Design Issues: How Graphic Design Informs Society - Softcover

Holland, D.K.

 
9781581152029: Design Issues: How Graphic Design Informs Society

Synopsis

Based on the popular "Design Issues" column in Communication Arts, this anthology of brilliantly-conceived mind-teasers explores how design communicates with, rubs itself against, and sometimes stumbles around the "real" world. Here are some of the column's most intriguing and provocative selections, taken from an unorthodox mix of over 20 contributors, covering a range of subjects from designing a corporate identity to the philosophical dimensions of art. Upbeat and entertaining, it's sure to capture the attention of artists, illustrators and designers

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Synopsis

This anthology of mind-teasers explores how design communicates with, rubs itself against, and sometimes stumbles around the "real" world, ranging from bottom-line issues such as designing a corporate identity to the philosophical dimensions of designing for the 21st century. Based on the "Design Issues" column in "Communications Arts", this volume presents design connoisseurs with a four-year selection of the column's most intriguing and provocative issues. An unorthodox mix of 20 contributors ranging from hard-core designers to advertising strategists look at contemporary design in a critical, educational, ethical, historical, social and often humorous context.

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