Small things considered : why there is no perfect design /
By: Petroski, Henry
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Publisher: New York : Vintage Books, 2003Edition: 1st Vintage Books ed.Description: 288 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 1400032938 (pbk.) :.Subject(s): Industrial design | Product design | Engineering design![](/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/images/filefind.png)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-272) and index.
The nature of design -- Looking at design -- Design, design everywhere -- Illuminating design -- Driven by design -- Design in a box -- Labyrinthine design -- Design out of a paper bag -- Domestic design -- Folk design -- Kitchen-sink design -- Off-the-shelf design -- Familiar design -- Design by the numbers -- Selective design -- A brush with design -- Design hits the wall -- Design rising.