Design: The Key Concepts

This is the essential student’s guide to Design – its practice, its theory and its history. Drawing from a wide range of international examples, respected design writer Catherine McDermott explores key topics includinginternational design – from Europe to Africadesign history – from Art Nouveau to punksustainable design, recycling and green designdesign theory – from semiotics to gender, to postcolonialismdesign technology, graphic design and the web.Fully cross-referenced, with up-to-date guides for further reading, Design: The Key Conceptsis an indispensable reference for students of design, design history, fashion, art and visual culture.