{"product_id":"top-this-and-other-parables-of-design-selected-writings-by-phil-patton","title":"Top This and Other Parables of Design: Selected Writings by Phil Patton","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eTop This and Other Parables of Design: Selected Writings by Phil Patton\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003ePhil Patton\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781942303152\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eCooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2016\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e296\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn intimate and portable volume of the writings of Phil Patton\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn September 2015 the world lost Phil Patton--prolific design writer, teacher and tantalizing wordsmith. Patton's insatiable curiosity, sense of humor and keen eye made for the most compelling reads. Whether he was chronicling design minutia, quirky anecdotes or bizarre tales, Phil's hundreds of books, columns, articles and posts always delivered a new account. As his editor at \u003ci\u003ei-D\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, Chee Pearlman, said, \"His insight takes the reader beyond the object to an understanding of its broadest sociological context.\" No topic eluded him, and for a large part of his 40-year career he championed automobiles, technology and product design. Roger Black, designer, writer and longtime colleague and friend of Patton's wrote, \"He taught The New York Times--by example--to cover design. The domino effect, the rest of the media followed.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith an introduction by Edward Tufte and foreword by Caroline Baumann, this volume compiles 40 selections representing the wide range of interests and fascinations that occupied his thoughts. Punctuated by images of ideas and lists from notebooks he carried everywhere, \u003ci\u003eTop This and Other Parables of Design\u003c\/i\u003e is an intimate and portable companion for those who choose to always have a witty, informed friend around.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum","offers":[{"title":"Top This and Other Parables of Design: Selected Writings by Phil Patton | Phil Patton | Paperback | 9781942303152 | Used: Like New | Architecture \u0026 Design 1704345","offer_id":50832340091138,"sku":"1704345","price":21.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/61mLgPbPlkL.jpg?v=1792602930","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/top-this-and-other-parables-of-design-selected-writings-by-phil-patton","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}