Notes on Design : How Creative Practice Works

Kees Dorst

ISBN 10: 9063694652 / ISBN 13: 9789063694654

Published by BIS Publishers B.V. Okt 2017, 2017

About this Item

Neuware - This book introduces practices that are now partof what people see as '21st Century Skills'. Theenjoyable essays in this book provide a panoramicview over the subject of design. The essaysare written to encourage designers and studentsof design to reflect upon their field. Fundamentalquestions are raised about the nature of design,about designers themselves, and about the role ofdesign within the broader contexts of business andsociety.And design, these days, is not just for designers- many different fields are learning from design tobuild creative practices, and this book seeks tohelp to open up design practices for general use.The book is for designers (to help them reflect ontheir practices, and develop them further) and forstudents of design across all designing disciplines.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Notes on Design : How Creative Practice Works
• Publisher: BIS Publishers B.V. Okt 2017
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9063694652
• ISBN 13: 9789063694654
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 218W x 152H x 17D millimeters 218 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 17 millimeters depth
• Weight: 428 grams

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Synopsis

The enjoyable essays in this book provide a panoramic view of design. They are written to encourage designers and students to reflect upon their field. Fundamental questions are raised about the nature of design, about designers themselves, and about the role of design within the broader contexts of business and society.

About the Author

Kees Dorst trained as an industrial design engineer at Delft University of Technology. He has worked as a product designer for various design firms and, as a researcher, he has studied the ways in which designers work. He is Professor of Design Innovation at the University of Technology, Sydney. He is the author of Frame Innovation and Understanding Design: 175 Reflections on Being a Designer, the co-author of Design Expertise and the author of Designing for the Common Good.