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Encountering things : design and theories of things /

Encountering Things brings together leading design scholars from around the world to offer analyses of designed objects from a critical design perspective. By putting design front and center in their inquiries, the contributors aim to make theories about things accessible and relevant to design prac...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Atzmon, Leslie, 1954- (Editor), Boradkar, Prasad (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, [2017].
Subjects:
Design > Philosophy.
Design > Social aspects.
Consumer goods > Social aspects.
Consumer goods > Psychological aspects.
Visual communication.
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Summary:Encountering Things brings together leading design scholars from around the world to offer analyses of designed objects from a critical design perspective. By putting design front and center in their inquiries, the contributors aim to make theories about things accessible and relevant to design practioners, design educators and design scholars.
Physical Description:xv, 218 pages, [16] pages of color plates : illustrations ; 26 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780857857828
0857857827