{"product_id":"designerly-ways-of-knowing-9789083449883","title":"Designerly Ways of Knowing","description":"\u003cp\u003e  • Publisher: Set Margins' Publications\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Set Margins' Publications\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA poetical list of essential knowledge for designers that both politicizes and inspires\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2018, the architect and activist Michael Sorkin published the now beloved essay-list \"Two Hundred and Fifty Things an Architect Should Know.\" Struck by the compelling form of this text, Danah Abdulla compiled a version for designers--\"a list based on a search for knowledge and a designer's commitment to making the world a better place,\" as she writes. Abdulla's list includes the experience of scents; how critical theory does not account for the colonial experience; the dangers of seeking out simplicity; visual pollution; and how certain emblems and symbols make people feel. It is meant to be approached as a series of prompts to consider, discard or spark a conversation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDanah Abdulla\u003c\/b\u003e (born 1986) is a Palestinian Canadian designer, educator and researcher. She is Program Director of Graphic Design at Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon Colleges of Arts, and a founding member of the Decolonising Design platform.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Set Margins' Publications","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45049358581911,"sku":"9789083449883","price":1447.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789083449883.webp?v=1769224804","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/designerly-ways-of-knowing-9789083449883","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}