Twentieth Century Design

Twentieth Century Design
Author: Jonathan M. Woodham
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
Total Pages: 292
Release: 1997-04-10
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780192842046

A look at the wider issues of design and industrial culture throughout Europe, Scandinavia, North America, and the Far East. The book explores the way in which 20th-century designs such as the Coca-Cola bottle have affected our culture more than those considered true classics

Landmarks of Twentieth-century Design

Landmarks of Twentieth-century Design
Author: Kathryn B. Hiesinger
Publisher: Abbeville Kids
Total Pages: 440
Release: 1993
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Coverage includes architecture, graphics, furniture, lighting, textiles, and appliances from Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Includes biographies of notable designers.

Design of the 20th Century

Design of the 20th Century
Author: Charlotte Fiell
Publisher: Taschen America Llc
Total Pages: 768
Release: 2012
Genre: Design
ISBN: 9783836541060

This text is a journey through the shapes and colours, forms and functions of design history in the 20th century. It contains an A-Z of designers and design schools, which builds into a complete picture of contemporary living.

A Century of Design

A Century of Design
Author: Penny Sparke
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Total Pages: 278
Release: 1999
Genre: Design
ISBN: 9781840002133

"Illustrated with over 500 photographs, A Century of Design is unique in providing a designer-by designer review within a historical context, revealing the connections between designers and major design movements from around the world from Art Nouveau to Postmodernism and beyond. Each chapter explains the background and orgins of the century's most important style movements, period by period. The most influential internationally known designers of the 20th century are discussed, their major works are featured and their sources of inspiration outlined. A Century of Design covers everything from telephones to textiles, cutlery to computers."--BOOK JACKET.

Twentieth-Century Pattern Design

Twentieth-Century Pattern Design
Author: Lesley Jackson
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2007-02-08
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9781568987125

"Twentieth-Century Pattern Design combines photographs - including many newly published images - with soundly researched text, creating an essential resource for enthusiasts and historians of modern design. The book also serves as a creative sourcebook for students and designers, inspiring new flights of fancy in pattern design."--Jacket.

Furniture

Furniture
Author: Penny Sparke
Publisher: Dutton Adult
Total Pages: 116
Release: 1986
Genre: Design
ISBN:

From the birth of modern furniture to the furniture of the Pop culture of 1985. A great resource of mid century furniture and interiors.

Twentieth Century Limited

Twentieth Century Limited
Author: Jeffrey Meikle
Publisher: Temple University Press
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2010-06-04
Genre: Design
ISBN: 1439904715

Classic, indispensable introduction to industrial design in the last century.

Out of Time

Out of Time
Author: Norman Brosterman
Publisher: Abradale Press
Total Pages: 106
Release: 2000-11
Genre: Art
ISBN:

"Out of Time: Designs for the Twentieth-Century Future is a collection of illustration art from the past century, portraying the indefatigable gee whiz of the imagined future."--BOOK JACKET.

Pantone: The Twentieth Century in Color

Pantone: The Twentieth Century in Color
Author: Leatrice Eiseman
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2011-10-19
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0811877566

Pantone, the worldwide color authority, invites you on a rich visual tour of 100 transformative years. From the Pale Gold (15-0927 TPX) and Almost Mauve (12-2103 TPX) of the 1900 Universal Exposition in Paris to the Rust (18-1248 TPX) and Midnight Navy (19-4110 TPX) of the countdown to the Millennium, the 20th century brimmed with color. Longtime Pantone collaborators and color gurus Leatrice Eiseman and Keith Recker identify more than 200 touchstone works of art, products, d cor, and fashion, and carefully match them with 80 different official PANTONE color palettes to reveal the trends, radical shifts, and resurgences of various hues. This vibrant volume takes the social temperature of our recent history with the panache that is uniquely Pantone.

20th Century Design

20th Century Design
Author: Tony Seddon
Publisher: HOW Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-12-08
Genre: Design
ISBN: 9781440336171

* A comprehensive guide to the look and feel of graphic design of the 1900s and the designers who ruled each decade * Provides instructions on how to recreate some of the most iconic and classic looks of each decade 20th Century Design explores and explains the graphic style throughout the decades of the 1900s. Each chapter provides a detailed overview of graphic design in one decade, with information about influences from other fields such as politics, technology, and architecture. Additionally each chapter contains profiles of key designers and a timeline of graphic design and related fields. Further, 20th Century Design goes on to provide information about the typefaces and color palettes that define each decade and include step-by-step guides to recreating the look, feel, and style of each decade using modern software.