Toothpicks and logos : design in everyday life / John Heskett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heskett, John, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial design--Social aspects.

Industrial design.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This concise guide to contemporary design goes beyond style and taste to look at how different cultures and individuals personalise objects. The author also reveals how objects can have their design modified to suit specific cultural behaviour.

Contents:

Contents; List of Illustrations; 1. What is Design?; 2. The Historical Evolution of Design; 3. Utility and Significance; 4. Objects; 5. Communications; 6. Environments; 7. Identities; 8. Systems; 9. Contexts; 10. Futures; Further Reading; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z; Picture Acknowlegement

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2002.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0192803212

1-383-00259-2

0-19-156836-8

1-280-96491-X

9786610964918

OCLC:

667094770