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Reinventing the Wheel by Jessica Helfand (2006, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPrinceton Architectural Press
ISBN-101568985967
ISBN-139781568985961
eBay Product ID (ePID)50791170
Product Key Features
Book TitleReinventing the Wheel
Number of Pages160 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicHistory & Criticism, History
Publication Year2006
IllustratorYes
GenreDesign, Non-Classifiable, Technology & Engineering
AuthorJessica Helfand
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight19.7 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width7.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition21
Grade FromEighth Grade
Dewey Decimal701/.8
Grade ToCollege Graduate Student
Synopsis"A locus for focus, a little engine, a thought generator.'? ? Eye "This thoroughly unusual book will delight graphic, information, and book designers. It will equally fascinate those interested in intellectual history, history of technology, and popular culture.'? ? Library Journal Now available in paperback, this delightful book spins the history of the information wheel, as inventive and instructive as intriguing, that has been used since the fourteenth century to measure, record, predict, and calculate everything from time and space to military history to recipes. In this fascinating book, designer and critic Jessica Helfand offers and in-depth look at these unique artifacts, which are not only clever and amusing but, Helfand argues, relevant as a model for modern interactive design. From circular mathematical slide rules to Captain Marvel phonetic decoders, Reinventing the Wheel demonstrates the astonishing range and remarkable utility of these ingenious "interactive? tools., Now available in paperback, this delightful book spins the history of the information wheel, as inventive and instructive as intriguing, that has been used since the fourteenth century to measure, record, predict, and calculate everything from time and space to military history to recipes. In this fascinating book, designer and critic Jessica Helfand offers and in-depth look at these unique artifacts, which are not only clever and amusing but, Helfand argues, relevant as a model for modern interactive design. From circular mathematical slide rules to Captain Marvel phonetic decoders, Reinventing the Wheel demonstrates the astonishing range and remarkable utility of these ingenious "interactive" tools., From circular mathematical slide rules to Captain Marvel phonetic decoders, "Reinventing The Wheel" demonstrates the astonishing range and remarkable utility of these ingenious "interactive" tools. 120 illustrations, 100 in color.
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