What the World Needs Now by Steven M Johnson
Ever wanted a chair that converts into a rowing machine? Sunglasses that serve as a wallet? A car with a sundeck so you can work on your tan on those long road trips? Well, inventor and illustrator Steven Johnson has designed these marvels and many, many more, spurred on by a truly insatiable imagination. His wacky, wonderful concepts could very well change the world-that is, if someone was ever bold enough to build them. From clothing to dining technology, home furnishings to appliances, and gardening gadgets to survival gear, WHAT THE WORLD NEDS NOW is a sourcebook of revolutionary designs that prove how far our techno-culture has yet to go. The book includes a three-step description of the author's method for imagining possible future products.Steven M. Johnson was born in 1938 in the San Francisco Bay Area and grew up there. His undergraduate studies were at Yale University and the University of California, Berkeley. Berkeley is his home, and he and his wife live in Southern California. His son is likewise a Los Angeles resident. He made a living as an urban planner, newspaper artist, and future trends analyst for firms in California.
His work has appeared in print and online publications such as Design Mind (Frog Design), Good, Harper's, Mother Jones, Road & Track, Scion, Sierra, The Atlantic, The Futurist, The New York Times, The San Francisco Examiner, The Washington Times, Tur & Retur (Swedish Railways), Txchnologist, Utne Reader, Whole Earth Review, and Box and Brutus (Japanese Railways). What the World Needs Today, published by Ten Speed Press in 1984 and 2001, and Public Therapy Buses, Information Specialty Bums, Solar Cook-A-Mats, and Other Visions of the Twenty-First Century, published by St. 1991, Martin's Press. His art has been widely disseminated on the Internet in recent years.
On his website, www.patentdepending.com, you can find a gallery of his photos as well as references to publications and limited edition giclee prints. He worked on many shows with performance artist Michael Portnoy at the Taipei Biennial in Taiwan as a consultant. He has spoken publicly about his processes for making unique, amusing, or prophetic images with guests at an art display featuring his work in Palo Alto, as well as at The Maker Faire in San Mateo and Pasadena, California, for numerous years. He has presented workshops and a public talk at Elon University in North Carolina, as well as lectures to graduate students at the School of Visual Arts and staff at Smart Design's international headquarters in New York City.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780615630410 |
| ISBN 10 | 0615630413 |
| Title | What the World Needs Now |
| Author | Steven M Johnson |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Patent Depending Press |
| Year published | 2012-04-28 |
| Number of pages | 162 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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