Designing Things: A Critical Introduction to the Culture of Objects - Prasad Boradkar - Google Books

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When and why did the turntable morph from playback device to musical instrument? Why have mobile phones evolved changeable skins? How many meanings can one attach to such mundane things as tennis balls? The answers to such questions illustrate this…