Reconsidering the History of Design Survey

History of Design is a very new discipline and there are many problems associated with defining the boundaries of the subject and developing the appropriate methodologies for research and teaching purposes. One of the major problems facing historians of design, and students, is the location and availability of source material, and it is in order to help librarians help those faced with this problem that this composite article has been written. The contributors are all members of the recently formed Design History Research Group.

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Ulm Aesthetics

Journal of Design History ◽

10.1093/jdh/epz038 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 33 (2) ◽

pp. 140-157

Author(s):

Matthew Holt

Keyword(s):

Industrial Design ◽

Experimental Aesthetics ◽

History Of ◽

History Of Design ◽

Information Aesthetics

Abstract In order to contribute to the widening and enriching of the notion of aesthetics as it applies to design and so to the historian’s task in this field, this essay examines the theories of aesthetics promulgated at the Hochschule für Gestaltung at Ulm (1953–1968), still a much-understudied institution. In particular, it will investigate the confluence at that school of semiotics and semantics, information aesthetics, and experimental aesthetics. It looks at the break Ulm made with its predecessor, the Bauhaus, on the role of art and aesthetics in design. That break is seen as result of the HfG’s re-evaluation of the profile and substance of industrial design, a re-evaluation itself contingent on an updated understanding of the contemporary ‘environment’ (Umwelt). The article also examines the key aesthetic theories of the figures who passed through Ulm and shaped its curriculum in order to establish the influence of those figures on the wider history of design.

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A History of Design from the Victorian Era to the Present, by Ann Ferebee with Jeff Byles/The Industrialization of Design: A History from the Steam Age to Today, by Carroll Gantz

Design and Culture ◽

10.2752/175470812x13281948975774 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 240-243

Author(s):

Bruce N. Wright

Keyword(s):

Victorian Era ◽

History Of ◽

History Of Design

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Sifting the Trash: A History of Design Criticism

Design and Culture ◽

10.1080/17547075.2019.1651115 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 106-108

Author(s):

Anneke Coppoolse

Keyword(s):

History Of ◽

History Of Design

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From the history of decorative arts to the history of design: some problems of documentation

Art Libraries Journal ◽

10.1017/s0307472200004351 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 24-36

Author(s):

Victor Margolin

Keyword(s):

Decorative Arts ◽

History Of ◽

History Of Design ◽

Area Of Study

This paper traces the development of the study of the history of design, from problems of definition to the organisations and publications which have appeared to support this area of study. This is a revised version of a paper delivered to the IFLA Section of Art Libraries Preconference in Chicago, August 1985.

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Printed ephemera and design history

Art Libraries Journal ◽

10.1017/s0307472200002285 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 20-32 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Graham Hudson

Keyword(s):

Vital Role ◽

Design History ◽

Book Design ◽

History Of ◽

The Subject ◽

History Of Design

Besides being visually interesting ephemera has a vital role to play in the teaching of the history of design and printing; indeed, many aspects cannot be taught without reference to it. Nor can the subject be covered in isolation, for the development of ephemeral printing is part of the greater whole within which are subsumed the history of book design and typefaces and broader cultural and historical concepts.

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