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Designing for People
by Henry S. Dreyfuss
When Designing for People was first published in 1955, Henry Dreyfuss wrote, “In less than half a century it will be A.D. 2000. Who can say what life will be like then?” If anyone had an idea, it was Henry Dreyfuss. As we move into the new millennium, we bring with us this quintessential guide. It is the only book to feature his key ideas, professional accomplishments, and timeless advice.
This edition is composed of the entire 1955 book and, in addition, the material that Dreyfuss added to the 1967 edition (including his re-appraisal of what the future promised). Designing for People is a time capsule, providing invaluable insights into industrial design’s past as well as catapulting our imaginations into future possibilities for human engineering.
It is also the work of a great pioneer whose extraordinary journey shows us why the industrial designer must be a true Renaissance man—at once an engineer, businessman, salesman, public relations expert, and of course, an artist.
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Reviews
a classic and a must-read for every businessperson who cares about quality.”
—Tom Peters, in the foreword to Designing for People
“Henry Dreyfuss is one of four or five fabulous people in America who are constantly surrounded by objects they have seen taking shape on their own drawing boards…. Mr. Dreyfuss’s book breathes a health and vigorous optimism as well as a firm belief in the cultural significance of the designer’s work.”
—The Nation
“Fortunately for the state of our culture, a few industrial designers are getting closer every day in satisfying both manufacturers and critics. One of these designers is Henry Dreyfuss…”
—New York Times Book Review
“Henry Dreyfuss belongs in a rather small list it might run to a dozen names of this country’s top industrial designers… His book, in which he sets forth the basis of good industrial design, goes a long way to explain why…Dreyfuss made a success.”
—San Francisco Chronicle
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