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008			201023t20202010enka ob 101 0 eng d
020			_a9781350036116
082			_a745.401
100			_aBoradkar, Prasad, _eauthor. _945972
245		0	_aDesigning things : _ba critical introduction to the culture of objects / _cPrasad Boradkar.
250			_aEnglish edition.
260			_aLondon, England : _bBerg, _c2010
264			_aLondon, England : _bBloomsbury Publishing, _c2020
300			_aonline resource (ix, 326 pages) : _billustrations.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"When and why did the turntable morph from playback device to musical instrument? Why have mobile phones evolved changeable skins? How many meanings can one attach to such mundane things as tennis balls? The answers to such questions illustrate this provocative book, which examines the cultural meanings of things and the role of designers in their design and production. Designing Things provides the reader with a map of the rapidly changing field of design studies, a subject which now draws on a diverse range of theories and methodologies - from philosophy and visual culture, to anthropology and material culture, to media and cultural studies. With clear explanations of key concepts - such as form language, planned obsolescence, object fetishism, product semantics, consumer value and user needs - overviews of theoretical foundations and case studies of historical and contemporary objects, Designing Things looks behind-the-scenes and beneath-the-surface at some of our most familiar and iconic objects."--Pub. website.
650			_aConsumer goods _945973
650			_aConsumer goods _945973
650			_aDesign _91286
650			_aDesign _91286
650			_aHistory of art & design styles: from c 1900 - _945974
655			_aElectronic books.
856			_3Abstract with links to full text _uhttps://doi.org/10.5040/9781350036116?locatt=label:secondary_bloomsburyCollections
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