Designing for the 21st Century - Volume II: Interdisciplinary Methods and Findings (Hardcover, New Ed)

As we become familiar with the 21st century we can see that what we are designing is changing, new technologies support the creation of new forms of product and service, and new pressures on business and society demand the design of solutions to increasingly complex problems, sometimes local, often global in nature. Customers, users and stakeholders are no longer passive recipients of design, expectations are higher, and increased participation is often essential. This book explores these issues through the work of 21 research teams. Over a twelve-month period each of these groups held a series of workshops and events to examine different facets of future design activity as part of the UK's research council supported Designing for the 21st Century Research Initiative. Each of these 21 contributions describes the context of enquiry, the journey taken by the research team and key insights generated through discourse. Editor and Initiative Director, Tom Inns, provides an introductory chapter that suggests ways that the reader might navigate these different viewpoints.

General

Imprint:	Ashgate Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2010
First published:	2010
Editors:	Tom Inns
Dimensions:	246 x 174 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	358
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-4094-0240-4
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > General Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Business strategy Promotions
LSN:	1-4094-0240-1
Barcode:	9781409402404

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