Whether musing about the creative process; the merits of failure and criticism; or the challenges of keeping the studio lights on; designers make good; and opinionated; copy. The Designer Says; the follow-up to our best-selling The Architect Says; is a compendium of quotations from more than one hundred of historys leading practitioners. Quotes are paired on page spreads like guests at a dinner party. A designer from the nineteenth century might sit next to one working today or two contemporary designers may strike up a conversation. Listen in as they compliment; provoke; and one-up each other in this lively volume of insights.
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Review
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful. The information is scholarly but reads easily and is hard to put downBy KarenIn both this book and Dummetts book about Syracuse; there is much to learn. The information is scholarly but reads easily and is hard to put down. If a novelist tried to write this story; it would be too fantastic to have credibility. Such is the story of Sicily. A fascinating read; Dummett peels back the layers to give an understanding of how Sicily has arrived where it is today. Any visit to Sicily requires constant changing of historical hats - from Greek to Arab to Norman to Spanish; it is all there and Dummetts book helps you get it straight in your mind both for posterity and for your visit.5 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Palermo deserves much; much better.By F. B. JefferyHaving visited Sicily several times and familiar with its (and Italys) history; I purchased the authors book on Syracuse and then (without having read the first book) this one. I gave Syracuse two stars - its language is trite; its facts suspect and the information of minimal use. I give Palermo (the book) one star. The author copied extensively the historical material from Syracuse; and the information about Palermo (a most intriguing delightful city) not very helpful. For an example of superior writing; I recommend Mary Beard; SPQR; A History of Ancient Rome. Its several descriptions of Sicily before and during the Roman period gave me a much more nuanced understanding of Sicilys early history and its impact on later times. Consider other choices to understand the richness of Sicilys history and people. Salutamu e Bona Pasqua!
