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Routledge Design for Life: Creating Meaning in a Distracted World

Name: Routledge Design for Life: Creating Meaning in a Distracted World
Brand: Routledge
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Explore the profound connection between design and modern culture in Design for Life: Creating Meaning in a Distracted World. Written by Stuart Walker, this book examines the deep-seated malaise underlying today's moral and environmental crises. Walker uses his diverse creative practice to look at how our focus on technological progress and constant growth has shaped a constricted view of life. This work moves beyond surface-level observations to investigate the root causes of our current societal challenges. By analyzing the impact of a preoccupation with the future and rapid development, the text provides a perspective on how these patterns can become destructive and self-reinforcing. It is an essential read for those interested in how design intersects with sustainability, ethics, and the fundamental outlook of modern society.

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Examines the relationship between modern design and the underlying causes of current environmental and moral crises.

Provides a deep analysis of how a preoccupation with technological progress influences our view of life.

Offers insights drawn from an extraordinarily diverse range of sources and informed by creative practice.

Explores the impact of growth-oriented mindsets on the development of modern culture.

Investigates how current societal patterns can become destructive and self-reinforcing through design.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1138232467
Category: Books > Subjects > Arts & Photography > Graphic Arts > Commercial
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 20 April 2017
Listed Since: 24 June 2016

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