Solving Critical Design Problems

Theory and Practice
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-0-367-02584-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 530 g

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 prototyping. This book helps you find ways out of your design problems by giving you other ways to look at your ideas, so that your designs make sense in their setting.

Solving Critical Design Problems encourages a design approach that challenges assumptions and allows designers to take on a more critical and creative role. With over 100 images, this book will appeal to students in design studios, industrial and product design, as well as landscape and urban design.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Allen, Tania

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Design Design: Allgemeines & Theorie
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Gestaltung, Darstellung, Bautechnik
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Architektur: Berufspraxis
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Innenarchitektur, Architekturdesign

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword

Preface

Chapter 1: Introduction: Defining the Drivers of Design Theory and Practice

Part 1: Design and Usability: If a Design Falls in the Forest…

Chapter 2: From Universal to Individual Experiences

Chapter 3: Experiential and Adaptive Design Thinking

Chapter 4: Design as Dialogue: Case Studies of Experiential Design Thinking

Part 2: Design and Technology: Not If, But When

Chapter 5: Reciprocity and Impact

Chapter 6: Networked Design Thinking

Chapter 7: Visualizing the Invisible: Case Studies of Networked Design Thinking

Part 3: Design and Sustainability: Killing Messengers

Chapter 8: Paradigm Shifts: Designing Resilient Systems

Chapter 9: Ecological Design Thinking

Chapter 10: Creating Resilient Futures: Case Studies of Ecological Design Thinking

Part 4: Design and Morality: Do the Right Thing

Chapter 11: Making change, Design as Moral Mediator

Chapter 12: Narrative Design Thinking

Chapter 13: Creating Stories Together: Case Studies of Narrative Design Thinking

Chapter 14: Putting it All Together—Design Futures

Über Autor(innen)

Tania Allen is an Associate Professor of Art and Design and Design Studies at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.