Title: Om at opleve design
Description: This book tells about how design and architecture affect our everyday lives and quality of life by telling about all the types of design that surround us, including cities, buildings and architecture. But not least about how design can give us quality of life through i.a. shape, color, proportions, function, sound, scents, new versus old and use value versus experience value. With lots of examples, and of course richly illustrated with both photos and drawings. Entertaining chapters give the reader insight into why things look the way they do, not least about the very background of the design of utensils, graphic designs or man-made environments. In addition, an introduction to the elements and tools that architects and designers use in their work. The book's title refers to Steen Eiler Rasmussen's book classic 'On experiencing architecture' from 1957. His work has been a basic book for generations of architects and designers, as well as not least interested lay people. Where Steen Ejler Rasmussen's book was mostly about architecture, and only a little about design, in Thomas Dickson's book it is the other way around. 'About experiencing design' is about all the types of design that surround us, including cities, buildings and architecture. But not least, it is about how design can give us quality of life.

Denne bog fortæller om, hvordan design og arkitektur påvirker vores hverdag og livskvalitet ved at fortælle om alle de typer af formgivning der omgiver os, herunder også byer, bygninger og arkitektur. Men ikke mindst om, hvordan design kan give os livskvalitet gennem bl.a. form, farve, proportioner, funktion, lyd, dufte, nyt contra gammelt og brugsværdi contra oplevelsesværdi. Med masser af eksempler, og naturligvis rigt illustreret med både fotos og tegninger. Underholdende kapitler giver læseren indsigt i, hvorfor ting ser ud som de gør, ikke mindst om selve baggrunden for formgivningen af brugsgenstande, grafiske designs eller menneskeskabte miljøer. Desuden en indføring i de elementer og virkemidler, som arkitekter og designere bruger i deres arbejde. Bogens titel henviser Steen Eiler Rasmussens bogklassiker 'Om at opleve arkitektur' fra 1957. Hans værk har været en grundbog for generationer af arkitekter og designere, samt ikke mindst interesserede lægfolk. Hvor Steens Ejler Rasmussens bog mest handlede om arkitektur, og kun lidt om design, er det i Thomas Dicksons bog omvendt. 'Om at opleve design' handler om alle de typer af formgivning der omgiver os, herunder også byer, bygninger og arkitektur. Men ikke mindst handler den om, hvordan design kan give os livskvalitet.
Subjects: Design, History, Industrial design
Time periods: 20th century, 21st century