Sara J. MacDonald wrote:
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> I have a patron looking for books or articles that deal with an element of
> design. He has the theory that before you can take something apart and make
> it better, you have to know how to build it. You have to know how to
> construct before you can deconstruct, assemble before you disassemble. Any
> names or books/articles come to mind? Thanks very much.
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I haven't looked at it for a while, but Viktor Papanek's "Design for the
Real World" is a classic. Written by a Finn who designed and built all
kinds of things. He also didn't believe in patents -- felt it
restricted development -- so some of his stuff was lifted and used by
others.
Gary Ditchburn
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