Design

This is the student's essential guide to design - its practice, theory and history. An easy-to-use and authoritative A-Z, Design: The Key Concepts will take you through such key topics as: international design - from Europe to Africa; design history - from Art Nouveau to Punk; sustainable design, recycling and green design; design theory - from semiotics to gender, to post-colonialism; and design technology, graphic design and the web. Fully cross-referenced, with up-to-date guides for further reading, Design: The Key Concepts is an indispensable reference for students of design, design history, fashion, art and visual culture.