Solving Critical Design Problems
Theory and Practice
$134.17
- Paperback
218 pages
- Release Date
18 June 2019
Summary
Solving Critical Design Problems demonstrates both how design is increasingly used to solve large, complex, modern-day problems and, as a result, how the role of the designer continues to develop in response. With 13 case studies from various fields, including program and product design, Tania Allen shows how types of design thinking, such as systems thinking, metaphorical thinking, and empathy, can be used together with methods, such as brainstorming, design fiction, and prototyp…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780367025847 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0367025841 |
| Author: | Tania Allen |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 218 |
| Release Date: | 18 June 2019 |
| Weight: | 526g |
| Dimensions: | 246mm x 174mm |
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Critics Review
“This book is written from the perspective of an individual who has studied, practiced and taught design. It is the interaction of these experiences that cause her to adopt a Socratic underpinning to the act of design. She inspires the reader to consider the act of design in the context of questions that stimulate thoughts of culture and place to enrich the utilitarian aspects of a design project. This approach opens the path toward inter and transdisciplinary approaches defining the act of design as a means to pose a way of seeing design as a rhetorical activity. It is this connection between the realization of artifacts and the role of design in the definition of culture that distinguishes this book. There is real substance in this monograph for the experienced design professional and it serves as an inside insight for those who are new to the design activity. It is worthy to be required reading in the classroom and is a must read for those who are seeking to understand the design culture.”
Marvin J. Malecha, FAIA, DPACSAPresident, NewSchool of Architecture and Design, San Diego, California
About The Author
Tania Allen
Tania Allen is an Associate Professor of Art and Design and Design Studies at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
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