B is for Bauhaus, Y is for YouTube : designing the modern world, from A to Z / Deyan Sudjic.

"First published in Great Britain by Particular Books, an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd, 2014."

A is for authentic -- B is for Bauhaus -- B is for blueprint -- C is for car -- C is for chair -- C is for collecting -- C is for critical design -- D is for design -- D is for design art -- E is for expo -- F is for fashion -- F is for film -- F is for function -- G is for Grand Theft Auto -- H is for habitat -- I is for imperfect -- J is for Jim Nature -- J is for jumbo -- K is for Kaplick{OCLCbr#FD} -- K is for kitchen -- K is for Krier -- L is for logo -- M is for manifesto -- M is for museum -- N is for national identity -- O is for ornament -- P is for postmodern -- Q is for QUERTY -- R is for Rams -- S is for slum -- T is for taste -- U is for Utzon -- V is for Vienna -- W is for war -- X is for Xerox -- Y is for Youtube -- Z is for zip.

A tool kit, done in A-Z form, for understanding the world around us through the way we design and use things. Covering subjects that range from authenticity to Grand Theft Auto to Dieter Rams, Deyan Sudjic's latest book has been called a master class in musing on modern design.