Whatwemake,makesus.ThisisthecentraltenetofArtfulDesign,aphotorealisticcomicbookthatexaminesthenature,purpose,andmeaningofdesign.Acalltoactionandameditationonart,authenticity,andsocialconnectioninaworlddisruptedbytechnologicalchange,thisbookarticulatesafundamentalprinciplefordesign:thatweshoulddesignnotjustfrompracticalneedsbutfromthevaluesthatunderliethoseneeds.ArtfulDesigntakesreadersonajourneythroughtheaestheticdimensionsoftechnology.Usingmusicasauniversalphenomenonthathasevolvedalongsidetechnology,thisbookbreaksdownconcretecasestudiesincomputer-mediatedtoys,tools,games,andinstruments,includingthebest-sellingappOcarina.Everychapterelaboratesasetofgeneraldesignprinciplesandstrategiesthatilluminatetheessentialrelationshipbetweenaestheticsandengineering,artanddesign.GeWangimploresustobothembraceandconfronttechnology,notpurelyasameanstoanend,butinitspotentialtoenrichlife.Technologyisneveraneutralagent,butthroughwhatwedowithit--throughwhatwedesignwithit--itprovidesamirrortoourhumanendeavorsandvalues.ArtfulDesigndeliversanaestheticmanifestooftechnology,accessibleyetuncompromising.
purpose tools AUTHENTICITY GAMES DESIGN PURPOSE TOOLS authenticity games
