The Culture of Design
- Guy Julier - Aalto University, Finland, University of Brighton/Victoria & Albert Museum, UK
What is the social impact of design? How do culture and economics shape the objects and spaces we take for granted? How do design objects, designers, producers and consumers interrelate to create experience? How do new networks of communication and technology change the design process? Thoroughly revised, this new edition:
- explores the iPhone
- digs deep into the digital with a new chapter on networks and mobile technologies
- provides a new chapter on studying design culture
- explores the relationship of design to management and the creative industries
- supports students with a revamped website and all new exercises
an engaging text
An excellent book that continues to be relevant to students whose disciplines demand an engagement with design and culture.
This book has in previous editions been a core text on our Design Studies 2 module, which is taught across three undergraduate Product Design programmes and the new updated edition is greatly welcomed and has been updated on the students reading lists.
The book is written in a manner that is easily accessible to students and on topics that support seminar discussion within this module well.
This book covers contemporary issues in design against a historical background. It is an ideal text that demonstrates the necessity of theoretical writing to underpin design research.
Julier carefully negotiates some of the complex theory underlying the concepts of culture and design, and their historical development. The new version is refreshing in its inclusion of social impact design, but could further benefit from a less Eurocentric perspective of design culture. We have ordered multiple copies of the book for the universities libraries as supplemental reading for our students.
Too narrow in scope for this course. Very good book though - just not a good match for a media sociology course aiming at visual communication.
A worthwhile read for all art & design students giving them a thorough and useful insight into the culture of design.
This book challenges contemporary design thinking and is engaging for both practising designers and for students of design. Although there is much that is familiar, Guy Julier provides a fresh set of 'lenses' on design by creating a domain between traditional design histories and material cultures. A useful and provocative text.
This book gives way to better understanding about design, society, and everyday life. Further, This may help my students in investigating the lifestyle from somewhat different perspectives.
A great book full of case studies illuminating different aspects of design. However, a bit lighter on the cultural angle.
Sample Materials & Chapters
The Culture of Design: Design Culture
The Culture of Design: Communications, Management and Participation
