Safe: Design Takes on Risk

by Marie O'Mahony and Phil Patton

Book Overview

Modern designs to keep us safe, from self-defense to shelter

Safety is an instinctive need that has guided human choices throughout history. Now more than ever, it has become not only a focus, but almost an obsession. Designers are trained to mediate between disruptive change and normalcy and can soothe people's anxiety. When scientific revolutions happen, they translate them into objects that people can understand and use...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870705806
• ISBN13: 9780870705809
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Museum of Modern Art
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.7" x 9.6"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Eye Candy

I'm more of a pictures kind of guy, so this book was especially pleasing. Intriguing applications of "safey on the job" design, illustrated nicely with generous photos and diagrams.