Keyword: Industrial
Designing Modern Germany
Germany’s design and architecture reflects its rich, fraught political history in its structure and aesthetic ideology. Professor of history of design, Jeremy Aynsley, offers an in-depth study of the relationship between German history and design since the late-nineteenth century and its complex underlying principles. Designing Modern Germany reveals how German attitudes toward national identity, modernity, and [...]
Design As Art
Bruno Munari was among the most inspirational designers of all time, described by Picasso as "the new Leonardo." Munari insisted that design be beautiful, functional, and accessible. This enlightening, highly entertaining book sets out his ideas about visual, graphic, and industrial design and the roles they play in everyday objects. […]
Designing Visual Interfaces: Communication Oriented Techniques
Designing Visual Interfaces: Communication Oriented Techniques
Designing Visual Interfaces provides an excellent introduction to the design theory involved in the creation of user interfaces. Instead of the usual examples and pictures of computer screens and application menus, author Kevin Mullet approaches the concept of UI from its “outside world” roots. With examples ranging from street signs to corporate logos to the map of the London Underground, each section attacks the issues of interface design from the ground up […]