Notes On Design: How Creative Practice Works

Kees Dorst

ISBN 10: 9063694652 / ISBN 13: 9789063694654

Published by BIS Publishers bv, 2017

About this Item

Abnutzung / Risse - leicht; Vergilbt / ausgeblichen. One hundred seventy precisely formulated mini-essays give insight into the design process and encourage reflection.

Seller Inventory # 94eb1416-d9ee-4e65-94f7-4aa0ef172657

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Notes On Design: How Creative Practice Works
• Publisher: BIS Publishers bv
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9063694652
• ISBN 13: 9789063694654
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Design

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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.