Made In China, Designed in California, Criticised in Europe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gerritzen, Mieke, Author, Contributor.

Lovink, Geert, Author.

Contributor:

Bruinsma, Max, Translator, Editor.

Livadari, Arina, Contributor.

Munn, Luke, Editor.

Rasch, Miriam, Editor.

Rossiter, Ned, Editor.

Library Stack, distributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Graphic arts.

Industrial design.

Graphic Design.

Genre:

Tracts (Ephemera)

Pamphlets.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified], Institute of Network Cultures, 2019.

[Place of publication not identified], The Image Society, 2019.

Summary:

"When everything is destined to be designed, design disappears into the everyday. We simply don't see it anymore because it's everywhere. This is the vanishing act of design. At this moment design registers its redundancy: our products, environments and services have been comprehensively improved. Everything has been designed to perfection and is under a permanent upgrade regime. Within such a paradigm, design is enmeshed with the capitalist logic of reproduction. But this does not come without conflicts, struggles and tensions. Chief among these is the situation of design in a planetary procession toward decay. Our dispense culture prompts a yearning for longevity. The computational compulsion to delete brings alive a desire to retrieve objects, ideas and experiences that refuse obsolescence. Society is growing more aware of sustainability and alert to the depletion of this world. For the ambitious designer, it's time to take the next step: designing the future as a collective relation attuned to life."-- provided by distributor.

Notes:

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Standard Copyright.

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Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access