Non Intentional Design

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  Exploiting things.

  This book is an excellent reference for foundations of design theory and practice. Humans are makers and users of tools, a profundity that is often obscured by the images we conjure up in our minds of cavemen with hammers and knives. We are constantly adapting our environment to suit our needs in ... (continue)

  This book is an excellent reference for foundations of design theory and practice. Humans are makers and users of tools, a profundity that is often obscured by the images we conjure up in our minds of cavemen with hammers and knives. We are constantly adapting our environment to suit our needs in subconsciously, unintentionally even, and this book vigorously documents such examples.

  A bottle cap as an ashtray
  A lamp post as a billboard
  A hand rail for sitting
  A deck of cards to level a wobbly chair
  A pencil to keep long hair pinned up in a bun

  The lessons cross culutural divides and highlight the difference between knowing what something is versus understanding how it relates to its environment.

  The abundance of photographs require no captions and is easily accessible to anyone, but commentary (in English, German, Spanish, French and Italian) is precise and insightful, adding a an extra layer of depth.

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• Deutsche Bücher
• Others 160 Pages
• Edition: Mul
• ISBN-10: 3937718931
• ISBN-13: 9783937718934
• Publisher: Daab
• Pub date: Sep 01, 2006

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