Quick Read: Design

Author: Clark Freeman
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Publish Date: 2002-02-01
Features: Design is a rather tricky course. Since humans began to make things to make life better, there have been some clever people who were "convinced there was a better way." These people are respectively called inventors, designers, or all-knowing beings. The word "design" comes from French, meaning "to draw," so design is an activity that starts with a drawing and leads to an object. But this includes everything from light bulbs to space shuttles. So, what is the difference between the people we call designers and artists and inventors? This little book is designed to reveal all of this. Read "Design - The Quick Read" carefully and enjoy the revolution in design.
Discuss all the important developments in design history
Describe important products and outstanding innovators
Explain design terminology
Illustrate the social context of the time
This book includes chapters such as "I Think, Therefore I Design," "Settling Down," "A Brilliant Future," "Time Flies," "Glorious Gothic," "Moving Types," and "Fixed Stars."