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David Pye : The Nature and Aesthetics of Design
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Author: David Pye
Title: The Nature and Aesthetics of Design
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Published in: English
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Date: 2000-01-28
ISBN: 0713652861
Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Weight: 1.15 pounds
Size: 8.19 x 0.61 x 10.87 inches
Edition: New
Amazon prices:
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$18.60new
$22.60Amazon
Previous givers: 3 lotuscandy (United Kingdom), lotuscandy (United Kingdom), zulu (Poland)
Previous moochers: 3 Joelle Nebbe (United Kingdom), Richard (United Kingdom), Stuart (USA: CA)
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2Mawrteresque (USA: MA), Paul Harvey (United Kingdom).
Reviews: lotuscandy (United Kingdom) (2008/03/05):
IN THIS BRILLIANT EXPOSITION OF THE MANY FACETS OF GOOD DESIGN, DAVID PYE INVESTIGATES THE SCIENTIFIC NATURE OF FUNCTION AND ITS TENUOUS RELATIONSHIP TO FORM. HE EXPLORES THE PRIORITY OF ECONOMY, PHYSICAL COMPUTNETS, AND MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUE; AND HE CLARIFIES THE RELATIVE UTILITARIAN AND AESTHETIC ROLES OF DESIGN.



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