Design as Art
by Bruno Munari

Bruno Munari was among the most inspirational designers of all time, described by Picasso as “the new Leonardo.” Munari insisted that design be beautiful, functional and accessible, and this enlightening and highly entertaining book sets out his ideas about visual, graphic and industrial design and the role it plays in the objects we use everyday. Lamps, road signs, typography, posters, children’s books, advertising, cars and chairs—these are just some of the subjects to which he turns his illuminating gaze.

Penguin Random House

Originally published in 1966, Design as Art, has become a standard text on design’s various disciplines and arenas. Munari introduces to the reader a range of ways in which design exists in our everyday lives. He writes in detail about our relationship with objects and experiences and amplifies the meaning behind them with ease.

The designer of today re-establishes the long-lost contact between art and the public, between living people and art as a living thing

Bruno Munari

The chapters are broken up into Visual Design, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, and Research Design, and within each section, he presents a range of examples and encourages the reader to not only assess but also question the boundaries of what is possible in each of these fields.