TY - BOOK AU - Houze,Rebecca TI - New mythologies in design and culture: reading signs and symbols in the visual landscape SN - 9780857857620 (pbk.) : PY - 2016/// CY - London PB - Bloomsbury KW - Communication in design KW - United States KW - Design KW - Social aspects KW - Signs and symbols KW - Art and Design KW - eflch KW - ukslc N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized N2 - Taking as its point of departure Roland Barthes' classic series of essays, 'Mythologies', Rebecca Houze presents an exploration of signs and symbols in the visual landscape of postmodernity. In nine chapters Houze considers a range of contemporary phenomena, from the history of sustainability to the meaning of sports and children's building toys ER -