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What is a designer: education and practice; a guide for students and teachers.
- Title
- What is a designer: education and practice; a guide for students and teachers.
- Author
- Potter, Norman.
- Publication
- London, Studio-Vista; New York, Van Nostrand Reinhold [1969]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | TS171 .P67 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 96 pages; 20 cm
- Summary
- This book discusses what a designer does, why they do it and what kind of education is required to become a designer. It also discusses essential aspects of procedural technique.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Architectural drawings.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (page 91).
- Contents
- Part I: Designers and their education Introduction -- What is a designer? -- Is a designer an artist? -- Designer as craftsman -- The nature of formal design education -- What is good design? -- Summary.
- Part II : Notes on design procedure Introduction -- When is an analytical approach necessary -- How is design work conducted? -- Communication for designers -- Drawings and models -- Asking questions -- Seeking information -- Reports and reporting writing.
- Appendices Notes on some of the references -- Suggestions for beginners -- Extract from report on National Conference on Art and Design, Education, London.
- ISBN
- 0289797527
- 9780289797525
- 0289797535
- 9780289797532
- LCCN
- 79081761
- OCLC
- ocm00054989
- 54989
- SCSB-289122
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library