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Victor Margolin

Author of The Idea of Design

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About the Author

Victor Margolin is Professor of Design, History, and Theory at the University of Illinois, Chicago.

Includes the names: Victor Margolin, Et Al. Victor Margolin

Works by Victor Margolin

The Idea of Design (1996) — Editor; Contributor — 65 copies

Design Discourse: History, Theory, Criticism (1989) 50 copies

American Poster Renaissance: The Great Age of Poster Design, 1890-1900 (1975) 44 copies

The Struggle for Utopia: Rodchenko, Lissitzky, Moholy-Nagy, 1917-1946 (1997) 32 copies

The Politics of the Artificial: Essays on Design and Design Studies (2002) 24 copies

The Promise and the Product (1979) 20 copies

Culture Is Everywhere (2002) 16 copies

The Golden Age of the American Poster (1976) 13 copies

Chicago under wraps : dust jackets from 1920 to 1950 7 copies

World history of design. Volume 2, World War I to World War II (2017) 7 copies

World history of design. Volume 1, Prehistoric times to World War I (2017) 5 copies

Role of Product Design in Post Industrial Society, The (1998) 4 copies

Design e risco de mudanca (2014) 3 copies

World History of Design (2015) 2 copies

Design history bibliography 2 copies

Utopya Mucadelesi (2012) 1 copy

Tehislikkuse poliitika : artikleid disainist ja disainiuuringutest (2008) 1 copy

A Política do Artificial. Ensaios e Estudos Sobre Design (Em Portuguese do Brasil) (2014) 1 copy

Associated Works

Design Culture: An Anthology of Writing from the AIGA Journal of Graphic Design (1997) — Contributor — 41 copies

Sustainable Alternatives in Design (2009) — Photographer — 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Margolin, Victor
Birthdate: 1941
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Education: Columbia University (BA | English | 1963)
Union Institute (PhD | Design History | 1981)
Occupations: Professor (University of Illinois- Chicago)
Organizations: University of Illinois at Chicago (professor of design history)

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Works: 18
Also by: 2
Members: 297
Popularity: #78,942
Rating: ½ 3.6

ISBNs: 23
Languages: 3

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