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This third edition of An Introduction to Design and Culture has been revised and updated throughout to include issues of globalization, sustainability and digital/interactive design.New for this edition is a chapter which covers key changes in design culture. Design culture has changed dramatically in the 21st century, the designer-hero is now much less in evidence and design has become much more interdisciplinary. Drawing on a wealth of mass-produced artefacts, images and environments including sewing machines, cars, televisions, clothes, electronic and branded goods and exhibitions, author Penny Sparke shows how design has helped to shape and reflect our social and cultural development. This introduction to the development of modern (and postmodern) design is ideal for undergraduate students
This text investigates how mass-produced objects and environments have functioned as both reflections and drivers of social and cultural development from 1900 to the present day. Penny Sparke, a noted scholar in design history, utilizes a broad historical framework to analyze the evolution of modern and postmodern design. The book synthesizes material culture, industrial history, and sociological theory to explain how design practices have shifted from the era of the individual designer-hero to the contemporary, interdisciplinary landscape.
What You Will Find
Experts and educators frequently cite this work as a foundational text for undergraduate students exploring the intersection of design and society. Readers often note the accessibility of the prose despite the academic depth of the historical analysis.
Page Count:
262
Publication Date:
2012-01-01
Publisher:
Routledge
ISBN-10:
0203129997
ISBN-13:
9780203129999
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