A Dictionary Of Modern Design

Author : Jonathan M. Woodham
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780191762963
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Dictionary of Modern Design written by Jonathan M. Woodham and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Jacobsen to Tupperware, this dictionary of modern design covers the period from the mid-19th century to the end of the 20th century. Over 2000 entries on names and movements include ceramics, furniture, graphics, industrial design, interiors and fashion.

Author : Jonathan M. Woodham
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780192806390
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Dictionary of Modern Design written by Jonathan M. Woodham and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2006 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Jacobsen to Tupperware, this fascinating new dictionary of Modern Design covers the period from the mid-nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth. Both wide-ranging and comprehensive, it covers commercial design mass manufacture, as well as high art terms and aesthetic movements. Over 2,000 entries on names and movements from the past 150 years of design include ceramics, furniture, graphics, industrial design, interiors, and fashion, major museums and heritage sites, as well asbiographical entries on designers and manufacturers. The dictionary, international in focus, also covers key design concepts, design terminology, and important design institutions. Other features include timelines of key design events and movements, and an index of author names for easy reference. It also features funky illustrations at every letter's opening page, with zeitgeist design concepts from Action Man and Barbie to Ferrari and Electrolux. Written in a clear, accessible style, and with more comprehensive coverage than any of the other design dictionaries available, the Dictionary of Modern Design is an essential reference tool for students, and a useful addition to every designer's and artist's studio shelf.

Author : Jonathan Woodham
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192518534
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Dictionary of Modern Design written by Jonathan Woodham and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-05-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 950 entries From the Arts and Crafts Movement to Postmodernism, Apple to Frank Lloyd Wright, this fascinating dictionary covers the past 160 years of international design, with accessible entries on branding, graphics, industrial design, functionalism, and fashion. New entries on digital design and sustainable design bring the coverage up to date. The dictionary's international focus takes in major movements, key concepts, design terminology, and important design institutions, museums, and heritage sites. The new edition reflects the growing global importance of design, with coverage of India, China, the countries of the Pacific Rim, Eastern Europe and East Asia, and demonstrates how developments in the design of technology influence everyday life, with new entries on fonts, games developers such as Gunpei Yokoi of Nintendo, Android, Samsung, and Blackberry, and a fully revised entry on Apple. The A-Z entries are complemented by an extensive bibliography and a timeline.

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Author : Gavin Ambrose
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350035270
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Visual Dictionary of Graphic Design written by Gavin Ambrose and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-01-10 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Visual Dictionary of Graphic Design is a comprehensive guide to the numerous terms used within graphic design and associated disciplines. Over 250 terms are explained and contextualized, with concise definitions accompanied by illustrations and examples taken from historical and contemporary graphic design. The dictionary covers traditional practice and process terms as well as modern terminology. It also defines a wide variety of practical terms, such as Perfect binding, Deboss and Strikethrough, as well as movements and styles including Surrealism, Psychadelia and Postmodernism.

Author : Michael Coates
Publisher : AVA Publishing
ISBN 13 : 2940373809
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Visual Dictionary of Interior Architecture and Design written by Michael Coates and published by AVA Publishing. This book was released on 2009-01-29 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do designers and architects think? In words? No! They think in pictures, in colors, in spatial relations. Packed with more than 250 full-color images and definitions, The Visual Dictionary of Interior Architecture and Design is the ideal resource for design and architecture students, professionals, and visual thinkers everywhere. Beautifully presented and illustrated, this guide to the many terms used in interior design and architecture defines hundreds of terms, both modern and traditional, with clear explanations and full-color pictures. Small enough for a backpack yet full of practical information, this is the definitive take-along book for job site or classroom.

Author : Jonathan M. Woodham
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780192800978
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Dictionary of Modern Design written by Jonathan M. Woodham and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive style and design reference features entries on names and movements from the past 150 years of design, covering ceramics, furniture, graphics, industrial design, and other media, as well as key concepts, major movements, design institutions, and design terminology.

Author : Sean Adams
Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 : 1683350022
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Designer's Dictionary of Color written by Sean Adams and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the cultural, historical, and social meanings of twenty-seven colors, plus examples of successful usage of each as well as options for palette variations. The Designer’s Dictionary of Color provides an in-depth look at twenty-seven colors key to art and graphic design. Organized by spectrum, in color-by-color sections for easy navigation, this book documents each hue with charts showing color range and palette variations. Chapters detail each color’s creative history and cultural associations, with examples of color use that extend from the artistic to the utilitarian—whether the turquoise on a Reid Miles album cover or the avocado paint job on a 1970s Dodge station wagon. A practical and inspirational resource for designers and students alike, The Designer’s Dictionary of Color opens up the world of color for all those who seek to harness its incredible power.

Author : MARK. HINCHMAN
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1501365150
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book FAIRCHILD BOOKS DICTIONARY OF INTERIOR DESIGN. written by MARK. HINCHMAN and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2023 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Rachel Carley
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780805045635
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Visual Dictionary of American Domestic Architecture written by Rachel Carley and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1997-03-15 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Visual presentation of the many types of houses built in America from the earliest Indian dwellings to designs for futuristic homes.