History of modern design
By: David Raizman.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9780205728503
Subjects: Design -- History
Description: This perceptive, wide-ranging book surveys the applied arts and industrial design from the eighteenth century to the present day, exploring the dynamic relationship between design and manufacturing, and the technological, social, and commercial contexts in which the relationship developed. This substantially revised and expanded second edition offers several new features, including: an updated and expanded timeline and bibliography; inclusion of more recent trends and perspectives in design; a larger section on contemporary design; and more discussion of designed artifacts in relation to interior's rather than as stand alone 'objects, ' to promote discussion of lifestyles and the experience of design by users. -- Book Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.