On Designing
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"On Designing" is a seminal book by textile artist and designer Anni Albers that explores the principles, processes, and aesthetics of modern design, particularly in weaving and textile work.
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| On Designing canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8556074 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On Designing Context triple: [Anni Albers, notablePublication, On Designing]
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A.
Thoughts on Design
Thoughts on Design is a seminal book by graphic designer Paul Rand that articulates his modernist philosophy and principles of visual communication.
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B.
The Bases of Design
The Bases of Design is an influential 1898 book by British artist and designer Walter Crane that outlines fundamental principles of decorative art and design, especially within the Arts and Crafts movement.
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C.
The Design of Design
The Design of Design is a book by computer scientist Fred Brooks that explores the principles, challenges, and creative processes underlying effective design across engineering and other disciplines.
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D.
Why Design Matters: Conversations with the World’s Most Creative People
"Why Design Matters: Conversations with the World’s Most Creative People" is a book by designer and interviewer Debbie Millman that collects in-depth conversations with leading figures across design, art, and culture.
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E.
A Designer’s Art
A Designer’s Art is a seminal book by graphic designer Paul Rand that explores his philosophy, principles, and influential work in modern visual communication and corporate identity design.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On Designing Target entity description: "On Designing" is a seminal book by textile artist and designer Anni Albers that explores the principles, processes, and aesthetics of modern design, particularly in weaving and textile work.
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A.
Thoughts on Design
Thoughts on Design is a seminal book by graphic designer Paul Rand that articulates his modernist philosophy and principles of visual communication.
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B.
The Bases of Design
The Bases of Design is an influential 1898 book by British artist and designer Walter Crane that outlines fundamental principles of decorative art and design, especially within the Arts and Crafts movement.
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C.
The Design of Design
The Design of Design is a book by computer scientist Fred Brooks that explores the principles, challenges, and creative processes underlying effective design across engineering and other disciplines.
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D.
Why Design Matters: Conversations with the World’s Most Creative People
"Why Design Matters: Conversations with the World’s Most Creative People" is a book by designer and interviewer Debbie Millman that collects in-depth conversations with leading figures across design, art, and culture.
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E.
A Designer’s Art
A Designer’s Art is a seminal book by graphic designer Paul Rand that explores his philosophy, principles, and influential work in modern visual communication and corporate identity design.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bauhaus textile workshop
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Black Mountain College ⓘ |
| author | Anni Albers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Anni Albers ⓘ |
| explores |
abstraction in textile patterns
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interplay of form and function in textiles ⓘ role of limitation and constraint in design ⓘ tactility and surface in woven structures ⓘ |
| field |
applied arts
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design ⓘ textile design ⓘ weaving ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
functional and aesthetic aspects of textiles
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material exploration in design ⓘ modernist approach to design ⓘ relationship between handcraft and industry ⓘ structure in textile design ⓘ |
| genre |
art theory
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design literature ⓘ textile design ⓘ |
| hasPart |
essays
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lectures ⓘ reflections on weaving ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
material-centered
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modernist ⓘ process-oriented ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bauhaus movement
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modernism ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
artists
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designers ⓘ students of design ⓘ weavers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | essay collection ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
aesthetics
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design ⓘ design principles ⓘ design process ⓘ modern design ⓘ textile art ⓘ weaving ⓘ |
| notableFor |
articulation of principles of textile design
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influence on modern textile education ⓘ integration of theory and practice in design ⓘ |
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Subject: On Designing Description of subject: "On Designing" is a seminal book by textile artist and designer Anni Albers that explores the principles, processes, and aesthetics of modern design, particularly in weaving and textile work.
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