{"product_id":"top-this-and-other-parables-phil-patton-9781942303152","title":"Top This and Other Parables of Design: Selected Writings by Phil Patton","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn intimate and portable volume of the writings of Phil Patton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn September 2015 the world lost Phil Patton--prolific design writer, teacher and tantalizing wordsmith. Patton's insatiable curiosity, sense of humor and keen eye made for the most compelling reads. Whether he was chronicling design minutia, quirky anecdotes or bizarre tales, Phil's hundreds of books, columns, articles and posts always delivered a new account. As his editor at \u003ci\u003ei-D\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, Chee Pearlman, said, \"His insight takes the reader beyond the object to an understanding of its broadest sociological context.\" No topic eluded him, and for a large part of his 40-year career he championed automobiles, technology and product design. Roger Black, designer, writer and longtime colleague and friend of Patton's wrote, \"He taught The New York Times--by example--to cover design. The domino effect, the rest of the media followed.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith an introduction by Edward Tufte and foreword by Caroline Baumann, this volume compiles 40 selections representing the wide range of interests and fascinations that occupied his thoughts. Punctuated by images of ideas and lists from notebooks he carried everywhere, \u003ci\u003eTop This and Other Parables of Design\u003c\/i\u003e is an intimate and portable companion for those who choose to always have a witty, informed friend around.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Phil Patton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1942303157\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781942303152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cooper Hewitt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/26\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 4.30w x 0.80d","brand":"Phil Patton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47930906411263,"sku":"9781942303152","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7cdb233f-ac83-4d53-ba3f-740f18a358b6.jpg?v=1766345102","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/top-this-and-other-parables-phil-patton-9781942303152","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}