Shape of Things: A Philosophy of Design Book

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Shape of Things: A Philosophy of Design, This book presents for the first time in English an array of essays on design by the seminal media critic and philosopher Vilém Flusser. It puts forward the view that our future depends on design. In a series of insightful essays on such ordinary things, Shape of Things: A Philosophy of Design

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Shape of Things: A Philosophy of Design
Written by author Vilem Flusser
Published by Reaktion Books, Limited, December 1999
This book presents for the first time in English an array of essays on design by the seminal media critic and philosopher Vilém Flusser. It puts forward the view that our future depends on design. In a series of insightful essays on such ordinary "things"
This book presents for the first time in English an array of essays on design by the seminal media critic and philosopher Vilém Flusser. It puts forward the view that our future depends on design. In a series of insightful essays on such ordinary "

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Introduction 7
About the Word Design 17
Form and Material 22
War and the State of Things 30
About Forms and Formulae 35
The Designer's Way of Seeing 39
The Factory 43
The Lever Strikes Back 51
Shelters, Screens and Tents 55
Design: Obstacle for/to the Removal of Obstacles 58
Why Do Typewriters Go 'Click'? 62
The Ethics of Industrial Design? 66
Design as Theology 70
Wittgenstein's Architecture 76
Bare Walls 78
With As Many Holes As a Swiss Cheese 81
The Non-Thing 1 85
The Non-Thing 2 90
Carpets 95
Pots 99
Shamans and Dancers with Masks 104
The Submarine 108
Wheels 117
Biographical Note 123

Title: Shape of Things: A Philosophy of Design

Item Number: 9781861890559

Publication Date: December 1999

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Product Description: Full Name: Shape of Things: A Philosophy of Design; Short Name:Shape of Things

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Weight: 0.200 kg (0.44 lbs)

Width: 4.800 cm (1.89 inches)

Heigh : 7.800 cm (3.07 inches)

Depth: 0.500 cm (0.20 inches)

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Date Last Edited: August 25, 2020, Edited By: Ross

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Shape of Things: A Philosophy of Design

Interesting topics. Essays though are too short for me to absorb them completely.

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	Introduction	7
	About the Word Design	17
	Form and Material	22
	War and the State of Things	30
	About Forms and Formulae	35
	The Designer's Way of Seeing	39
	The Factory	43
	The Lever Strikes Back	51
	Shelters, Screens and Tents	55
	Design: Obstacle for/to the Removal of Obstacles	58
	Why Do Typewriters Go 'Click'?	62
	The Ethics of Industrial Design?	66
	Design as Theology	70
	Wittgenstein's Architecture	76
	Bare Walls	78
	With As Many Holes As a Swiss Cheese	81
	The Non-Thing 1	85
	The Non-Thing 2	90
	Carpets	95
	Pots	99
	Shamans and Dancers with Masks	104
	The Submarine	108
	Wheels	117
	Biographical Note	123