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Design as Art (Penguin Modern Classics) [Kindle Edition]

Bruno Munari (Author)
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How do we see the world around us? The Penguin on Design series includes the works of creative thinkers whose writings on art, design and the media have changed our vision forever.

Bruno Munari was among the most inspirational designers of all time, described by Picasso as �the new Leonardo�. Munari insisted that design be beautiful, functional and accessible, and this enlightening and highly entertaining book sets out his ideas about visual, graphic and industrial design and the role it plays in the objects we use everyday. Lamps, road signs, typography, posters, children�s books, advertising, cars and chairs � these are just some of the subjects to which he turns his illuminating gaze.

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Bruno Munari was an Italian artist and designer, who contributed in many fields of both visual (paint, scultpture, film, industrial design, graphics) and non-visual arts (literature, poetry.)

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 3156 KB
  • Print Length: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin (25 Sep 2008)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B002RI9E0A
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  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #95,239 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
A good read 28 May 2010
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This is a great book to read for both students of design and designers themselves. It goes back to basics and uses non-complicated language to talk about the fundamentals of the industry.
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Very good book, filled up with loads of inspiration for any project/brief no matter what discipline of art and design you study. Would recommend to any student or even designer 5/5
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Essential 1 Aug 2011
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Essential must-read book for Industrial Design students. You are going to learn to make things better. No regrets about this purchase.
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The designer is therefore the artist of today, not because he is a genius but because he works in such a way as to re-establish contact between art and the public, because he has the humility and ability to respond to whatever demand is made of him by the society in which he lives, because he knows his job, and the ways and means of solving each problem of design. And finally because he responds to the human needs of his time, and helps people to solve certain problems without stylistic preconceptions or false notions of artistic dignity derived from the schism of the arts. &quote;
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