What Is Good Design?: A Simple Question Without a Simple Answer

By Lisa S Roberts

Book Overview

What do a folding bicycle, umbrella, toilet brush, and water bottle all have in common? They are examples of good design--something we often recognize but can't express in words.

This book by a 40-year design-industry veteran targets creatives of all ages, including tweens, teens, and STEAM students and their parents, by making a complex subject accessible. Each of the seven chapters defines and explains a characteristic of good design, accompanied by five examples of product designs rendered in cut-paper art. The colorful artwork and clear, simple language make complex and sometimes abstract ideas easy to understand. Readers will see a wide range of everyday objects that meet the criteria for good design: works well, looks good, opens our minds to new ideas, improves lives, brings joy, is innovative, and stands the test of time.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764364057
• ISBN13: 9780764364051
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 3.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.3" x 7.4"