Designing Things A Critical Introduction to the Culture of Objects

Name: Designing Things A Critical Introduction to the Culture of Objects
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ISBN: 9781845204273

ISBN-10: 1845204271

ISBN-13: 9781845204273

Edition: 2009

Authors: Prasad Boradkar

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When and why did the turntable morph from music machine to musical instrument? Why have mobile phones evolved changeable skins? How did hip-hop videos inspire an edgy new look for the Cadillac? The answers to such questions illustrate this provocative book, which examines the cultural meanings of artifacts and the role of designers in their design and production. Designing Things provides the reader with a map of the rapidly changing field of design studies, a subject which now draws on a diverse range of theories and methodologies - from art and visual culture, to anthropology and material culture, to media and cultural studies. With clear explanations of key concepts - such as form…

Book details

List price: $29.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publication date: 5/1/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 6.69" wide x 9.61" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 1.650
Language: English



Introduction



Understanding Things: Multidisciplinary Approaches



Valued Possessions: What are Things Worth?



Making Things: Labor in Production



Beautiful Things: The Aesthetics of Surfaces



Planned Obsolescence: Unsustainable Consumption



The Need for Things: Consumer or Corporate Satisfaction



Things as Signs: What do Objects Mean?



The Obsession of Possession: Fetish Objects


Conclusion