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Design: The Key Concepts Catherine McDermott (Kingston University, UK)

Design: The Key Concepts By Catherine McDermott (Kingston University, UK)

Design: The Key Concepts by Catherine McDermott (Kingston University, UK)

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This is the essential student's guide to Design - its practice, its theory and its history. Respected design writer Catherine McDermott draws from a wide range of international examples.

Design: The Key Concepts Summary

Design: The Key Concepts by Catherine McDermott (Kingston University, UK)

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.

Design: The Key Concepts Reviews

'This work provides a great starting point for gaining understanding of the topic.' -- Choice, A. J. Dutka, Broward Community College

About Catherine McDermott (Kingston University, UK)

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.

Table of Contents

List of Concepts. Introduction. Key Concepts. Bibliography. Index

Additional information

NPB9780415320153
9780415320153
0415320151
Design: The Key Concepts by Catherine McDermott (Kingston University, UK)
Catherine McDermott (Kingston University, UK)
Routledge Key Guides
New
Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2007-11-20
264
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