Design history : understanding theory and method

Author

• Fallan, Kjetil

Additional Author(s)

-

Publisher

London: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2017

Language

English

ISBN

9781474293716

Series

Subject(s)

• DESIGN-METHODOLOGY
• DESIGN-PHILOSOPHY
• INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

Notes

• Includes bibliographical references and index

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Abstract

Design History has become a complex and wide-ranging discipline. It now examines artefacts from conception to development, production, mediation, and consumption. Over the last few decades, the discipline has developed a diverse range of theories and methodologies for the analysis of objects. Design History presents the most comprehensive overview and guide to these developments.

The book first traces the development of the discipline, explaining how it draws from Art History, Industrial Design, Cultural History and Material Culture Studies. The core of the book then analyses the seminal methodologies used in Design History today. The final section highlights the key issues concerning knowledge and meaning in Design. Throughout, the aim is to present a concise and accessible introduction to this complex field.

A map to the intellectual landscape of Design History, the book will be an invaluable guide for students and a very useful reference for scholars.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

1 online resource (xix, 207 p.)

Dimension

-

Other Desc.

ill.

Summary / Review / Table of Content

Front matter
1. Historiography 1–54
2. Theory and Methodology 55–104
3. Epistemology 105–146
Back matter

Exemplar(s)

#	Accession No.	Call Number	Location	Status
1.	00235/20	745.4 Fal D	Online !	Available