Design for the real world : human ecology and social change / by Victor Papanek with an introduction by R. Buckminster Fuller.

Main entry:

Papanek, Victor J.

Title & Author:

Design for the real world : human ecology and social change / by Victor Papanek with an introduction by R. Buckminster Fuller.

Edition:

[1st American ed.].

Publication:

Description:

xxviii, 339 pages illustrations 21 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-339).
Introduction / R. Buckminster Fuller -- Preface -- Part one: Like it is -- What is design? A definition of design and the function complex -- Phtlogenocide: a history of the industrial design profession -- The myth of the noble slob: design, "art," and the crafts -- Do-it-yourself murder: the social and moral responsibilities of the designer -- Our Kleenex culture: obsolescence, permanence, and value -- Snake oil and thalidomide: mass leisure and phony fads in the abundant society -- Part two: How it could be -- Rebel with a cause: creativity vs. conformity -- How to succeed in design without really trying: areas of attack for responsible design -- The tree of knowledge: bionics: the use of biological prototypes in the design of man-made systems -- Conspicuous consumptives: design and the environment: pollution, crowding, starvation, and the designed environment -- The neon blackboard: the education of designers and the construction of integrated design teams -- Design for survival and survival through design: what can we do?

Summary:

Victor Papanek examines the attempts by designers to combat the tawdry, the unsafe, the frivolous, the useless product, once again providing a blueprint for sensible, responsible design in this world which is deficient in resources and energy.

ISBN:

0394470362
9780394470368

Subject:

Industrial design.
Human engineering.
Ecology.
Engineering.
Social change.
Ergonomics
Social Change
Design.
Ergonomie.
Écologie.
Ingénierie.
Changement social.
ergonomics.
ecology.
engineering.
Umweltschutz
Vormgeving.
Ontwikkelingslanden.
industrial design

Added entries:

Fuller, R. Buckminster (Richard Buckminster), 1895-1983, writer of introduction.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 84028
Call No.: ID PLM TS171.4.P37; ID:95-B3397
Status: Available

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