Thinking: Objects

Thinking: Objects
ISBN-10
135003469X
ISBN-13
9781350034693
Series
Thinking
Category
Design
Pages
208
Language
English
Published
2017-12-14
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Author
Tim Parsons

Description

Thinking: Objects: Contemporary Approaches to Product Design discusses influences on modern product design such as globalization, technology, the media and the need for a sustainable future, and demonstrates how readers can incorporate these influences into their own work. The book also discusses how readers can learn to read the signals an object sends, interpret meaning and discover historical context. Thinking: Objects provides an essential reference tool that will enable you to find your own style and succeed in the industry.

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