Design Criticism Books

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And/Or: On Contradiction in the Work of Jan van Toorn Extended And/Or: On Contradiction in the Work of Jan van Toorn Extended (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as design-criticism)
avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 2014
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Discovering Design: Explorations in Design Studies Discovering Design: Explorations in Design Studies (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as design-criticism)
avg rating 3.61 — 23 ratings — published 1995
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Family Values: Between Neoliberalism and the New Social Conservatism Family Values: Between Neoliberalism and the New Social Conservatism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as design-criticism)
avg rating 4.52 — 289 ratings — published
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Aramis, or The Love of Technology Aramis, or The Love of Technology (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as design-criticism)
avg rating 3.86 — 248 ratings — published 1992
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Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as design-criticism)
avg rating 3.90 — 4,497 ratings — published 2023
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Discursive Design: Critical, Speculative, and Alternative Things (Design Thinking, Design Theory) Discursive Design: Critical, Speculative, and Alternative Things (Design Thinking, Design Theory)
by (shelved 1 time as design-criticism)
avg rating 4.36 — 25 ratings — published
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Sandfuture Sandfuture (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as design-criticism)
avg rating 4.21 — 126 ratings — published 2021
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Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as design-criticism)
avg rating 4.25 — 16,277 ratings — published 2023
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Stud: Architectures of Masculinity Stud: Architectures of Masculinity (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as design-criticism)
avg rating 3.88 — 24 ratings — published 1996
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African Fractals: Modern Computing and Indigenous Design African Fractals: Modern Computing and Indigenous Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as design-criticism)
avg rating 4.29 — 91 ratings — published 1999
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The Eighth Moon: A Memoir of Belonging and Rebellion The Eighth Moon: A Memoir of Belonging and Rebellion (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as design-criticism)
avg rating 4.27 — 48 ratings — published
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Reading in Detail Reading in Detail (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as design-criticism)
avg rating 3.67 — 15 ratings — published 1987
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The Terraforming The Terraforming (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as design-criticism)
avg rating 3.96 — 140 ratings — published 2019
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New Dark Age: Technology and the End of the Future New Dark Age: Technology and the End of the Future (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as design-criticism)
avg rating 4.03 — 2,787 ratings — published 2018
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Helvetica/Objectified/Urbanized: The Complete Interviews Helvetica/Objectified/Urbanized: The Complete Interviews (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as design-criticism)
avg rating 4.57 — 23 ratings — published 2014
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Dark Matter and Trojan Horses: A Strategic Design Vocabulary Dark Matter and Trojan Horses: A Strategic Design Vocabulary (ebook)
by (shelved 1 time as design-criticism)
avg rating 4.28 — 250 ratings — published 2012
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City Sense and City Design: Writings and Projects of Kevin Lynch City Sense and City Design: Writings and Projects of Kevin Lynch (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as design-criticism)
avg rating 3.86 — 29 ratings — published 1990
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Looking Closer 3: Classic Writings on Graphic Design Looking Closer 3: Classic Writings on Graphic Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as design-criticism)
avg rating 4.09 — 76 ratings — published 1999
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The Possibility of the Artificial/The Urgency of the Possible: The Urgency of the Possible (Beyond the Modern) The Possibility of the Artificial/The Urgency of the Possible: The Urgency of the Possible (Beyond the Modern)
by (shelved 1 time as design-criticism)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
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The Designed World: Images, Objects, Environments The Designed World: Images, Objects, Environments (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as design-criticism)
avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 2010
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Bernard Tschumi: Questions of Space Bernard Tschumi: Questions of Space (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as design-criticism)
avg rating 4.46 — 13 ratings — published 2004
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Event-Cities Event-Cities (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as design-criticism)
avg rating 4.17 — 46 ratings — published 1994
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Design Noir: The Secret Life of Electronic Objects Design Noir: The Secret Life of Electronic Objects (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as design-criticism)
avg rating 4.38 — 92 ratings — published 2001
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Writing Machines (Mediaworks Pamphlets) Writing Machines (Mediaworks Pamphlets)
by (shelved 1 time as design-criticism)
avg rating 3.82 — 213 ratings — published 2002
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All Possible Futures All Possible Futures (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as design-criticism)
avg rating 3.80 — 10 ratings — published 2014
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Speculative Everything: Design, Fiction, and Social Dreaming Speculative Everything: Design, Fiction, and Social Dreaming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as design-criticism)
avg rating 4.12 — 993 ratings — published 2013
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How to Think Like a Great Graphic Designer How to Think Like a Great Graphic Designer (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as design-criticism)
avg rating 4.01 — 2,122 ratings — published 2007
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The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as design-criticism)
avg rating 4.04 — 17,145 ratings — published 2011
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The Book is Alive! The Book is Alive! (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as design-criticism)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2014
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Change by Design: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation Change by Design: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as design-criticism)
avg rating 3.89 — 11,027 ratings — published 2009
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Design as Art Design as Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as design-criticism)
avg rating 3.97 — 5,020 ratings — published 1966
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Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography [Paperback] Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography [Paperback] (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as design-criticism)
avg rating 3.99 — 77,970 ratings — published 1980
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On Photography On Photography (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as design-criticism)
avg rating 3.87 — 57,084 ratings — published 1973
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The Medium is the Massage The Medium is the Massage (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as design-criticism)
avg rating 3.98 — 17,694 ratings — published 1967
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79 Short Essays on Design 79 Short Essays on Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as design-criticism)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,918 ratings — published 2007
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Screen: Essays on Graphic Design, New Media, and Visual Culture Screen: Essays on Graphic Design, New Media, and Visual Culture (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as design-criticism)
avg rating 3.37 — 52 ratings — published
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Looking Closer 5: Critical Writings on Graphic Design Looking Closer 5: Critical Writings on Graphic Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as design-criticism)
avg rating 3.97 — 60 ratings — published 2007
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Critical Practice Critical Practice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as design-criticism)
avg rating 4.29 — 7 ratings — published
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Chris (Woohyun) Cho
“In architecture, the most creative solutions are often the most quiet ones—the ones that simply belong”
Chris (Woohyun) Cho, Design Beyond Form

Chris (Woohyun) Cho
“In architecture, the most creative solutions are often the most quiet ones—the ones that simply belong.”
Chris (Woohyun) Cho, Design Beyond Form

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