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Top This and Other Parables of Design

Paperback • 2016 • English

Top This and Other Parables of Design

By Phil Patton

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About the book

In September 2015 the world lost Phil Patton - prolific design writer, teacher and tantalizing wordsmith. Patton's insatiable curiosity, sense of humour and keen eye made for the most compelling reads. Whether he was chronicling design minutiae, quirky anecdotes or bizarre tales, Phil's hundreds of books, columns, articles and posts always delivered a new account. As his editor at i-D magazine, Chee Pearlman, said, 'His insight takes the reader beyond the object to an understanding of its broade...Show more

Design, Industrial and commercial arts, illustration

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ISBN

9781942303152

Publisher

Cooper-Hewitt Museum

Published year

2016

Language

English

Original title

Top This and Other Parables of Design

Format

Paperback

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