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Design by Accident

Author : Alexandra Midal
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 3956791436
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (567 download)

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Download or read book Design by Accident written by Alexandra Midal and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2019-09-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A counterhistory and new historiography of design. In Design by Accident, Alexandra Midal declares the autonomy of design, in and on its own terms. This meticulously researched work proposes not only a counterhistory but a new historiography of design, shedding light on overlooked historical landmarks and figures while reevaluating the legacies of design's established luminaries from the nineteenth century to the present. Midal rejects both linear narratives of progress and the long-held perception of design as a footnote to the histories of fine art and architecture. By weaving critical analysis of the canon of design history and theory together, with special attention to the writings of designers themselves, she draws out the nuances and radical potentials of the discipline—from William Morris's ambivalence toward industry, to Catharine Beecher's proto-feminist household appliances, to the Bauhaus's Expressionist origins, and the influence of Herbert Marcuse on Joe Colombo.

Design by Accident

Author : James Francis O'Brien
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Design by Accident written by James Francis O'Brien and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This original Dover publication illustrates dozens of accidental effects discovered by a commercial artist in the course of his work. Some are the result of bringing together materials that react with each other, some the result of applying pigment in uncommon ways. The text describes how you can create similar accidental designs yourself with only basic art materials. Nine areas of "accident" are described and illustrated: tree forms created by the movement of pigments or liquids ; crackle patterns resulting from stress in layers of glue, paint, India ink, or graphite ; crawl patterns as coats of paint over irregular or incompatible surfaces unevenly ; random patterns of drips, drops, or dribbles ; splashes and runs created by vigorous impact and gravity ; marble effects created by pulling paper or canvas through paint which is floating on water ; wrinkle lines and folds in a variety of materials ; flower patterns formed when pigments are dropped on non-absorbent surfaces ; and a miscellany--27 plates that shoe patterns emerging from ink flowing along wrinkled paper, scorch marks from a kerosene flame, waves in water-filled baking pan, and similar material. Eight color plates suggest some of the variations possible with colored pigments or crayons, and 55 other figures show natural "accidents" such as dried stream bed, ceramic crackle, beach pebbles, dirty water runs on glass etc."--back cover.

On Accident

Author : Edward Eigen
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262534843
Total Pages : 407 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (625 download)

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Download or read book On Accident written by Edward Eigen and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2018-02-02 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engaging essays that roam across uncertain territory, in search of sunken forests, unclassifiable islands, inflammable skies, plagiarized tabernacles, and other phenomena missing from architectural history. This collection by “architectural history's most beguiling essayist” (as Reinhold Martin calls the author in the book's foreword) illuminates the unfamiliar, the arcane, the obscure—phenomena largely missing from architectural and landscape history. These essays by Edward Eigen do not walk in a straight line, but roam across uncertain territory, discovering sunken forests, unclassifiable islands, inflammable skies, unvisited shores, plagiarized tabernacles. Taken together, these texts offer a group portrait of how certain things fall apart. We read about the statistical investigation of lightning strikes in France by the author-astronomer Camille Flammarion, which leads Eigen to reflect also on Foucault, Hamlet, and the role of the anecdote in architectural history. We learn about, among other things, Olmsted's role in transforming landscape gardening into landscape architecture; the connections among hedging, hedge funds, the High Line, and GPS bandwidth; timber-frame roofs and (spider) web-based learning; the archives of the Houses of Parliament through flood and fire; and what the 1898 disappearance and reappearance of the Trenton, New Jersey architect William W. Slack might tell us about the conflict between “the migratory impulse” and “love of home.” Eigen compares his essays to the “gathering up of seeds that fell by the wayside.” The seedlings that result create in the reader's imagination a dazzling display of the particular, the contingent, the incidental, and the singular, all in search of a narrative.

By Accident or Design

Author : Rosemary Sassoon
Publisher : Intellect Books
ISBN 13 : 1783208678
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (832 download)

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Download or read book By Accident or Design written by Rosemary Sassoon and published by Intellect Books. This book was released on 2018-02-01 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this reflective autobiography, Rosemary Sassoon, a leading expert on handwriting and typography, looks back on her long and varied career, paying special attention to her unorthodox progression through a variety of fields. She details the route that took her from design to the educational and medical aspects of handwriting problems, then on to research and a PhD and finally to working in the area of legibility in type design. In telling the story of an unusual and unusually successful life, Sassoon takes up a number of philosophical questions about what it is that comes together to form our characters, and what role chance and coincidence play in our lives.

Accident And Design

Author : C. Hood
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135362629
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (353 download)

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Download or read book Accident And Design written by C. Hood and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of different theoretical, methodological and practical approaches towards the management of risk. Seven dimensions of the debate are identified, and the case for each position is put forward, the whole discussion being set in context and perspective. This volume attempts to identify and juxtapose the contested doctrines and underlying assumptions in the field of risk management.

Safe by Accident?

Author : Judy L. Agnew
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780937100189
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Safe by Accident? written by Judy L. Agnew and published by . This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes a scientific look at safety leadership. Part one is an analysis of seven safety leadership practices that don¿t work and what to do instead. Part two presents a model for effective safety leadership and culture change.

