Writing design : words and objects / edited by Grace Lees-Maffei.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lees-Maffei, Grace.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art--Language.

Art.

Visual communication.

Graphic design (Typography).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 242 p.) : illustrations (some col.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2012.

Summary:

"How do we learn about the objects that surround us? As well as gathering sensory information by viewing and using objects, we also learn about objects through the written and spoken word - from shop labels to friends' recommendations and from magazines to patents. But, even as design commentators have become increasingly preoccupied with issues of mediation, the intersection of design and language remains under-explored. Writing Design provides a unique examination of what is at stake when we convert the material properties of designed goods into verbal or textual description. Issues discussed include the role of text in informing design consumption, designing with and through language, and the challenges and opportunities raised by design without language. Bringing together a wide range of scholars and practitioners, Writing Design reveals the difficulties, ethics and politics of writing about design."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

1. Righting design : on the reforming role of design criticism

2. Mediations : between design and consumption

3. Designing with and through language

4. Showing as telling : on design beyond text.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic reproduction. London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2014 dcunns

ISBN:

9781474294089 (online)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.