The Nature and Aesthetics of Design

This is David Pyeâ€™s classic book on the theory of design. In it, he explores the many facets of good design, including the relationship of aesthetics with function.

The nature and aesthetics of design

Pye, David

Barrie and Jenkins Ltd

This is a digital reprint of David Pye's original 1968 edition. Within it he argues that the aesthetic quality of our environment depends as much on its workmanship as on its design, and that workmanship has been largely ignored. He proceeds to develop a new theory of the aesthetics of workmanship which can be applied to architecture, to the products of industry and to craft work. Mr Pye shows how and why we are conscious of finish and workmanship, goes on to ask why so much of our environment is impoverished and asks what can be done about it.

The Nature and Art of Workmanship

Arts & Photography

Architecture

Van Nostrand-Reinhold

In recent years there has been a rapid increase in the understanding of communication between animals and this is perhaps especially true of bio-acoustics. In the last 35 years a completely new branch of bio acoustics, involving ultrasounds, has been made possible by technical developments that now allow these inaudible sounds to be detected and studied. This subject has a personal fascination for the authors, perhaps because of the novelty of 'listening in' to these previously unknown sig nals, perhaps because of the wide variety of ways in which different animals use them. Many studies of different aspects of animal ultrasound have now been published and a review of them all seems to be timely. Ultrasound is is biologically arbitrary; other animals defined in human terms and may produce similar signals at lower frequencies for similar purposes. This book attempts to be comprehensive but the limits of the subject are rather difficult to define. It should be read in conjunction with other books on audible bio-acoustics. Each chapter has been written and may be read as a separate entity, although there is considerable cross-referencing. Chapters 1 and 2 form a common introduction and may help in understanding the later sections. The Appendix is not essential but is included for those who may be interested in the quanti tative aspects of the echo-location phenomena described in Chapters 3 and 8.

Ultrasonic Communication by Animals

Science & Math

Sales, Gillian

Biological Sciences

Chapman and Hall

This is David Pye's classic book on the theory of design. In it, he explores the many facets of good design, including the relationship of aesthetics with function.

This is David Pyeâ€™s classic book on the theory of design. In it, he explores the many facets of good design, including the relationship of aesthetics with function.

Decorative Arts & Design

Florence, Kentucky, U.S.A.: Van Nostrand Reinhold

Cambridge University Press

This is David Pye's classic book on the theory of design. In it, he explores the many facets of good design, including the relationship of aesthetics with function.

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

A&C Black Visual Arts

This is one of the classic books on craftsmanship and design. In it, David Pye explores the meaning of skill and its relationship to design and manufacture. Cutting through a century of fuzzy thinking, he proposes a new theory of making based on the concept of good workmanship and shows how it imparts all-important diversity to our visual environment.

History & Criticism

Herbert Press

In this brilliant exposition of the many facets of good design, David Pye investigates the scientific nature of function and its tenuous relationship to form. He explores the priority of economy, physical components, and manufacturing technique; and he clarifies the relative utilitarian and aesthetic roles of design. It establishes a basic theory of design where none existed before. Written in a lucid style and in jargon-free language, it is a healthy correction to critiques of the past century. This is a penetrating, provocative and utterly stimulating book that everyone should read—for design is everywhere.

The Nature & Aesthetics of Design

Graphic Design

Fox Chapel Publishing

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The nature and aesthetics of design

The Nature and Art of Workmanship

Ultrasonic Communication by Animals

The nature and aesthetics of design

The Nature and Aesthetics of Design

The Nature and Art of Workmanship

The Nature and Art of Workmanship

The Nature and Aesthetics of Design

The Nature and Art of Workmanship

The Nature & Aesthetics of Design