TY - BOOK
T1 - Designing a profession: the structure, organisation and identity of the design profession in Britain, 1930-2010
AU - Armstrong, Leah
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PY - 2014/4
Y1 - 2014/4
N2 - Since the establishment of the Society of Industrial Artists (SIA) in 1930, the
professional identity of the designer has been a subject of critical debate. This
thesis uncovers the histories of this debate, paying particular attention to the
structures, organisations and social practices that have governed, represented
and given meaning to the identity of the designer in Britain, 1930-2010.
Principally informed by close scrutiny of the archive of the Chartered Society
of Designers, (CSD), the thesis argues that the design profession is
constructed through reflexive social practices, in which the designer has been,
and remains, an active agent. It contends that the structure, organisation and
identity of the design profession is not fixed or immutable, but fluid,
responsive and contingent upon shifting dynamics, internal and external to
the profession.
AB - Since the establishment of the Society of Industrial Artists (SIA) in 1930, the
professional identity of the designer has been a subject of critical debate. This
thesis uncovers the histories of this debate, paying particular attention to the
structures, organisations and social practices that have governed, represented
and given meaning to the identity of the designer in Britain, 1930-2010.
Principally informed by close scrutiny of the archive of the Chartered Society
of Designers, (CSD), the thesis argues that the design profession is
constructed through reflexive social practices, in which the designer has been,
and remains, an active agent. It contends that the structure, organisation and
identity of the design profession is not fixed or immutable, but fluid,
responsive and contingent upon shifting dynamics, internal and external to
the profession.
M3 - Doctoral Thesis
ER -