On Photography Susan Sontag'The most original and illuminating study of the subject' New Yorker How do we see the world around us? The Penguin on Design series includes the works of creative thinkers whose writings on art, design and the media have changed our vision forever. Susan Sontag's groundbreaking critique of photography asks forceful questions about the moral and aesthetic issues surrounding this art form. Photographs are everywhere. They have the power to shock,

graphic design

Depiction of Wayin (bird)

Compatibility: Designed specifically for the Light Soy Lamp

This made Picasso laugh and opened his door

studio portraiture

250 color illustrations

000 garments from the 1920s to the 1980s

Judy Chicago's urge to make a mark and express a feeling

Slipcast black porcelain

and the structural changes occurring in the suburbs

the good and the bad

and tulle — from the revolutionary Nude Dress to whisper-thin evening gowns