Review: The Substance of Style: How the Rise of Aesthetic Value Is Remaking Commerce, Culture, and Consciousness
User Review - Erica - GoodreadsThe first chapter of this book had some good research and interesting points, but it rapidly became repetitive. I read about 20% before giving up on it... I was reading the ebook, and perhaps if I'd ... Read full review
Review: The Substance of Style: How the Rise of Aesthetic Value Is Remaking Commerce, Culture, and Consciousness
User Review - Srivas - GoodreadsA well-meaning book, deflates a lot of ill-thought-out contemporary wisdom about consumerist culture. The book's overall perspective is that aesthetic design and variety are among the goods ... Read full review
Review: The Substance of Style: How the Rise of Aesthetic Value Is Remaking Commerce, Culture, and Consciousness
User Review - Magdalene Lim - GoodreadsI was really excited about this book but the enthusiasm did not last beyond the first half of the book. Postrel gives good definitions and meanings with regards to what style and design are but nothing more that I found particularly intriguing. Read full review
Review: The Substance of Style: How the Rise of Aesthetic Value Is Remaking Commerce, Culture, and Consciousness
User Review - Fox - GoodreadsThis is another book I've had forever, one actually recommended to me by Daniel Pink. The book, as the title says, deals with the importance of style and design in varying cultures. Why do we pay a ... Read full review
Review: The Substance of Style: How the Rise of Aesthetic Value Is Remaking Commerce, Culture, and Consciousness
User Review - Rianna - Goodreadseasy to finish. kind of boring Read full review
Review: The Substance of Style: How the Rise of Aesthetic Value Is Remaking Commerce, Culture, and Consciousness
User Review - Geoff Bartakovics - GoodreadsA pretty intriguing (though sometimes intellectually confused) overview of the rise of "style" and "design" within the commercial sphere. I'm reading based on my current interest in the growth of ... Read full review
