How long does it take to read Design for the Read World?
Design for the Read World by Victor J. Papanek takes about 6 hours 44 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 44 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1972. 367 pages, about 100,925 words.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 13 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 44 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 12 minutes |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Design for the Real World has, since its first appearance twenty-five years ago, become a classic. Translated into twenty-three languages, it is one of the world's most widely read books on design. In this edition, Victor Papanek examines the attempts by designers to combat the tawdry, the unsafe, the frivolous, the useless product, once again providing a blueprint for sensible, responsible design in this world which is deficient in resources and energy.
Subjects: Design, Industrial, Human engineering, Industrial Design, Human ecology
