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100	1		_aBoradkar, Prasad. _997390
245	1	0	_aDesigning things : _ba critical introduction to the culture of objects / _cPrasad Boradkar.
250			_aEnglish ed.
260			_aOxford, UK ; _aNew York : _bBerg, _c2010.
300			_aix, 326 p. : _bill. ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [279] - 295) and index.
505	0		_aTheorizing things: disciplinary diversity in thinking about objects -- Valued possessions: the worth of things -- Making things: labor in production -- Producing things: a history of systems of manufacture -- Beautiful things: the aesthetics of surfaces -- The greed imperative: user needs in product design -- Planned obsolescence: unsustainable consumption -- Objects as signs: what do things mean? -- The obsession of possession: fetish objects.
520			_a"When and why did the turntable morph from playback device to musical instrument? Why have mobile phones evolved changeable skins? How many meanings can one attach to such mundane things as tennis balls? The answers to such questions illustrate this provocative book, which examines the cultural meanings of things and the role of designers in their design and production. Designing Things provides the reader with a map of the rapidly changing field of design studies, a subject which now draws on a diverse range of theories and methodologies - from philosophy and visual culture, to anthropology and material culture, to media and cultural studies.With clear explanations of key concepts - such as form language, planned obsolescence, object fetishism, product semantics, consumer value and user needs - overviews of theoretical foundations and case studies of historical and contemporary objects, Designing Things looks behind-the-scenes and beneath-the-surface at some of our most familiar and iconic objects."--pub. website.
650		0	_aDesign _xPhilosophy. _997393
650		0	_aDesign _xSocial aspects. _997395
650		0	_aConsumer goods _xSocial aspects. _997398
650		0	_aConsumer goods _xPsychological aspects. _997400
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