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Author Margolin, Victor, 1941-2019.

Title The politics of the artificial : essays on design and design studies / Victor Margolin.

Publication Info. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2002.

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Description 1 online resource (273 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 1. Design. Thinking about Design at the End of the Millennium. Design at the Crossroads. The Experience of Products. Ken Isaacs: Matrix Designer. Expansion or Sustainability: Two Models of Development. Design for a Sustainable World. The Politics of the Artificial -- 2. Design Studies. Design History in the United States, 1977-2000. Narrative Problems of Graphic Design History. Micky Wolfson's Cabinet of Wonders. Design History and Design Studies. The Two Herberts. The Multiple Tasks of Design Studies.
Summary Emerging from the world of commercial art and product styling, design has now become completely integrated into human life. Its marks are all around us, from the chairs we sit on to the Web sites on our computer screens. The author argues that a new approach to design research and practice is needed.
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Subject Design -- History -- 20th century.
Design.
History.
Chronological Term 20th century
1900-1999
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Margolin, Victor, 1941- Politics of the artificial. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2002 0226505030 (DLC) 2001003511 (OCoLC)47136414
ISBN 9780226518374 (electronic book)
022651837X (electronic book)
0226505030
9780226505039
0226505049
9780226505046