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Mazaar, Bazaar
Design and Visual Culture in Pakistan
Edited by Saima Zaidi
Readership / Level
It is intended to be a sourcebook for designers, artists as well as students of the related fields, and of communication and culture.
Description
With over 30 contributions from leading experts, this is an inter-disciplinary study on design and visual culture in Pakistan; these reflect social, commercial, and geo-political changes influencing the country. The book documents contemporary visual vernacular and provides an overview of the impact of diverse cultures assimilated by this region over several millennia. Historic evidence is fused with contemporary expression, as well as ‘fine arts’ with ‘applied arts’.
About the Author / Editor
Saima Zaidi, a Communications Designer, studied at the National College of Arts, Lahore and the Pratt Institute, New York. She teaches Typography and History of Design at the Department of Visual Studies, University of Karachi.
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Hardback 350 pages ISBN: 9780195475944 Price: Rs.3,500.00

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