book "Die Welt als Entwurf"
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"Die Welt als Entwurf" is a seminal design theory book by Otl Aicher that explores the ethical, philosophical, and practical foundations of modern design and visual communication.
All labels observed (1)
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| book "Die Welt als Entwurf" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2504416 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: book "Die Welt als Entwurf" Context triple: [Otl Aicher, notableWork, book "Die Welt als Entwurf"]
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A.
The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener
The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener is a collection of essays in which Martin Gardner explores and defends his views on philosophy, religion, and rational inquiry with his characteristic clarity and wit.
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B.
“Principia”
“Principia” is a large-scale public art installation located at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon.
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C.
book "Never Leave Well Enough Alone"
"Never Leave Well Enough Alone" is the autobiographical book by industrial designer Raymond Loewy, in which he recounts his life, design philosophy, and influential role in shaping 20th-century industrial design.
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D.
"The Will to Meaning"
"The Will to Meaning" is a psychological and philosophical work by Viktor Frankl that further develops his logotherapy theory, emphasizing humanity’s search for purpose as the central motivational force in life.
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E.
The Machine of the World
The Machine of the World is a famous allegorical vision in Luís de Camões’ epic poem *Os Lusíadas*, in which the cosmos and its secrets are revealed to the Portuguese explorers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: book "Die Welt als Entwurf" Target entity description: "Die Welt als Entwurf" is a seminal design theory book by Otl Aicher that explores the ethical, philosophical, and practical foundations of modern design and visual communication.
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A.
The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener
The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener is a collection of essays in which Martin Gardner explores and defends his views on philosophy, religion, and rational inquiry with his characteristic clarity and wit.
-
B.
“Principia”
“Principia” is a large-scale public art installation located at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon.
-
C.
book "Never Leave Well Enough Alone"
"Never Leave Well Enough Alone" is the autobiographical book by industrial designer Raymond Loewy, in which he recounts his life, design philosophy, and influential role in shaping 20th-century industrial design.
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D.
"The Will to Meaning"
"The Will to Meaning" is a psychological and philosophical work by Viktor Frankl that further develops his logotherapy theory, emphasizing humanity’s search for purpose as the central motivational force in life.
-
E.
The Machine of the World
The Machine of the World is a famous allegorical vision in Luís de Camões’ epic poem *Os Lusíadas*, in which the cosmos and its secrets are revealed to the Portuguese explorers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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design theory book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
German modernist design
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Hochschule für Gestaltung Ulm ⓘ |
| author | Otl Aicher ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| discusses |
corporate identity
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language and signs ⓘ relationship between design and society ⓘ responsibility of designers ⓘ visual systems and orientation ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
graphic design
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industrial design ⓘ information design ⓘ |
| genre |
design literature
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theoretical work ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
design criticism
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visual identity design ⓘ wayfinding and signage design ⓘ |
| hasPart | essays ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
ethical responsibility in design
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human-centered design ⓘ rational design methodology ⓘ |
| influenced |
design education
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graphic design discourse ⓘ visual communication theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
functionalism in design
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modernism ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
design theory
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ethics in design ⓘ modern design ⓘ philosophy of design ⓘ visual communication ⓘ |
| notableFor |
impact on German design culture
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integration of philosophy and design practice ⓘ systematic approach to design ethics ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
humanism in design
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modernism in design ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
design students
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design theorists ⓘ designers ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Otl Aicher ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
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Subject: book "Die Welt als Entwurf" Description of subject: "Die Welt als Entwurf" is a seminal design theory book by Otl Aicher that explores the ethical, philosophical, and practical foundations of modern design and visual communication.
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