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100 1 _aGal, Michalle,
_eauthor.
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245 1 4 _aIntroduction to Design Theory :
_bPhilosophy, critique, history and practice /
_cMichalle Gal and Jonathan Ventura.
250 _aFirst edition.
264 1 _aAbingdon, Oxon ;
_aNew York, NY :
_bRoutledge,
_c2024.
300 _a158 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c24 cm.
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
_btxt
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
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338 _2rdacarrier
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500 _aIncludes a systematic and didactic outline of design discourse, covering definitions, historical milestones, and sociocultural contexts.
504 _aIncludes index.
505 _aIntroduction -- 1. Definitions of Design -- 2. Form and Function -- 3. Design and (or as) Language -- 4. Design between Theory and Practice: Applied Theories of Design -- 5. Design, Culture and Social Institutions -- 6. Design and Industry -- 7. Design, Ecologies and the Body -- 8. Design and Ideology.
520 _aThis textbook offers a comprehensive and interdisciplinary exploration of design theory, bridging aesthetics, philosophy, cultural studies, and design history. It presents central concepts such as "form" vs. "function" and theory vs. practice, supported by key case studies and theoretical analysis, targeted at undergraduate and postgraduate learners and researchers in design disciplines.
650 4 _aDesign theory
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650 4 _aDesign history
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650 4 _aAesthetics
_xPhilosophy
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650 4 _aPhilosophy of design
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700 1 _aVentura, Jonathan,
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