A guide to design - its practice, its theory and its history. It explores key topics including: international design - from Europe to Africa; design history - from Art Nouveau to punk; sustainable design, recycling and green design theory - from semiotics to gender, to postcolonialism; and design technology, graphic design and the web. Series: Routledge Key Guides. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 385. . 2007. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Design: The Key Concepts (Routledge Key Guides)
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2007
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0415320151
ISBN 13: 9780415320153
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New

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This is the essential student’s guide to Design – its practice, its theory and its history. Drawing from a wide range of international examples, respected design writer Catherine McDermott explores key topics including:

international design – from Europe to Africa
design history – from Art Nouveau to punk
sustainable design, recycling and green design
design theory – from semiotics to gender, to postcolonialism
design technology, graphic design and the web.

Fully cross-referenced, with up-to-date guides for further reading, Design: The Key Concepts is an indispensable reference for students of design, design history, fashion, art and visual culture.

About the Author

Catherine McDermott is Professor in the School of Design at Kingston University, London and a well known writer and curator on contemporary design. Her current projects includes work for the Design Council, Museums Association and a project working with African designers and curators.

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