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A New Design Philosophy: An Introduction to Defuturing
by Tony Fry, Anthony Hart
Product Group: Book
Publisher: New South Wales Univ Pr Ltd (1999-10-01)
ISBN: 0868407534
EAN: 9780868407531
Dewy Decimal #: 720
Paperback: 304 pages
Edition: 1
SKU: 07110514
Condition: Like New As issued n
Comments: Paperback. Inscribed and signed by author on half title page and text is tanning. Like new condition with no markings and no creases to spine or cover. Very slight wear to cover. Near fine copy.
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You need to understand the problem to design a solution
Rating  (4)
Date: 1999-11-21
9 out of 9 customers found this reveiw helpful
This is a very important book. People these days think that `only good news sells' and that it is necessary to be positive at all times. Tony Fry's book shows that it is more important to face up to the true extent of the world's current problems. Fry asks: how did we become so unsustainable? His answer is: by design. He looks at key aspects of modern design and finds, rather than something to celebrate, a history of `defuturing', that is, case studies of how our futures are being taken away from us. In arguing his points, Fry demonstrates an extensive knowledge of the history of design (for example streamlining, the Bauhaus, but also television and computers), and a comprehensive command of philosophy (for example Heidegger and Confucianism). The result is indeed a new design philosophy, one that is urgently needed given how ignorant many designers are about ramifications of design decisions. This is not an easy book, but what it teaches about the way most designed products in turn design unsustainable lifestyles is crucial to learning how to design sustainable futures.
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