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Small Things ConsideredHenry Petroski

Small Things Considered

304 pagesFirst published 20032 editions
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The ultimate context of design is, of course, the human user. Many designed things are "one size fits all," and so if they fit anyone perfectly, it is a statistical coincidence. This being so, all the rest of us must make do. Sometimes we can shop around and try a different brand or model of a designed object, hoping to find the one that seems to have been made for us. Most likely, we never find such a thing, and so we compromise in our choice, selecting a less attractive chair because it is more comfortable or picking an uncomfortable chair because it looks more striking in our living room.…

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2 in Spinefolk
FormatPublisherYearPagesISBN
PaperbackVintage20043049781400032938
HardcoverAlfred A. Knopf20033049781400040506
Engineering designEnginyeria del dissenyIndustrial Design