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New mythologies in design and culture : reading signs and symbols in the visual landscape /

"Taking as its point of departure Roland Barthes'classic series of essays, Mythologies, Rebecca Houze presents an exploration of signs and symbols in the visual landscape of postmodernity. In nine chapters Houze considers a range of contemporary phenomena, from the history of sustainabilit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Houze, Rebecca (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016.
Subjects:
Communication in design > United States.
Design > Social aspects > United States.
Signs and symbols > United States.
DESIGN > History & Criticism.
DESIGN > Product.
Communication in design.
Design > Social aspects.
Signs and symbols.
United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note:
  • Acknowledgements
  • List of Figures
  • Introduction
  • 1. Green
  • 2. Gateway
  • 3. Bull's-Eye!
  • 4. I is for Indian
  • 5. The False Mirror
  • 6. One State Two State, Red State Blue State
  • 7. DS
  • 8. Sports and Leisure
  • 9. The Grid
  • Conclusion
  • Index.