Design for Doctor Who av Piers D. (University of Redlands Southern California USA) Britton

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The long-running popular TV series <i>Doctor Who</i> is, Piers Britton argues, a ''uniquely design intensive text'': its time-and-space-travel premise requires that designers be tirelessly imaginative in devising new worlds and entities and recreating past civilizations. While <i>Doctor Who</i>¿s attempts at worldbuilding are notorious for being hit-and-miss ¿ old jokes about wobbly walls and sink plungers die hard ¿ the distinctiveness of the series¿ design imagery is beyond question. And over the course of six decades<i> Doctor Who</i> has produced designs which are not only iconic but, in being repeatedly revisited and updated, have proven to be an ever-more important element in the series¿ identity and mythos.In the first in-depth study of <i>Doctor Who</i>¿s costumes, sets and graphics, Piers Britton offers an historical overview of both the original and the revived series, explores theoretical frameworks for evaluating <i>Doctor Who</i> design, and provides detailed analysis of k