2019
Publisher: Routledge
Format: Hardcover 316 pages

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An Introduction to Design and Culture: 1900 to the Present (ISBN-13: 9781138495845 and ISBN-10: 1138495840), written by authors , was published by Routledge in 2019. With an overall rating of 3.6 stars, it's a notable title among other Design History & Criticism (Decorative Arts & Design, Communication & Media Studies, Social Sciences) books. You can easily purchase or rent An Introduction to Design and Culture: 1900 to the Present (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Design History & Criticism books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.55.

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An Introduction to Design and Culture provides a comprehensive guide to the changing relationships between design and culture from 1900 to the present day with an emphasis on five main themes:

  • Design and consumption
  • Design and technology
  • The design profession
  • Design theory
  • Design and identities.

This fourth edition extends the traditional definition of design as covering product design, furniture design, interior design, fashion design and graphic design to embrace its more recent manifestations, which include service design, user-interface design, co-design, and sustainable design, among others. It also discusses the relationship between design and the new media and the effect of globalisation on design.

Taking a broadly chronological approach, Professor Sparke employs historical methods to show how these themes developed through the twentieth century and into the twenty-first century and played a role within modernism, postmodernism and beyond. Over a hundred illustrations are used throughout to demonstrate the breadth of design and examples – among them design in Modern China, the work of Apple Computers Ltd., and design thinking – are used to elaborate key ideas. The new edition remains essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of design studies, cultural studies and visual arts.

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