Design for the Real World
Human Ecology and Social Change

Publisher:  Bantam, New York, USA
Year Published:  1973   First Published:  1970
Pages:  378pp   Price:  $2.25  

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Table of Contents:

Introduction, by R. Buckminster Fuller
Preface

Part One / Like It Is
1. What is Design?
A Definition of Design and the Function complex
2. Phylogenocide
A History of the Industrial Design Profession
3. The Myth of the Noble Slob
Design, "Art," and the Crafts
4. Do-It-Yourself Murder
The Social and Moral Responsibilities of the Designer
5. Our Kleenex Culture
Obsolescence, Permanence, and Value
6. Snake Oil and Thalidomide
Mass Leisure and Phony Fads in the Abundant Society

Part Two / How It Could Be
7. Rebel With a Cause
Creativity vs. Conformity
8. How to Succeed in Design Without Really Trying
Areas of Attack for Responsible Design
9. the Tree of Knowledge: Bionics
The Use of Biological Prototypes in the Design of Man-made Systems
10. Conspicuous Consumptives: Design and the Environment
Pollution, Crowding, Starvation, and the Designed Environment
11. The Neon Blackboard
The Education of Designers and the Construction of Integrated Design Teams
12. Design for Survival and Survival Through Design
What Can We Do?

Bibliography

Subject Headings

• Advertising & Design
• Aesthetics
• Airport Planning
• Appliance Design
• Appropriate Technology
• Automobile Design
• Barrier-Free Design
• Biomimicry
• Bionics
• Chair & Wheelchair Seating Problems
• Consumer Behaviour
• Consumer Goods Industry
• Consumer Issues
• Consumer Products
• Consumer Products/Design
• Consumer Products Safety
• Coolers
• Crafts
• Crafts/Design
• Custom Manufacturing
• Design
• Design Consulting
• Design Education
• Design Engineering
• Design Excellence
• Design for Social Need
• Design for the Aging
• Design/Intermediate Technology
• Design Research
• Design Studies
• Design Theory
• Design Training
• Disability Issues
• Ergonomic Furniture
• Ergonomic Furniture Design
• Ergonomics
• Ergonomics/Industrial
• Ergonomics/Training
• Food Storage
• Furniture Design
• Handicapped Access Design
• Hospital Designers
• Hospital Furniture & Design
• Houseware Design
• Human Scale
• Industrial Design
• Interactive Design
• Manufacturing Design
• Modelling
• Office Furniture Design
• Planned Obsolescence
• Product Design
• Product Development
• Product Improvement
• Product Re-engineering/Re-design
• Product Safety
• Product Testing
• Refrigeration
• Research & Design
• Style
• Toy Design
• Usability Testing
• User Interfaces
• Vehicle Design