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Modern Asian Design provides a comprehensive introduction to the
development of Asian design in the modern period, both tracing
historical threads and offering a theoretical framework within
which to chart the history of design in Asia. Rather than a
singular "Asian history", this book presents a series of studies
centred on trade routes, colonial relationships, regional networks
and cross-cultural exchanges. Modern Asian Design builds on
existing resources beyond design history in an effort to map the
field, focusing particularly on relations between Asia and the West
and also across Asian design cultures. Opening with a brief
overview of trade and exchange networks in the 17th and 18th
centuries, the bulk of this study comprises analysis of the
development of modern design in Asia during the later 19th and
early 20th centuries, a period of rapid modernisation. The book's
final two chapters bring these central ideas into a contemporary
and highly relevant context.
Modern Asian Design provides a comprehensive introduction to the
development of Asian design in the modern period, both tracing
historical threads and offering a theoretical framework within
which to chart the history of design in Asia. Rather than a
singular "Asian history", this book presents a series of studies
centred on trade routes, colonial relationships, regional networks
and cross-cultural exchanges. Modern Asian Design builds on
existing resources beyond design history in an effort to map the
field, focusing particularly on relations between Asia and the West
and also across Asian design cultures. Opening with a brief
overview of trade and exchange networks in the 17th and 18th
centuries, the bulk of this study comprises analysis of the
development of modern design in Asia during the later 19th and
early 20th centuries, a period of rapid modernisation. The book's
final two chapters bring these central ideas into a contemporary
and highly relevant context.
Design is everywhere. It shapes not only our present but also our
future. An essential introductory guide, Design: The Key Concepts
covers fundamental design concepts: thinking, service, context,
interaction, experience, and systems. Each concept is situated
within a broad context, enabling the reader to understand design's
contemporary practice and its relationship to issues such as new
technology, social and economic development, globalization, and
sustainability. Concepts are also explained by use of concise,
illustrated case studies of contemporary objects, spaces, systems,
and methods such as Uber, the iPhone, Kickstarter and IKEA. Chapter
summaries and supporting discussion questions make this an engaging
and accessible introduction for students and those new to the
field. An annotated bibliography provides direction for further
reading.
Design is everywhere. It shapes not only our present but also our
future. An essential introductory guide, Design: The Key Concepts
covers fundamental design concepts: thinking, service, context,
interaction, experience, and systems. Each concept is situated
within a broad context, enabling the reader to understand design's
contemporary practice and its relationship to issues such as new
technology, social and economic development, globalization, and
sustainability. Concepts are also explained by use of concise,
illustrated case studies of contemporary objects, spaces, systems,
and methods such as Uber, the iPhone, Kickstarter and IKEA. Chapter
summaries and supporting discussion questions make this an engaging
and accessible introduction for students and those new to the
field. An annotated bibliography provides direction for further
reading.
"Design: Critical and Primary Sources" brings together 100
essential texts on design from the mid 19th century to the present
day, covering key thinkers, movements and issues for design. The
four volumes will focus on: 1) Design Reform, Modernism and
Modernization
2) Professional Practice and Design Theories
3) Social Interactions
4) Development, Globalization and Sustainability Each volume will
feature an editorial introduction and articles will be grouped into
thematic sections within the volume.
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