California Design, 1930 1965 (The MIT Press) (California Design, 1930--1965)
In 1951, designer Greta Magnusson Grossman observed that California design was "not a superimposed style, but an answer to present conditions....It has developed out of our own preferences for living in a modern way." California design influenced the material culture of the entire country, in everything from architecture to fashion. This generously illustrated book, which accompanies a major exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, is the first comprehensive examination of California'...
Repair
A collection of timely new scholarship, Repair: Sustainable Design Futures investigates repair as a contemporary expression of empowerment, agency, and resistance to our unmaking of the world and the environment. Repair is an act, metaphor, and foundation for opening up a dialogue about design’s role in proposing radically different social, environmental, and economic futures. Thematically expansive and richly illustrated, with over 125 visuals, this volume features an international, interdisci...
Equal parts technological compendium, folktale and designer's scratchpad, this book explores how the devices that are integral to our lives come to be with a dive into the creative chaos that makes one of the most winning technology design firms in America tick. White moments, swarms, dark horses, wisdom instead of smarts and a decidedly old-school sketch and model first approach ensure that all that comes through the shop's doors is helping people live, work and play to their best.
Design That Matters evaluates design from the perspective of the consumer, and stems from the pressing issue of too much design not creating better design. As more design students graduate and start to create and manufacture goods, decisions about making and purchasing become increasingly complex - and crucial. This overabundance and choice requires both the consumer and designer to ask: What makes design matter? Design That Matters presents answers to that question. An introductory essay conte...
The means by which we find our way; Observations on Design
by Andrea Wilkinson and David Gardener
She believed she could, But she was tired so she didn't
by Shawn Riniti
The dramatic acceleration of digital technologies and their integration into physical products is transforming everyday objects. Our domestic appliances, furniture, clothing, are growing in intelligence. Smart objects are increasingly capable of interacting with humans in a purposeful manner with intentionality. This collection of essays, descriptions of empirical work, and design case studies brings together perspectives from interaction design, the humanities, science and technology studies, a...
During the last 30 years, the use of digital technologies in architecture has exponentially increased. New computational tools and methods are significantly changing the way we design and perform our buildings. In addition to that, the advancement in the field of digital fabrication and robotics is giving life to new automated systems, able to promote new integrative and co-evolutionary approaches which are moving the construction industry towards more efficient and sustainable processes. Althou...
Just For Thoughts Soft Cover Lined Journal/Notebook
by Everything Is Everything Books
Debbie Millman's illustrated essays and visual poems are part philosophy, part art, part deeply personal memoir exposing the universal triumphs and tribulations of being human. Her hand-lettered typography - sometimes tender, sometimes gritty, always breathtaking in its visceral candor - makes Self Portrait as Your Traitor a moving masterpiece of a singular art form that speaks to our deepest longings for beauty, honesty, and the ineffable magic of what it means to live.