History of Modern Design Third Edition

by David Raizman

This unparalleled and wide-ranging book surveys the history of applied arts and industrial design from the eighteenth century to the present day, exploring the dynamic relationship between design and manufacturing, and the technological, social and commercial contexts in which this relationship has developed.
In this extensively revised and expanded third edition, David Raizman addresses international questions more fully with the addition of six Global Inspiration sections that examine the contributions of non-Western traditions, rendering the very notion of a 'national' design debatable. The text also pays closer attention to issues of gender, race, and climate change, and their impact on design.
With over 580 illustrations, mostly in colour, History of Modern Design is an inclusive, well-balanced introduction to a field of increasing scholarly and interdisciplinary research, and provides students in design with historical perspectives of their chosen fields of study.

Genres: Design, History, Art, Art History, Nonfiction, School, Read For School

448 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 15, 2003

Reviews

[Wrenaria · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid survey of modern design history. I wouldn't have minded a few more images included. Not all designs mentioned in the text had visuals associated with them in the book. Otherwise, it is about what you would expect of a history book. Nicely organized and well written.

[jack · Rating 1 out of 5]

david raizman idk what u look like but if i see u in person it’s ON SIGHT (joking. obviously. but i still do not like history or textbooks.)

[3thn · Rating 5 out of 5]

The way to see the present is to read the past!

[Jarek · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good high level overview, though with 200 years in under 400 image-rich pages, any particular era of style gets at most a short mention. While initially attempting to be somewhat international (though still ending up fairly Anglo-heavy), by the last section (on years 1960-2000) the book is almost entirely about the USA.

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

I set this as the text book for the Design History class I'm teaching this coming semester. I'm really enjoying it. It's incredible how little things have changed.

[Ally · Rating 3 out of 5]

Eww -- just ew --- but it wasn't too difficult to get through --- i may have even sincerely enjoyed some portions of it =) good effort.