Overview

Design, History and Time reflects on the nature of time in relation to design, in both past and contemporary contexts. In contrast to a traditional design historical approach which emphasises schools and movements, this volume addresses time as a continuum and considers the importance of temporality for design practice and history. Contributors address how designers, design historians and design thinkers might respond to the global challenges of time, the rhythms of work, and the increasing speed of life and communication between different communities. They consider how the past informs the present and the future in terms of design; the importance of time-based design practices such as rapid prototyping and slow design, time in relation to memory and forgetting, and artefacts such as the archive for which time is key, and ponder the design of time itself. Showcasing the work of fifteen design scholars from a range of international contexts, the book provides an essential text for thinking about changing attitudes to the temporal.

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Author:   Zoë Hendon ,  Anne Massey
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Weight:   0.481kg
ISBN:  

9781350060654

ISBN 10:   1350060658
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   21 February 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of figures List of contributors Foreword Barry Curtis, Royal College of Art, UK Introduction Zoe Hendon and Anne Massey, independent, UK Section I: Millennia, Centuries 1. Designing stone: temporal representation of a timeless material Seher Erdogan Ford, Temple University, USA 2. ‘The drama of the soul’: time, eternity and evolution in the designs of Phoebe Anna Traquair Sally Anne Huxtable, National Museums Scotland, UK 3. Time aboard the Ghan: Alice Springs to Adelaide, March 2016 Anne Burke, Middlesex University, UK Section II: Centuries, Decades, Years 4 As good as apple pie? Post-unification Germany and the reception of public art from the former German Democratic Republic Jessica Jenkins, Falmouth University, UK 5. The story of a Portuguese cock and other knick-knacks: heritage, propaganda and design in a far-right dictatorship Carlos Bártolo, Universidade Lusíada, Portugal 6. An experiment with time: modern and classical influences in the planning of 'high and over' Michael Findlay, Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand 7. Making ‘atomic’ history: consuming historical narratives in the ‘unofficial’ digital archive Emily Candela, Royal College of Art, UK 8. A queer feeling and its future in/for design history John Potvin, Concordia University, Canada Section III: Days, Hours, Seconds 9. Tube time: How the subterranean city got faster by design David Lawrence, Kingston University and London Transport Museum, UK 10. Dreams of The Fun Palace and Plug-In City: architectural modularism and cybernetics in the 1960s Claire McAndrew, University College London, UK 11. Sign of the times: slow design in the age of social acceleration Niels Peter Skou, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark 12. Fast and slow: design and the experience of time Stephen Hayward, Central St Martins, UK 13. Delivered in less than sixty seconds: temporal references in the design and discourse of digital reading devices Toke Riis Ebbesen, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark Select Bibliography Index

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Design, History & Time offers a challenge to design historians. It asks them to consider how assumptions about time as a measure of social value are 'baked in' to our thinking about design. It also offers ways to work through these assumptions and fixed representations, by putting a critical analysis of time at the forefront of design history. * Journal of Design History * Part history, part travelogue, part meditation on the meaning of time, Design, History and Time offers challenging thoughts on the nature of time and playful reflections on popular culture. * Elizabeth Guffey, Professor of Art and Design History at the State University of New York at Purchase, USA * From the permanence of cathedrals whose very construction spanned centuries to the inherent obsolescence of digital communication devices, this fascinating collection forces reconsideration of society's changing relationship with time over time. * Paul Atkinson, Professor of Design History at Sheffield Hallam University, UK *

Design, History and Time offers a challenge to design historians. It asks them to consider how assumptions about time as a measure of social value are ‘baked in’ to our thinking about design. It also offers ways to work through these assumptions and fixed representations, by putting a critical analysis of time at the forefront of design history. * Journal of Design History * Part history, part travelogue, part meditation on the meaning of time, Design, History and Time offers challenging thoughts on the nature of time and playful reflections on popular culture. * Elizabeth Guffey, Professor of Art and Design History at the State University of New York at Purchase, USA * From the permanence of cathedrals whose very construction spanned centuries to the inherent obsolescence of digital communication devices, this fascinating collection forces reconsideration of society’s changing relationship with time over time. * Paul Atkinson, Professor of Design History at Sheffield Hallam University, UK *

Part history, part travelogue, part meditation on the meaning of time, Design, History and Time offers challenging thoughts on the nature of time and playful reflections on popular culture. * Elizabeth Guffey, Professor of Art and Design History at the State University of New York at Purchase, USA * From the permanence of cathedrals whose very construction spanned centuries to the inherent obsolescence of digital communication devices, this fascinating collection forces reconsideration of society's changing relationship with time over time. * Paul Atkinson, Professor of Design History at Sheffield Hallam University, UK *

Author Information

Anne Massey is Professor of Design and Culture at London College of Communication, UK. She is the author and editor of a number of books, including Pop Art and Design (2017) and Hollywood Beyond the Screen (2000). Zoë Hendon is Head of Collections at the Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture, UK. She has published articles in the Journal of Decorative Arts and is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Design History.

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