Small things considered:why there is no perfect design

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Petroski Henry.
Published: Alfred A. Knopf,
Publisher Address: New York
Publication Dates: 2003.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: 288 p.: ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 1400040507
Index Number: TB21
CLC: TB21
Call Number: TB21/P497
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-272) and index.
Chapter 1: The nature of design -- Chapter 2: Looking at design -- Chapter 3: Design, design everywhere -- Chapter 4: Illuminating design -- Chapter 5: Driven by design -- Chapter 6: Design in a box -- Chapter 7: Labyrinthine design -- Chapter 8: Design out of a paper bag -- Chapter 9: Domestic design -- Chapter 10: Folk design -- Chapter 11: Kitchen-sink design -- Chapter 12: Off-the-shelf design -- Chapter 13: Familiar design -- Chapter 14: Design by the numbers -- Chapter 15: Selective design -- Chapter 16: A brush with design -- Chapter 17: Design hits the wall -- Chapter 18: Design rising.