false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255832629m/5637079.jpg 5637079 1 <P><I>Design Your Life </I>is a series of irreverent and realistic snapshots about objects and how we interact with them. By leading design thinker Ellen Lupton and her twin sister Julia Lupton, it shows how design is about much more than what’s bought at high-end stores or the modern look at IKEA. Design is <I>critical thinking:</I> a way to look at the world and wonder why things work, and why they don’t. </P><P>Illustrated with original paintings of objects both ordinary and odd, <I>Design Your Life </I>casts a sharp eye on everything from roller bags, bras, toilet paper, and stuffed animals to parenting, piles, porches, and potted plants. Using humor and insight Ellen and Julia explore the practical side of everyday design, looking at how it impacts your life in unexpected ways and what you can do about it. Speaking to the popular interest in design as well as people’s desire to make their own way through a mass-produced world, this thoughtful book takes a fresh and humorous approach to make some serious points about the impact of design on our lives.</P><P>Find out what's wrong with the bras, pillows, potted plants, and the other hopeless stuff you use, buy, clean, water, or put away everyday. Discover how to secretly control the actions of those around you by choosing and placing objects carefully. Find out how roller bags are threatening civilization, and how the layout of your own house might be making you miserable. Use the tools of self-publishing to take the power of branding into your own hands. </P><P>Taking a fresh, funny look at parenthood, housekeeping, entertaining, time management, crafting, and more, <I>Design Your Life </I>shows you how to evaluate the things you use, and how to recognize forms of order that secretly inhabit the messes of daily life, be it a cluttered room or a busy schedule. Use this book to gain control over your environment and tap into the power of design to communicate with friends, family, and the world. </P> 5808517 book 12 5 2009 Design Your Life: The Pleasures and Perils of Everyday Things total:11|5:3|4:5|3:3|2:0|1:0| 11 44 49 7 4 1 false false Thu Jun 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 13:19:31 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 16:49:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Sep 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 14:23:46 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 14:48:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jul 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 08:40:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 09:34:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat May 23 07:10:03 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 07:12:17 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jul 20 21:25:30 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 21:26:37 -0700 2009 4 1 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 15:40:57 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 15:44:46 -0700 2009 4 1 false false Mon Aug 31 19:58:36 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 17:08:52 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 19:58:36 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 30 17:08:55 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 30 17:09:17 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 30 15:29:03 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 30 15:29:03 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 22 11:15:46 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 11:15:46 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 17 17:31:49 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 17:31:49 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Nov 09 08:46:21 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 09:34:36 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 08:46:21 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Oct 31 17:12:09 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 17:12:09 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 30 12:31:58 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 12:31:58 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Oct 27 15:37:29 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 18:49:31 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 15:37:29 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Sep 17 05:39:50 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 05:39:50 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 16 14:00:09 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 14:00:09 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Sep 10 08:05:21 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 08:05:21 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Sep 06 11:50:32 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 11:50:32 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Sep 02 15:40:46 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 15:40:08 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 15:40:46 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5637079