El. knyga: Design History and Culture: Methods and Approaches

"Fantastic as a read. Masterfully useful for undergraduate and postgraduate studies. A revealing perspective on design methodologies and approaches (their genealogies and today´s uses). A book of this caliber is destined to be the foremost academic reference for any thesis in design." - Verónica Devalle, Universidad de Buenos Aires/ Universidad de San Andrés, Argentina

"With real verve and subtle nuance, Gimeno Martinez crafts a tour de force to analyse and explain the current state of design culture studies. Alive on every page, a book of method becomes a brilliant micro-mosaic of design cultures, influences, interactions, processes, and positions. Sensitive and respectful to the many and varied voices that have formed design history and culture, Gimeno Martinez argues that the distance between multimodal design and art history is not as far as others have maintained." - Peter McNeil, University of Technology Sydney

An unparalleled contribution to design scholarship, Design History and Culture: Methods and Approaches stands out as an intellectual cornerstone. Synthesizing design history and studies into culture and philosophy, this book's interdisciplinary approach opens up new methodological vistas for understanding design processes and provides profound insights that extend beyond cultural and geographical boundaries. - Wendy S Wong, York University, Canada

With its gathering and examination of a wide range of research methods and approaches that address the shifting concerns of design history in the 21st century, Design History and Culture is set to be an invaluable resource for all those interested in studying design past and present. - Catharine Rossi, University for the Creative Arts, UK

The result is a text that all of us who teach and research the subject will undoubtedly benefit from, a useful intellectual prop that will help us position ourselves within what often appears to be the chaotic, and sometimes seemingly arbitrary, theoretical and conceptual framework that supports our work. - Penny Sparke, Kingston University, UK