Substance of Style How the Rise of Aesthetic Value Is Remaking Commerce, Culture, and Consciousness

Name: Substance of Style How the Rise of Aesthetic Value Is Remaking Commerce, Culture, and Consciousness
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ISBN: 9780060933852

ISBN-10: 0060933852

ISBN-13: 9780060933852

Edition: 2004

Authors: Virginia Postrel

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Whether it's sleek leather pants, a shiny new Apple computer, or a designer toaster, we make important decisions as consumers every day based on our sensory experience. Sensory appeals are everywhere, and they are intensifying, radically changing how Americans live and work. The twenty-first century has become the age of aesthetics, and whether we realize it or not, this influence has taken over the marketplace, and much more. In this penetrating, keenly observed book, Virginia Postrel makes the argument that appearance counts, that aesthetic value is real. Drawing from fields as diverse as fashion, real estate, politics, design, and economics, Postrel deftly chronicles our culture's…

Book details

List price: $15.99
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 9/7/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.31" wide x 8.00" long x 0.62" tall
Weight: 0.462
Language: English



Preface



The Aesthetic Imperative



The Rise of Look and Feel



Surface and Substance



Meaningful Looks



The Boundaries of Design



Smart and Pretty


Notes


Acknowledgments


Index