Material and mind / Christopher Bardt.

Main entry:

Bardt, Christopher, author.

Title & Author:

Material and mind / Christopher Bardt.

Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2019]
©2019

Description:

xv, 373 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Think or do -- In the beginning -- Words matter -- Representing -- The idea and the actual -- Projection -- The transmitting hand -- Working with material -- Material and umwelt -- Inside the design process -- Design tools and their roles -- Smoothness.

Summary:

"Design is a specific and revealing interaction of material and our mind that focuses on the ways in which humans make art, work with materials, and use tools. Design and the design imagination are influenced by the medium and materials used in the design process, which is certainly of great interest to designers. But design is also what we are surrounded by; the scrim of daily life consists almost solely of designed and manufactured materials and artifacts. Our interaction with this fabricated reality and how it affects our mind is consequential as we rapidly reach the limits of our physical resources. How we continue to shape our world as it continues to shape us is an important question for everyone. Just how this shaping is meaningful will lead us to tell new stories, ones that require imagination and empathy"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9780262042727 (hardcover : alk. paper)
026204272X

Subject:

Design Psychological aspects.
Materials.
Design Aspect psychologique.
Matériaux.
Kognition
Kreativität
Kunst
Material

Holdings:

Location: Library main 306777
Call No.: BIB 252325
Status: Available

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