Design Studies: A Reader

Design Studies: A Reader is a comprehensive collection of over seventy key texts that explore the diverse roles of design, presented in themed sections covering history, methods, theory, and more. It is invaluable for students of Design, Architecture, Art, Material Culture, and Sociology.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 608 pages
Publication date: 01 June 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Design Studies: A Reader serves as an excellent introduction for students seeking to comprehend the multifaceted roles of design, encompassing its processes, products, functions, symbols, andusages. This comprehensive reader brings together over seventy key texts, representing a diverse range of perspectives on design. The essays are organized into themed sections, covering various aspects such as history, methods, theory, visuality, identity, consumption, labor, industrialization, new technology, sustainability, and globalization. Each section is introduced separately, and each concludes with a guide to further reading. Additionally, a final section features specially commissioned essays that analyze ten seminal designs of the twentieth century, ranging from Helvetica to the cell phone. By combining the finest classic and contemporary writing, Design Studies: A Reader becomes an invaluable resource for students studying Design, as well as Architecture, Art, Material Culture, and Sociology. The authors featured in this book include renowned scholars such as Theodor Adorno, Arjun Appadurai, Reyner Banham, Jean Baudrillard, Zygmunt Bauman, Pierre Bourdieu, Cheryl Buckley, Michel de Certeau, Margaret Crawford, Arthur C. Danto, Adrian Forty, Michel Foucault, Buckminster Fuller, Paul du Gay, Erving Goffman, Donna Haraway, Dick Hebdige, John Chris Jones, Guy Julier, Naomi Klein, Ezio Manzini, Victor Margolin, Karl Marx, Daniel Miller, Victor Papanek, Nikolaus Pevsner, John Styles, and John Walker.

Weight: 1099g
Dimension: 244 x 189 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781350352414