This unparalleled and wide-ranging book surveys the history of applied arts and industrial design from the eighteenth century to the present day, exploring the dynamic relationship between design and manufacturing, and the technological, social and c
About the Author
David Raizman was Professor in the Art and Art History Department in the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design at Drexel University in Philadelphia, until his untimely death in February 2021. He co-edited, with Professor Carma Gorman, Objects, Audiences, and Literatures: Alternative Narratives in the History of Design and was the author of Reading Graphic Design History: Image, Text, and Context, as well as numerous articles and reviews. He championed the cause of design history, working tirelessly to advance its teaching.