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Small things considered : why there is no perfect design
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Small things considered : why there is no perfect design

Author: Henry Petroski
Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2003.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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A professor of civil engineering considers ordinary objects as works in progress, taking readers inside the creative design process of such commonplace objects as chairs, light bulbs, tooth brushes, door knobs, and light switches.
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Henry Petroski
ISBN: 1400040507 9781400040506
OCLC Number: 51003992
Description: 288 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents: The nature of design --
Looking at design --
Design, design everywhere --
Illuminating design --
Driven by design --
Design in a box --
Labyrinthine design --
Design out of a paper bag --
Domestic design --
Folk design --
Kitchen-sink design --
Off-the-shelf design --
Familiar design --
Design by the numbers --
Selective design --
A brush with design --
Design hits the wall --
Design rising.
Responsibility: Henry Petroski.
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A professor of civil engineering considers ordinary objects as works in progress, taking readers inside the creative design process of such commonplace objects as chairs, light bulbs, tooth brushes, door knobs, and light switches.

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