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020			_a9781350152885
082			_a745.2 _bPAR
100			_aParsons, Tim
245			_aThinking : objects, contemporary approaches to product design
260			_bBloomsbury Visual Arts, _a2009 _cNew York :
300			_a208 p. ; _bill., (Some Color), _c30 cm
365			_b29.99 _cGBP _d104.20
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references
520			_aThinking Objects: Contemporary Approaches to Product Design explores the many approaches designers take to their work, deconstructing the design process. How do objects “communicate” to us? This book reveals how designers can learn to read the signals an object sends, interpret meaning, and discover historical context, and use those messages in their own new product designs. Readers will learn to recognize current genres and approaches to design, and to understand the motivation of the pioneers who created iconic objects. Globalization, technology, the media, and the need for a sustainable future are all part of contemporary product design, and this innovative guide helps students and designers everywhere to incorporate these influences and more.
650			_aCase studies
650			_aIndustrial design
650			_aGlobalisation
650			_a Communication
650			_aConsumer
650			_aDesign process
650			_a Italy
650			_a Holistic design
650			_aAesthetics
650			_aConsumer fetish
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