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Cracking the Whip: Essays on Design and Its Side Effects
Contributor(s): Caplan, Ralph (Author)
ISBN: 1563673908     ISBN-13: 9781563673900
Publisher: Fairchild Books
OUR PRICE:   $19.75  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: September 2005
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Annotation: Cracking the Whip is a collection of 69 essays that explore just about everything in design: clothes, hardware, posters, cars, airports, chairs, lighting, vending machines, cities, and bathrooms. They are about how we use design, language, and instinct to navigate our everyday world from eating, relating to others, maintaining traditions, and advancing our causes. Previously published in distinguished forums ranging from ID Magazine, Print, and Interior Design to The New Yorker, The New York Times, and The Nation, Caplan brings to these essays an erudition tempered by clarity, charm, and humor. Cracking the Whip is made up of disparate parts that add up to the perfect foundation for the student designer.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Design | Essays
- Architecture | Interior Design - General
- Design | History & Criticism
Dewey: 745.4
LCCN: 2005927978
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.22" W x 8.94" (1.01 lbs) 240 pages
 
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Cracking the Whip is a collection of 69 essays that looks at just about everything in design: clothes, hardware, posters, cars, airports, chairs, lighting, vending machines, cities and bathrooms. They are about how we use design, language and instinct to navigate our everyday world from eating, relating to others, maintaining traditions and advancing our causes. Previously published in distinguished forums ranging from ID Magazine, Print, and Interior Design to The New Yorker, The New York Times, and The Nation, Caplan brings to these essays an erudition tempered by clarity, charm and humour. Cracking the Whip is made up of disparate parts that add up to the perfect foundation for the student designer.