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The Genius of Design

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The Genius of Design

For industrial designers, the world is never enough. They give shape and texture to the world to make it livable—indeed, beautiful—for the rest of us. This fascinating five-part documentary examines the art and science of design and the stuff it shapes, from computer chips to cityscapes and everything in between. To learn more, click the program cover or visit here.

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The Genius of Design

I hope you have built on the marvelous work of David Pye, and have "designed" your work with his sort of "cut to the chase" simplicity and substance.

Excellent teaser. I want to share this on Tumblr! I want to see the whole series.. I want to design.

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