D.J. Huppatz

Astroturfing for Spring is the second collection from this conceptually challenging poet. His language has been described as bright and alive, perhaps a case of William Blake meets Hello Kitty. There is a mash-up of voices which offers unsettling meditations on the various crises confronting the twenty-first century, at once provocative and absurdly intelligent.

Covering 2001 to today, Designing Retail Experience in the 21st Century presents readers with a critical, cross-disciplinary perspective on retail design, bringing together scholarship from design, architecture, branding, cultural studies and social studies. Our retail experience has changed profoundly over the past two decades, largely due to the impact of digital technologies. While the rise of smartphones and online commerce...

Design is everywhere. It shapes not only our present but also our future. An essential introductory guide, Design: The Key Concepts covers fundamental design concepts: thinking, service, context, interaction, experience, and systems. Each concept is situated within a broad context, enabling the reader to understand design’s contemporary practice and its relationship to issues such as new technology, social and economic...