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Artful Design

Technology in Search of the Sublime, A MusiComic Manifesto

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Publisher Description

What we make, makes us. This is the central tenet of Artful Design, a photorealistic comic book that examines the nature, purpose, and meaning of design. A call to action and a meditation on art, authenticity, and social connection in a world disrupted by technological change, this book articulates a fundamental principle for design: that we should design not just from practical needs but from the values that underlie those needs.

Artful Design takes readers on a journey through the aesthetic dimensions of technology. Using music as a universal phenomenon that has evolved alongside technology, this book breaks down concrete case studies in computer-mediated toys, tools, games, and instruments, including the best-selling app Ocarina. Every chapter elaborates a set of general design principles and strategies that illuminate the essential relationship between aesthetics and engineering, art and design.

Ge Wang implores us to both embrace and confront technology, not purely as a means to an end, but in its potential to enrich life. Technology is never a neutral agent, but through what we do with it—through what we design with it—it provides a mirror to our human endeavors and values. Artful Design delivers an aesthetic manifesto of technology, accessible yet uncompromising.

GENRE
Professional & Technical
RELEASED
2018
September 11
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
488
Pages
PUBLISHER
Stanford University Press
SELLER
Stanford University Press
SIZE
99.2
MB

Customer Reviews

T0mstah ,

Beautiful Read

The world would be a better place if everyone held the same views as Ge does. Excellent book exploring the intersection of design, engineering, art, and philosophy in a unique comic book style. Both fun to read and very insightful!

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