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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. |
| More information: |
Abstract:
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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