Design Discourse: History, Theory, Criticism

by Victor Margolin

Book Overview

Although design infuses every object in the material world and gives form to immaterial processes as well, it is only recently that design itself has become the focus of intellectual debate. In Design... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226505146
• ISBN13: 9780226505145
• Release Date: September 1989
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

must for design students

I had referred to this during the course of my dissertation on visual indentity of brands. I realised that this book is excellent for design students to acquire an orientation on the aspects of design in a very wholisitic manner. It is perhaps one of the best books that i have read in the category of design criticism. I really enjoyed the manner in which it brings together a collection of essays by people from various design fields- this not only provides a great assessment tool as a whole but each essay is complete in its individual treatment. The issues that this book tackles is very timely and uses accuracy of language in explaining thoughts. It is open-ended in that it ties up social, cultural and economic aspects in the domain of design.