Designing Things by Prasad Boradkar - 9781845204273

Designing ThingsA Critical Introduction to the Culture of Objects\nAuthor(s): Prasad Boradkar\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Berg Publishers\nISBN-13: 9781845204273, 978-1845204273\nSynopsis\nWhen and why did the turntable morph from playback device to musical instrument? Why have mobile phones evolved changeable skins? How many meanings can one attach to such mundane things as tennis balls? The answers to such questions illustrate this provocative book, which examines the cultural meanings of things and the role of designers in their design and production. Designing Things provides the reader with a map of the rapidly changing field of design studies, a subject which now draws on a diverse range of theories and methodologies - from philosophy and visual culture, to anthropology and material culture, to media and cultural [url] clear explanations of key concepts - such as form language, planned obsolescence, object fetishism, produ!