California : designing freedom /
Designing freedom
Justin McGuirk and Brendan McGetrick.
- 239 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits ; 28 cm
Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the Design Museum, London, 24 May-15 October 2017.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword -- Selling freedom : tools of personal liberation -- Go where you want : tools of movement and escape -- See what you want : tools of perception and fantasy -- Say what you want : tools of self-expression and rebellion -- Make what you want : tools of production and self-reliance -- Join who you want : tools of collaboration and community -- Interviews -- Afterword -- Biographies.
"How did California come to have such a powerful influence on contemporary design? This book explores how the ideals of the 1960s counterculture morphed into the tech culture of Silicon Valley, and how 'Designed in California' became a global phenomenon."--Publisher's website.