Borrowed Design: Use and Abuse of Historical Form

by Steven Heller and Julie Lasky

Book Overview

This book addresses the issues of inspiration, influence and plagiarism in today's graphic design practice. Discussing concepts such as nostalgia, cliche, parody, and revival, the authors help... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0442008406
• ISBN13: 9780442008406
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.6" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

very useful!

i have found this book to be a very useful resource. as a second-year design student myself, i have been able to obtain much information which has helped me in the do's-and-don'ts in terms of appropriation of styles and originality of ideas for projects.there are numerous pictures shown where possible, to accompany the many examples of design plagiarism, nostalgia and styles discussed in the book.all in all, an easy and helpful read, as the chapters break up the text, and examples, nicely into their subject matter. And even though the book is *very* informative and concise, providing many 'case studies', I found that i never lost interest in the style of writing, or subject matter.highly recommended, for anyone who is a (aspiring) designer.designers might also want to check out 'Design History and the History of Design' by J.A. Walker - also an interesting read, more focusing on the field of design history, and its (mis)interpretations of the past.