Design Aesthetics Theoretical Basics and Studies in Implication

An original exploration of the role of aesthetics in contemporary design, uniquely combining philosophical aesthetics and cultural analysis of design.As a product of human ingenuity, design functions as an artificial interface through which we meet the world. While the ubiquity of design seems to re...

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Main Author Folkmann, Mads Nygaard
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge The MIT Press 2023
MIT Press
Edition1
SeriesThe MIT Press
Subjects
Aesthetic Categories
Aesthetic Experience
Aestheticization
Aesthetics
Anthropology
Consumption
Design
Design Aesthetics
Design Practice
design research
design thining
Digital Technology
History of art
Philosophy
Philosophy and Religion
Philosophy: aesthetics
Postmodernism
Social and cultural anthropology
Society and Social Sciences
Sociology and anthropology
Style qualifiers
Styles (P)
The Arts
The Arts: treatments and subjects
Topics in philosophy
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- I: Theory -- 1. Aesthetics -- 2. Aesthetics and Design -- 3. Design Aesthetics: A Framework -- 4. Aesthetic Experience in Design -- II: Implications -- 5. Negotiating Aesthetics in Design Practice -- 6. The Post-Material Aesthetics of Digital Objects -- 7. Aestheticizing Perception of Design -- Coda: Too Much Aesthetics? -- Glossary: A Quick Guide to Design Aesthetics -- References -- Index