Main description:
Praise for the first edition:
`Julier provides an important contemporary account of how design disciplines act and interact in the world. an important resource for the student of design perfection as a cultural studies text' - European Journal of Cultural Studies
Aimed at students of design studies, design history, cultural studies and sociology, The Culture of Design, offers a unique overview of design practice in contemporary culture and society. Drawing on a range of theoretical perspectives, Julier nevertheless foregrounds the everyday business and professional context in which designers work.
The second edition of The Culture of Design, has been thoroughly revised and updated, and contains new case studies, including one on the i-pod. In addition, the book now has an extended final chapter which looks at the links between design and business studies and how the creative industries function in the context of contemporary audit culture.
Table of contents:
Foreword to Revised Edition
Introducing Design Culture
Design Production
Designers and Design Discourse
The Consumption of Design
High Design
Consumer Goods
Branded Places
Branded Leisure
On-screen Interactivity
Communication, Management and Participation
Praise for the first edition:
`Julier provides an important contemporary account of how design disciplines act and interact in the world. an important resource for the student of design perfection as a cultural studies text' - European Journal of Cultural Studies
Aimed at students of design studies, design history, cultural studies and sociology, The Culture of Design, offers a unique overview of design practice in contemporary culture and society. Drawing on a range of theoretical perspectives, Julier nevertheless foregrounds the everyday business and professional context in which designers work.
The second edition of The Culture of Design, has been thoroughly revised and updated, and contains new case studies, including one on the i-pod. In addition, the book now has an extended final chapter which looks at the links between design and business studies and how the creative industries function in the context of contemporary audit culture.
Table of contents:
Foreword to Revised Edition
Introducing Design Culture
Design Production
Designers and Design Discourse
The Consumption of Design
High Design
Consumer Goods
Branded Places
Branded Leisure
On-screen Interactivity
Communication, Management and Participation