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Talk to me : communication between people and objects / Paola Antonelli ... [et al.].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Museum of Modern Art ; London : Thames & Hudson [distributor], 2011.Description: 208 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 9780870707964 (pbk.) :
  • 9780870707964
Other title:
  • Talk to me : hello world : design and the communication between people and objects
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 745.2 ANT
LOC classification:
  • N7433.915
Contents:
Talk to me / Paola Antonelli -- Objects -- Nervous systems and anxious infrastructures / Jamer Hunt -- I\'m talking to you -- Life -- Design wonder stories: when speech is golden / Alexandra Midal -- City -- Conversations with the network / Khoi Vinh -- Worlds -- Reality is plenty, thanks: twelve arguments for keeping the naked eye naked / Kevin Slavin -- Double entendre.
Summary: 'Talk to Me' thrives on a 20th-century cultural development in design: a shift from the centrality of function to that of meaning. From this perspective, objects contain information that goes beyond their immediate use or appearance, providing access to complex systems and networks and acting as gateways and interpreters.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 745.2 ANT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 218741

Published to accompany the exhibition held at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, from 24 July to 7 November 2011.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Talk to me / Paola Antonelli -- Objects -- Nervous systems and anxious infrastructures / Jamer Hunt -- I\'m talking to you -- Life -- Design wonder stories: when speech is golden / Alexandra Midal -- City -- Conversations with the network / Khoi Vinh -- Worlds -- Reality is plenty, thanks: twelve arguments for keeping the naked eye naked / Kevin Slavin -- Double entendre.

'Talk to Me' thrives on a 20th-century cultural development in design: a shift from the centrality of function to that of meaning. From this perspective, objects contain information that goes beyond their immediate use or appearance, providing access to complex systems and networks and acting as gateways and interpreters.

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