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Design And The Elastic Mind

by Peter Hall, Ted Sargent, Museum of Modern Art (New York)
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Design for the rapidly changing world.

Design And The Elastic Mind could be a good read for individuals interested in the relationship between design and technology. The book covers various projects, ranging from nanodevices to vehicles and appliances to interfaces. It showcases how designers can convert significant advances in technology into useful objects and systems for everyday use. Additionally, the essays by experts further explore the relationship between design and science. Overall, this book is an excellent choice for those seeking to understand the relationship between design, science, and the world's rapid changes.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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by Peter Hall, Ted Sargent, Museum of Modern Art (New York)
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ISBN: 9780870707322
Authors: Peter Hall, Ted Sargent, Museum of Modern Art (New York)
Publisher: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Date of Publication: 2008-03-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Art, Science
Related Topics: Design, Art and Photography, Crafts, Design, Drawing, Physics, Technology, Design
Goodreads rating: 4.21
(rated by 53 readers)

Description

Over the past few decades, we have experienced dramatic changes in some of the most established dimensions of human time, space, matter and individuality. Today our minds must be able to synthesize such transformations, whether they are working across several time zones, traveling between satellite maps and nanoscale images, gleefully drowning in information or acting fast in order to preserve a bit of down-time. Organized by Paola Antonelli, Museum of Modern Art Curator of Architecture and Design, Design and the Elastic Mind focuses on the ability of designers to grasp momentous advances in technology, science and social mores, and to convert them into useful objects and systems. Included projects range from nanodevices to vehicles, appliances to interfaces and building facades, pragmatic solutions for everyday use to provocative ideas meant to influence our future choices. Designed by award-winning book designer Irma Boom, this volume features essays exploring the promising relationship between design and science by Antonelli, design critic and historian Hugh Aldersey-Williams, visualization design expert Peter Hall and nanophysicist Ted Sargent.
 

Design for the rapidly changing world.

Design And The Elastic Mind could be a good read for individuals interested in the relationship between design and technology. The book covers various projects, ranging from nanodevices to vehicles and appliances to interfaces. It showcases how designers can convert significant advances in technology into useful objects and systems for everyday use. Additionally, the essays by experts further explore the relationship between design and science. Overall, this book is an excellent choice for those seeking to understand the relationship between design, science, and the world's rapid changes.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.