Small things considered : why there is no perfect design / Henry Petroski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Petroski, Henry.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Engineering design.

Physical Description:

288 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2003.

Summary:

"America's poet laureate of technology" ("Kirkus Reviews")--author of "The Pencil" and "The Evolution of Useful Things")--now offers an entertaining and perceptive study of the checkered design pasts, and futures, of everyday objects. 22 illustrations.

Contents:

1 The Nature of Design 3

2 Looking at Design 17

3 Design, Design Everywhere 28

4 Illuminating Design 46

5 Driven by Design 57

6 Design in a Box 68

7 Labyrinthine Design 80

8 Design out of a Paper Bag 99

9 Domestic Design 118

10 Folk Design 129

11 Kitchen-Sink Design 141

12 Off-the-Shelf Design 156

13 Familiar Design 168

14 Design by the Numbers 180

15 Selective Design 193

16 A Brush with Design 206

17 Design Hits the Wall 219

18 Design Rising 230.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-272) and index.

ISBN:

1400040507

OCLC:

51003992