Design Your Life: The Pleasures and Perils of Everyday Things
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (791 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0312532733 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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I've never encountered a book about design so smart and fun and unpretentious and easy to love." - Kurt Andersen, author of Heyday And Turn Of The Century." . "Design your life is an utter pleasure, like a delicious tray of warm brownies that also happen to be nutritious
Kids with her sister Ellen.. She is the author of Thinking with Type and D.I.Y.: Design It Yourself. JULIA LUPTON teaches at the University of California, Irvine and is co-chair of the Design Alliance. She is the author of several books on Shakespeare and co-authored D.I.Y. ELLEN LUPTON is curator of contemporary design at the Cooper- Hewitt Museum and
""Design Your Life" is a wonderful book." according to Ian Blakeslee. "Design Your Life" is an excellent, entertaining read. It is funny, very clever, interesting, and useful. The wit is woven into humorous and critical examinations of the items and structure that is the context of our daily lives.If you read this book, you will have a series of great "Aha!" moments as you gain a deeper understanding of how the design of your environment and the items you use influence and effect your behavior.There is also a confortable amount of how-to and d.i.y. info to balance the humorous and historical.As you read it you will feel your own ideas beg. "A real delight to have and to share" according to Vivian Folkenflik. What a delight to share in the experience of having this brilliant, savvy, funny, practical, beautiful book in hand: an invitation to play,construct, imagine, chat, reconfigure, connect. Both voices in this bookencourage us to open a conversation with them -- visually, verbally -- and with our multiple selves, with the people in our lives, with designers whooffer us opportunities to re-think the way we live now. A treat forourselves and for anybody we might want in our lives.. Diana Glyer said just the thing to dip into again and again for fun observations, clever writing. A series of essays on design, beauty, pop culture, productivity, and the art of everyday life. A large format, glossy book, just the thing to dip into again and again for fun observations, clever writing, startling observations that elevate the ordinary. Recommended.Diana Pavlac Glyer, author of BANDERSNATCH: C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and the Creative Collaboration of the Inklings
By leading design thinker Ellen Lupton and her twin sister Julia Lupton, it shows how design is about much more than what’s bought at high-end stores or the modern look at IKEA. Find out how roller bags are threatening civilization, and how the layout of your own house might be making you miserable. Use this book to gain control over your environment and tap into the power of design to communicate with friends, family, and the world.. Speaking to the popular interest in design as well as people’s desire to make their own way through a mass-produced world, this thoughtful book takes a fresh and humorous approach to make some serious points about the impact of design on our lives.Find