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Design: Websites

This guide provides a selective list of print and multimedia resources about design theory

What is Design?

What is Design? Teacher Resource Packet
From the Museum of Art and Design (MAD): Resources to understand the concept of design, within the context of chairs on view at the Museum of Arts and Design, New York. Provides basic factors for a well-designed object (form and function, etc.); defines elements of design; principles of design, and more. Excellent overview.

Websites relating to glass design

"Beyond the New - A Search for Ideals in Design"
A manifesto by Hella Jongerius and Louise Schouwenberg that covers cultural and historical awareness in design, aesthetics as a means of communication, and more.
Design Boom Glass Art and Design
Online articles related to glass design.

Museum Collections

The Cooper Hewitt Collections at the Smithsonian Design Museum
Explore the historical and contemporary design collection by by color, time period, object size and more.

Dante Marioni