Critical Design in Context
History, Theory and Practices
$49.71
- Paperback
200 pages
- Release Date
30 April 2026
Summary
Critical Design in Context has become a key text in design literature, offering a conceptual introduction to the methods and operation of Critical and Speculative Design practice, and explaining how critical design can work in practice through a range of contemporary examples.
Critical Design moves away from traditional approaches that limit design’s role to the production of profitable objects, focusing instead on a practice that is interrogative, discursive…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781350415713 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1350415715 |
| Author: | Matt Malpass |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Visual Arts |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 200 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 30 April 2026 |
| Weight: | 440g |
| Dimensions: | 14mm x 154mm x 232mm |
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Critics Review
A robust introduction to critical design and provides a sound introduction to key practitioners in the field. Any designer ready to critique the conservative tendencies of a field dominant in cultural production must read this book. * Katherine Moline, Associate Professor of Art and Design, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia *
Matt Malpass
Matt Malpass is a designer and theorist working to advance design’s agency through critical design practice. As Reader in Critical Design Practice at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, his work investigates how design can function as a tool for critique, speculation, and social innovation, shaping discourse around contemporary challenges.
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