Design for the real world : human ecology and social change /
Victor Papanek.
- Second edition, completely revised.
- xxi, 394 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
First published: New York : Pantheon Books, 1971.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-385) and index.
How It Is: -- What is design?: a definition of the function complex -- Phylogenocide: a history of the industrial design profession -- The myth of the noble slob: Design, 'art' and the crafts -- Do-it-yourself murder: Social and moral responsibilities of design -- Our kleenex culture: Obsolescence and value -- Snake oil and thalidomide: Mass leisure and phony fads -- How it Could Be: -- Rebel with a cause: invention and innovation -- The tree of knowledge: Biological prototypes in design -- Design responsibility: Five myths and six directions -- Environmental design: Pollution, crowding, ecology -- The neon blackboard: Design education and design teams -- Design for survival and survival through design: a summation. Part One. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Part Two. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.