History of Modern Design (2nd Edition) (Fashion Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (506 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0205728502 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 432 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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Alexander H. said Pretty great book that has good information and photographs of. Pretty great book that has good information and photographs of some important historical figures and pieces that helped to shape today's world of design.I would recommend it to anyone interested in the field.. Isidro said It was a good textbook for the class that i needed. It was a good textbook for the class that i needed. Most of the good works of design are at the end.. Great Price This was required reading for a college course and the price on Amazon was more than 50% off the bookstore price, even less than the bookstore's used book price. I now plan ahead and order all the books I can from Amazon. Amazon's buy back is great if your university book store won't buy it from you but I've been able to sell all my books locally after I used them
“David Raizman's History of Modern Design has assumed landmark status within design studies. Synthesizing design, technology, art history and social history, Raizman builds a cogent argument for studying design as both a production-based discipline and an intellectually-driven profession.” - Elizabeth Guffey, Professor of Art History, School of Humanities, Purchase College, State University of New York, and Editor, Design and Culture "With a reworking of the book’s narrative structure and inclusion of ways in which the concept and power of design have mutated in the seven years since its first publication, this book remains an essential addition to the bookshelves of designers, design students and those for whom design-thinking is important."
Focusing on the appreciation of design as a creative activity, as well as an enterprise conditioned by economic, technological and social history, Raizman includes the study of products and furnishing designed for mass consumption, and examines the social context for the democratization of culture. . Filling the gap for an extensively illustrated history of modern design, this introduction provides a balanced chronological survey of decorative arts, industrial design and graphic design from the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries
Professor Raizman is also the author of Objects, Audiences, and Literatures: Alternative Narratives in the History of Design, co-edited with Carma Gorman published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing (UK). David Raizman is a professor in the Department of Visual Studies at Drexel University in Philadelphia. He has published several studies in journals and books focusing on the art and architecture of Spain in the later twelfth and early thirtee