The Design Book [Hardcover]

Chairs, posters, packaging and typefaces all carry decisions that someone argued about first, and this DK hardcover sets out the thinking behind the objects design history keeps returning to. Running 336 pages, the book covers movements, materials and the principles that shaped them, using photographs of the work itself alongside short explanatory text and timelines. The visual approach means a reader can follow how an idea moved between furniture, graphics and product design instead of treating each as a separate story. It reads well as an overview for someone new to the field and as a reference for students already working in it. A quick summary: • Hardcover, 336 pages, DK • Movements, materials and principles covered in one volume • Photographs of the designed objects themselves • Timelines showing how ideas carried across disciplines Aimed at design students, practitioners and readers curious about the objects around them, published by DK and available at Boipoka.