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Seventy-nine Short Essays on Design Paperback – February 29, 2012

• Print length 272 pages
• Language English
• Publisher Princeton Architectural Press
• Publication date February 29, 2012
• Dimensions 6.25 x 1 x 9.25 inches
• ISBN-10 9781616890612
• ISBN-13 978-1616890612
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• ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1616890614
• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Princeton Architectural Press; Reprint edition (February 29, 2012)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781616890612
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1616890612
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 1 x 9.25 inches
• #6,516 in Design & Decorative Arts
• #10,535 in Graphic Design (Books)
• #34,347 in Classic Literature & Fiction

About the author

Michael bierut.

Michael Bierut is a partner in the New York office of the international design consultancy Pentagram, a founder of the website Design Observer, and a teacher at the Yale School of Art and the Yale School of Management.

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