World History of Design: Two-volume set
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| Rating | : | 4.36 (503 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1350018457 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 143 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He is a founding editor and now co-editor of the academic design journal Design Issues. Victor Margolin is Professor Emeritus of Design History at the University of Illinois, Chicago. His many books include: The Designed World: images, objects, environments; The Politics of the Artificial: Essays on Design; Design Discourse: history, theory, criticism; Discovering Design: explorations in design st
Each chapter has an extensive bibliography, providing scholars with a jumping-off point for further research. Victor Margolin has devoted several years to meet this ambitious challenge and has provided those involved with the history of design - from students and general readers to professional academics and the museums sector - with a rich body of material garnered from thousands of years of human creativity. He had no idea that the book he began fifteen years ago would explode into an encyclopedic multi-volume set a resource for scholars and students of design, art history, history, anthropology and sociology, as well as a resource for professional designers. * Library Journal * A colossal study of the history of design. Victor's wor
These two richly illustrated volumes contain over 850 images, with over 160 in full colour.. This is the definitive historical account of global design from prehistory to the end of the Second World War, by pre-eminent design scholar Victor Margolin