The designer half a century of change in image, training, and techniques
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[Book]
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Rosemary Sassoon
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Bristol Intellect Books Birmingham, AL, USA EBSCO Industries, Inc.
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2008
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1(144 pages) Illustrations.
GENERAL NOTES
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Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Chapter 1: 'Changing attitudes, images and terminology' - Page 6 - Rosemary Sassoon Chapter 2: 'The neglect of drawing' - Page 15 - Rosemary Sassoon Chapter 3: 'Changes in the training of designers' - Page 24 - Rosemary Sassoon Chapter 4: 'Design education in the last fifty years: a personal perspective' - Page 40 - Jorge Frascara Chapter 5: 'Musing about design' - Page 51 - Sharon Helmer Poggenpohl Chapter 6: 'Reflections on design education in Western Australia during the last quarter of the twentieth century and beyond' - Page 65 - Paul Green-Armytage Chapter 7: 'Oven-ready for employment?'- Page 79 - Neil Barnett & Darren Raven Chapter 8: 'Setting out' - Page 100 - Rosemary Sassoon Chapter 9: 'Starting real life' - Page 105 - Rosemary Sassoon Chapter 10: 'Packaging design' - Page 117 - Rosemary Sassoon Chapter 11: 'Branching out' - Page 126 - Rosemary Sassoon Chapter 12: 'Writing, teaching, research and typefaces' - Page 133 - Rosemary Sassoon
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Surveys fifty years of change in the world of design, evaluating the skills that have been lost, how new techniques affect everyday work, and how training methods prepare students for employment. This volume reveals how design is both an art and a skill - one with a rich past and momentous relevance for the future.