by Paul Clark, Julian Freeman · Watson-Guptill Publications · tapa dura · ISBN 9780823009831
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«Design: A Crash Course» is an essay on the history of design by Paul Clark and Julian Freeman, published by Watson-Guptill in hardback (144 pages).
Explores what design is and how it differs from invention, innovation and art: form in the service of function or whimsy, and the influence of consumer culture and urban style. It covers household appliances, textiles, furniture, ceramics, cars, aeroplanes, watches and mentions figures such as Raymond Loewy.
Work published in 2000, written in English, with 400 colour illustrations.
Intended for readers who want an accessible introduction to the history of design and everyday objects.
Paul Gordon Clark is a British former Labour Party politician and who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gillingham from 1997 to 2010. During his time in government, Clark served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Derry Irvine, Charles Falconer, John Prescott, and Ed Balls, before being promoted in 2008 to the role of Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport. At the 2010 general election Clark was defeated by the Conservative Party candidate Rehman Chishti in the newly formed constituency of Gillingham and Rainham.
