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Design for need : the social contribution of design : an anthology of papers presented to the symposium at the Royal College of Art, London, April, 1976 /

Design for Need: The Social Contribution of Design compiles papers presented at the Symposium at the Royal College of Art, London in April 1976. This book focuses on the concept of design as a conditioning, reformist, and practical element in society, which examines and demonstrates actual projects...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: Royal College of Art (Great Britain), International Council of Societies of Industrial Design
Otros Autores: Bicknell, Julian (Editor ), McQuiston, Liz (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Published for ICSID by Pergamon Press, 1977.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover; Design for Need: The Social Contribution of Design; Copyright Page ; Table of Contents; Foreword; Editors' Note; Introduction; Opening Address Sir Brian Flowers; Chapter 1. Precariousness and Ambiguity
  • Industrial Design in Dependent Countries; REFERENCES; Chapter 2. Some Aspects of Agrarian and Industrial Development in a Developing Country; REFERENCES; Chapter 3. Identification of Design Problems in India; Chapter 4. Design Collaboration at the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi 1970-1972 Roger Newport; Chapter 5. Social Forces Determine the Shape of Technology.
  • Chapter 6. The Need for Design Education in Developmg CountriesREFERENCES; Chapter 7. Deshanagari
  • A Common Script for All Indian Languages; Salient Features of Deshanagari and their Advantages; Practical Applications and Scope for Development; Project Deshanagari
  • a summary of the work in hand; The Place of Deshanagari in the Linguascriptic Pattern of India; Chapter 8. Ceramics for the Developing World; Chapter 9. The Role of the Designer in Disaster Relief; THE PRESSURE ENVIRONMENT OF THE AGENCIES; CASE STUDY: DISASTER HOUSING; ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION; THE DISASTER SITUATION.
  • DESIGN STRATEGIESDESIGN PRINCIPLES; THE DESIGNER'S ROLE; Chapter 10. A Range of Easy Chairs for the Adult Disabled and Elderly Frail; Chapter 11. Low Handicap Technology
  • The Reduction of Need by Design; Chapter 12. Ergonomie Analysis of Personal Hygiene Activities; Chapter 13. The Role of the Artist in a Hospital Environment; Chapter 14. The Artist as Producer; Chapter 15. After the Oil Boom
  • Design for a Service Centre; Chapter 16. Le Demesurable; Chapter 17. Designing for Need (Radio Talk); Chapter 18. Design for Social Need
  • The Lucas Workers Initiative.
  • Chapter 19. Technology
  • The Language of Social ActionREFERENCES; Chapter 20. Conceptual Design
  • A Polemic; REFERENCES; Chapter 21. Person to Person Design; Chapter 22. Twelve Methodologies for Design
  • Because People Count; RECONNECT; BROADEN; REDEFINE; SIMPLIFY; HUMANISE; DEMONSTRATE; DECENTRALISE; ENABLE; 'ALTERNATIVE'; FEEDBACK; Chapter 23. The Future of Design Education; Chapter 24. Concluding Address Lord Esher; Index of Authors; Other Contributors to the Design for Need Exhibition and Symposium.