The Original Accident

Author : Paul Virilio
Publisher : Polity
ISBN 13 : 0745636144
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (456 download)

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Download or read book The Original Accident written by Paul Virilio and published by Polity. This book was released on 2007-02-27 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Virilio defines the ways in which postindustrial science has merged with out-and-out hyperterrorism to threaten the foundations of Greco-Roman, Judeo-Christian civilisation, and the future of the planet with them, through innovation of mass catastrophes that are part and parcel of its panoply of inventions.

Barriers and Accident Prevention

Author : Erik Hollnagel
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351955934
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (519 download)

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Download or read book Barriers and Accident Prevention written by Erik Hollnagel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accidents are preventable, but only if they are correctly described and understood. Since the mid-1980s accidents have come to be seen as the consequence of complex interactions rather than simple threads of causes and effects. Yet progress in accident models has not been matched by advances in methods. The author's work in several fields (aviation, power production, traffic safety, healthcare) made it clear that there is a practical need for constructive methods and this book presents the experiences and the state-of-the-art. The focus of the book is on accident prevention rather than accident analysis and unlike other books, has a proactive rather than reactive approach. The emphasis on design rather than analysis is a trend also found in other fields. Features of the book include: -A classification of barrier functions and barrier systems that will enable the reader to appreciate the diversity of barriers and to make informed decisions for system changes. -A perspective on how the understanding of accidents (the accident model) largely determines how the analysis is done and what can be achieved. The book critically assesses three types of accident models (sequential, epidemiological, systemic) and compares their strengths and weaknesses. -A specific accident model that captures the full complexity of systemic accidents. One consequence is that accidents can be prevented through a combination of performance monitoring and barrier functions, rather than through the elimination or encapsulation of causes. -A clearly described methodology for barrier analysis and accident prevention. Written in an accessible style, Barriers and Accident Prevention is designed to provide a stimulating and practical guide for industry professionals familiar with the general ideas of accidents and human error. The book is directed at those involved with accident analysis and system safety, such as managers of safety departments, risk and safety consultants, human factors professionals, and accident investigators. It is applicable to all major application areas such as aviation, ground transportation, maritime, process industries, healthcare and hospitals, communication systems, and service providers.

Learning by Accident

Author : Rosemary Rawlins
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1629141461
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (291 download)

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Download or read book Learning by Accident written by Rosemary Rawlins and published by Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-03-04 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a sunny spring day, in an ordinary suburban kitchen, the phone rings. There’s been an accident. In one heartbeat, a family’s life is changed forever. After her husband, Hugh, is hit by a car while riding his bicycle, Rosemary Rawlins is plunged into twelve months of marathon caregiving, without the promise of a positive outcome. She works herself to the point of exhaustion to bring her grievously injured husband—who suffered a traumatic brain injury, necessitating the removal of half his skull—back home and back to himself. Then, as he slowly begins to reclaim his life, Rosemary falls apart. She can't sleep. Her heart pounds. Her joy and trust in the world dissolve into endless anxiety. She lays awake at night wondering how her marriage will survive. Will she ever be able to relate to Hugh again? What will become of their relationship? Their children? Do they recognize each other—literally—as the people they fell in love with and married decades ago? How can she let go of her fears? And what can she learn from them? Learning by Accident is a caregiver's story of ambiguous loss, family love, and emotional healing. This compelling personal account demonstrates with heart and humor that what we fear can be more debilitating than any physical injury. And that sometimes starting over is exactly what we need.

The Accidental Instructional Designer: Learning Design for the Digital Age

Author : Cammy Bean
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781560000006
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Accidental Instructional Designer: Learning Design for the Digital Age written by Cammy Bean and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Accident of Art

Author : Sylvere Lotringer
Publisher : Semiotext(e)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Accident of Art written by Sylvere Lotringer and published by Semiotext(e). This book was released on 2005-08-12 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The most perverse perversions are not always those one would expect. At once clinical, bewildering, hilarious and deeply poignant, Overexposed shows how science can pervert itself by identifying too closely with its object, pushing along the way the limits assigned to humanity. This insider's exposition of a controversial cognitive behavioral method is a hallucinatory document on the manner in which our society exposes sexuality to the point of overexposure. Are we all already living in a sex laboratory?"--BOOK JACKET.

Design-basis Accident Analysis Methods For Light-water Nuclear Power Plants

Author : Robert Martin
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9813275677
Total Pages : 717 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (132 download)

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Download or read book Design-basis Accident Analysis Methods For Light-water Nuclear Power Plants written by Robert Martin and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2019-02-13 with total page 717 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book captures the principles of safety evaluation as practiced in the regulated light-water reactor nuclear industry, as established and stabilized over the last 30 years. It is expected to serve both the current industry and those planning for the future. The work's coverage of the subject matter is the broadest to date, including not only the common topics of modeling and simulation, but also methods supporting the basis for the underlying assumptions, the extension to radiological safety, what to expect in a licensing review, historical perspectives and the implication for new designs.This text is an essential resource for practitioners and students, on the current best-practices in nuclear power plant safety and their basis. Contributors of this work are subject matter experts in their specialties, much of which was nurtured and inspired by Prof. Larry Hochreiter, a prominent nuclear safety pioneer.Related Link(s)

No Accident, Comrade

Author : Steven Belletto
Publisher : OUP USA
ISBN 13 : 0199826889
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (998 download)

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Download or read book No Accident, Comrade written by Steven Belletto and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2012 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an examination of American novels and nonfiction texts, published between 1947 and 2005, that looks at the concept of chance and how it was denied in the Soviet Union.

