A groundbreaking history of digital design from the nineteenth
century to today Digital design has emerged as perhaps the most
dynamic force in society, occupying a fluid, experimental space
where product design intersects with art, film, business,
engineering, theater, music, and artificial intelligence. Stephen
Eskilson traces the history of digital design from its precursors
in the nineteenth century to its technological and cultural
ascendency today, providing a multifaceted account of a digital
revolution that touches all aspects of our lives. We live in a time
when silicon processors, miniaturization, and CAD-enhanced 3D
design have transformed the tangible world of cars and coffee
makers as well as the screen world on our phones, computers, and
game systems. Eskilson provides invaluable historical perspective
to help readers better understand how digital design has become
such a vibrant feature of the contemporary landscape. He covers
topics ranging from graphic and product design to type, web design,
architecture, data visualization, and virtual reality. Along the
way, he paints compelling portraits of key innovators behind this
transformation, from foundational figures such as Marshall McLuhan,
Nam June Paik, and April Greiman to those mapping new frontiers,
such as Jeanne Gang, Jony Ive, Yugo Nakamura, Neri Oxman, and Jewel
Burks Solomon. Bringing together an unprecedented array of sources
on digital design, this comprehensive and richly illustrated book
reveals how many of the digital practices we think of as
cutting-edge actually originated in the analog age and how the
history of digital design is as much about our changing
relationship to forms as the forms themselves.
General
Imprint: |
Princeton University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2023 |
First published: |
2023 |
Authors: |
Stephen J Eskilson
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Dimensions: |
279 x 191mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
296 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-691-18139-4 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-691-18139-X |
Barcode: |
9780691181394 |
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