This is the essential students guide to Design its practice, its theory and its history. Drawing from a wide range of international examples, respected design writer Catherine McDermott explores key topics including:
international design from Europe to Africa
design history from Art Nouveau to punk
sustainable design, recycling and green design
design theory from semiotics to gender, to postcolonialism
design technology, graphic design and the web.
Fully cross-referenced, with up to date guides for further reading, Design: the Key Concepts is an indispensable reference for students of design, design history, fashion, art and visual culture.