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Victor Papanek asks designers to think about responsibility and real needs. A thought-provoking shelf companion for anyone considering what design does and whom it should serve.
Readers exploring design, with an interest in images, ideas and artistic practice.
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Publisher edition ISBN: 9780500295335
“Wonderfully alive, and full of examples to instruct, amuse and horrify”
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Look at the lettering of arcade games with Toshi Omagari. A playful reference for designers curious about how creative constraints can lead to distinctive typographic forms.
Take a closer look ↗Immerse yourself in the patterns and design language of William Morris. A visual companion for anyone collecting references for textiles, decoration or the relationship between art and everyday objects.
Take a closer look ↗Follow colour through the V&A’s design collections. Tim Travis offers a vivid source of ideas for readers interested in how colour shapes objects, environments and visual experience.
Take a closer look ↗Frank Whitford introduces the Bauhaus and its place in art and design. A starting point for understanding a school whose ideas continue to shape the environments around us.
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