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User Review - deanmeyers - LibraryThingIntroduces his three point formula, "Reliability, Utility, Satisfaction" through this book, based on Roman Architect Vitruvius' "Firmitas, Utilitas, Veustas". Very much an overview, and quick reading ... Read full review
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Page 16 - ... first, by strict adaptation of forms to functions, second, by the gradual elimination of all that is irrelevant and impertinent. The old chairs were formidable by their weight, puzzled you by their carving, and often contained too much else to contain convenience and comfort. The most beautiful chairs invite you by a promise of ease, and they keep that promise; they bear neither flowers nor dragons, nor idle displays of the...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Visual Function: An Introduction to Information Design Volume 1 of Delftse cahiers |
| Author | Paul Mijksenaar |
| Publisher | 010 Publishers, 1997 |
| ISBN | 9064503036, 9789064503030 |
| Length | 56 pages |
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