Design for Life

Creating Meaning in a Distracted World

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, General Art, Graphic Art & Design, General Design, Fashion, Architecture
Cover of the book Design for Life by Stuart Walker, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Stuart Walker ISBN: 9781315312514
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: April 21, 2017
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Stuart Walker
ISBN: 9781315312514
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: April 21, 2017
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Stuart Walker’s design work has been described as life-changing, inspiring, disturbing and ferocious.

Drawing on an extraordinarily diverse range of sources and informed by creative practice, Design for Life penetrates to the heart of modern culture and the malaise that underlies today’s moral and environmental crises.

The author argues that this malaise is deep-seated and fundamental to the modern outlook. He shows how our preoccupation with technological progress, growth and the future has produced a constricted view of life – one that is both destructive and self-reinforcing.

Based on over twenty-five years of scholarship and creative practice, he demonstrates the vital importance of solitude, contemplation, inner growth and the present moment in developing a different course – one that looks squarely at our current, precarious situation while offering a positive, hopeful way forward – a way that is compassionate, context-based, human scale, ethically motivated and critically creative.

Design for Life is an intensely original contribution that will be essential reading for design practitioners and students. Written in a clear, accessible style, it will also appeal to a broader readership, especially anyone who is concerned with contemporary society’s rising inequalities and environmental failings and is looking for a more constructive, balanced and thoughtful direction.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Stuart Walker’s design work has been described as life-changing, inspiring, disturbing and ferocious.

Drawing on an extraordinarily diverse range of sources and informed by creative practice, Design for Life penetrates to the heart of modern culture and the malaise that underlies today’s moral and environmental crises.

The author argues that this malaise is deep-seated and fundamental to the modern outlook. He shows how our preoccupation with technological progress, growth and the future has produced a constricted view of life – one that is both destructive and self-reinforcing.

Based on over twenty-five years of scholarship and creative practice, he demonstrates the vital importance of solitude, contemplation, inner growth and the present moment in developing a different course – one that looks squarely at our current, precarious situation while offering a positive, hopeful way forward – a way that is compassionate, context-based, human scale, ethically motivated and critically creative.

Design for Life is an intensely original contribution that will be essential reading for design practitioners and students. Written in a clear, accessible style, it will also appeal to a broader readership, especially anyone who is concerned with contemporary society’s rising inequalities and environmental failings and is looking for a more constructive, balanced and thoughtful direction.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Natural Resources, Conflict, and Sustainable Development by Stuart Walker
Cover of the book Fictions of Female Education in the Nineteenth Century by Stuart Walker
Cover of the book Adaptive Educational Technologies for Literacy Instruction by Stuart Walker
Cover of the book Conjectures and Confrontations by Stuart Walker
Cover of the book Arnold Wesker by Stuart Walker
Cover of the book Feminist Views from Somewhere by Stuart Walker
Cover of the book The Constructed Past by Stuart Walker
Cover of the book Globalization, Culture and Society in Laos by Stuart Walker
Cover of the book Environmentalism by Stuart Walker
Cover of the book Sonnets of Michelangelo by Stuart Walker
Cover of the book Developmental Neuropsychology by Stuart Walker
Cover of the book The Politics of Race, Class and Nationalism in Twentieth Century South Africa by Stuart Walker
Cover of the book Creating a Multivocal Self by Stuart Walker
Cover of the book Human Relationship Skills by Stuart Walker
Cover of the book Gender and Power in Britain 1640-1990 by Stuart Walker
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy