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A John Heskett reader : design, history, economics /
"A John Heskett Reader brings together key selected writings from the work of the design historian John Heskett. It will be edited and introduced by Clive Dilnot. John Heskett was a pioneering design historian whose work was foundational for the study of industrial design and the relationship b...
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New York :
Bloomsbury Academic,
2016.
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- Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents ; Notes on Contributors ; List of Acronyms ; Introduction; I; II; III; IV; A note on the selection of the texts; Notes; PART I Key Themes; Introduction to the Readings in Part I; Chapter 1 What Is Design?; Chapter 2 Commerce or Culture: Industrialization and Design; Introduction; I; II; III; Notes; Chapter 3 Design from the Standpoint of Economics/Economics from the Standpoint of Design; Design from the standpoint of economics; Economics from the standpoint of design; Notes.
- PART II Design in History and the History of DesignIntroduction to the Readings in Part II; a)"Designing and making in the pre-industrial world; b)"Designing in the industrial world; c)"Design in Germany 1870-1945; Note; (A) Designing and Making in the Pre-Industrial World; Chapter 4 Some Lessons of Design History; Dominant patterns in art history-linear and sequential; Patterns in design history-layered and additive; Notes; Chapter 5 Crafts, Commerce, Industry: A Global History of Design: Introduction and Conclusion; Introduction; Concluding thoughts; References.
- Chapter 6 Chinese Design: What Can We Learn from the Past?Chapter 7 Three Moments in the Global History of Making: Nomads, Traders, Slaves; (i)"Nomads; (ii)"Trade; (iii)"Craftsmanship in slavery; Notes; (B) Designing in the Industrial World; Chapter 8 The 'American System' and Mass-Production; Chapter 9 Writing the History of Design in the Industrial World: An Overview and Two Review Essays; (i)""Industrial Design: A Student Guide"; (ii)"Review: The American Design Adventure 1940-1975; (iii)"Imagining Consumers: Design and Innovation from Wedgewood to Corning; References.
- Chapter 10 The Growth of Industrial Design in JapanNotes; (C) Design in Germany 1870-1945; Chapter 11 The Role of Government Policy on German Design 1870-1918; The role of government; Citations; Chapter 12 Germany: The Industrial Applications of Tubular Steel; Notes; Chapter 13 Modernism and Archaism in Design in the Third Reich; PART III Design, Business, Economics; An Introduction to the Readings in Part III; (a) Corporate design policies; (b) National design policies; (c) Creating value by design; (A) Corporate Design Strategies: Design between Economics and Practice.
- Chapter 14 GM's Current Woes Reveal the Price of Corporate Arrogance and AmnesiaDetroit's amnesia; Art, color and style; When Gm was impressive; Design became parochial; The expression of values; A clear vision of the future; Chapter 15 Everything Alters, Nothing Changes: Why Don't American Companies Use Design More Intelligently?; Chapter 16 Philips: A Study of the Corporate Management of Design. Design Policy for a Global Market; Renewal at the top; Setting out the stall; Organization and delegation; Design policy.