Irresistible

Author : Adam Alter
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0735222843
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book Irresistible written by Adam Alter and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Irresistible is a fascinating and much needed exploration of one of the most troubling phenomena of modern times.” —Malcolm Gladwell, author of New York Times bestsellers David and Goliath and Outliers “One of the most mesmerizing and important books I’ve read in quite some time. Alter brilliantly illuminates the new obsessions that are controlling our lives and offers the tools we need to rescue our businesses, our families, and our sanity.” —Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Originals and Give and Take Welcome to the age of behavioral addiction—an age in which half of the American population is addicted to at least one behavior. We obsess over our emails, Instagram likes, and Facebook feeds; we binge on TV episodes and YouTube videos; we work longer hours each year; and we spend an average of three hours each day using our smartphones. Half of us would rather suffer a broken bone than a broken phone, and Millennial kids spend so much time in front of screens that they struggle to interact with real, live humans. In this revolutionary book, Adam Alter, a professor of psychology and marketing at NYU, tracks the rise of behavioral addiction, and explains why so many of today's products are irresistible. Though these miraculous products melt the miles that separate people across the globe, their extraordinary and sometimes damaging magnetism is no accident. The companies that design these products tweak them over time until they become almost impossible to resist. By reverse engineering behavioral addiction, Alter explains how we can harness addictive products for the good—to improve how we communicate with each other, spend and save our money, and set boundaries between work and play—and how we can mitigate their most damaging effects on our well-being, and the health and happiness of our children. Adam Alter's previous book, Drunk Tank Pink: And Other Unexpected Forces that Shape How We Think, Feel, and Behave is available in paperback from Penguin.

Life and Death Design

Author : Katie Swindler
Publisher : Rosenfeld Media
ISBN 13 : 193382008X
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (338 download)

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Download or read book Life and Death Design written by Katie Swindler and published by Rosenfeld Media. This book was released on 2022-01-11 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emergencies—landing a malfunctioning plane, resuscitating a heart attack victim, or avoiding a head-on car crash—all require split-second decisions that can mean life or death. Fortunately, designers of life-saving products have leveraged research and brain science to help users reduce panic and harness their best instincts. Life and Death Design brings these techniques to everyday designers who want to help their users think clearly and act safely.

Accident At Three Mile Island

Author : David L. Sills
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429724411
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (297 download)

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Download or read book Accident At Three Mile Island written by David L. Sills and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-03-01 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The nuclear accident at Three Mile Island in March 1979 was as much a social-systems failure as it was an engineering failure. It raised questions not only about the regulation and management of nuclear-power plants but also about the effects of nuclear accidents on the community, on society, and on the total controversy surrounding nuclear energy. Questions were also raised about public perceptions of the risks of high technology. At the request of the President's Commission on the Accident at Three Mile Island (the Kemeny Commission), the Social Science Research Council commissioned social scientists to write a series of papers on the human dimensions of the event. This volume includes those papers, in revised and expanded form, and a comprehensive bibliography of published and unpublished social science research on the accident and its aftermath.

Accident Prevention and OSHA Compliance

Author : Patrick A. Michaud
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1351469193
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book Accident Prevention and OSHA Compliance written by Patrick A. Michaud and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-12-06 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accident Prevention and OSHA Compliance contains all the information you need to reduce or avoid injuries, illnesses, fires, and equipment damage resulting from an accident. The book provides valuable insight into how OSHA conducts its inspections and how to avoid losses and increase profits by complying with OSHA regulations. By following the easy-to-understand techniques and guidelines, you can effectively train personnel on safety and health issues. The book explains accident causes and describes unsafe acts and conditions. It offers suggestions about how to look for hazards and how to safety-check each step of a job. Guidelines are given for constructing a safety inspection list, conducting a job hazard analysis and how to revise it, organizing a safety committee, and reporting accidents to OSHA. It also includes steps that can be used to protect trade secrets. Human factors and limitations, protective equipment and its proper usage, first aid and medical care, and much more are detailed. Record-keeping requirements are given and examples of direct and indirect costs of accidents are illustrated. The effects of drugs and alcohol and tips to recognize users are discussed. Helpful appendices contain numerous charts and tables, useful contacts, and valuable additional information. The book also includes various office and home hazards and injuries, and steps to follow to make both places safe. Written by a professional with vast experience as an engineer, certified hazard control manager, professor of safety and health, and safety consultant, Accident Prevention and OSHA Compliance provides a single source covering the immense amount of information on this subject. The proven principles and practices found in this book cover every aspect of accident prevention and provide perfect solutions to profit-losing problems.