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John Heskett was a pioneering British design historian, with a
particular interest in design and economics. Design and the
Creation of Value' publishes for the first time his groundbreaking
seminar on design and economic value. In remarkably clear and
accessible prose Heskett explores the how the key traditions of
economic thought conceive of how value is created. Critically
teasing out the role of design in this process, Heskett shows how
design's role in innovating and creating value creating value for
organisations and products can be given a firm grounding in
economic theory. Featuring examples of businesses which have
successfully responded to the value of design in their practice, as
well as others who have failed because of their inability to
understand value-creation, Heskett looks in detail at the
relationship between producers, markets, products and consumers,
using these instances to offer a both a strong critique of the
limitations conventional economic thought and new model of the
economic importance of design thinking in value creation.
John Heskett was a pioneering British design historian, with a
particular interest in design and economics. Design and the
Creation of Value' publishes for the first time his groundbreaking
seminar on design and economic value. In remarkably clear and
accessible prose Heskett explores the how the key traditions of
economic thought conceive of how value is created. Critically
teasing out the role of design in this process, Heskett shows how
design's role in innovating and creating value creating value for
organisations and products can be given a firm grounding in
economic theory. Featuring examples of businesses which have
successfully responded to the value of design in their practice, as
well as others who have failed because of their inability to
understand value-creation, Heskett looks in detail at the
relationship between producers, markets, products and consumers,
using these instances to offer a both a strong critique of the
limitations conventional economic thought and new model of the
economic importance of design thinking in value creation.
John Heskett wants to transform the way we think about design by
showing how integral it is to our daily lives, from the spoon we
use to eat our breakfast cereal, and the car we drive to work in,
to the medical equipment used to save lives. Design combines 'need'
and 'desire' in the form of a practical object that can also
reflect the user's identity and aspirations through its form and
decoration. This concise guide to contemporary design goes beyond
style and taste to look at how different cultures and individuals
personalize objects. Heskett also reveals how simple objects, such
as a toothpick, can have their design modified to suit the specific
cultural behaviour in different countries. There are also
fascinating insights into how major companies such as Nokia, Ford,
and Sony approach design. Finally, the author gives us an exciting
vision of what design can offer us in the future, showing in
particular how it can humanize new technology. ABOUT THE SERIES:
The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press
contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These
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A John Heskett Reader brings together a selection of the celebrated
design historian John Heskett's key works, introduced and edited by
Clive Dilnot of Parsons, the New School, USA. Heskett, who passed
away in early 2014, was a pioneering British-born writer and
lecturer. His research was foundational for the study of industrial
design, and his research into the relationship between design,
policy and economic value is still a regular reference-point for
academics and students alike. This anthology represents well the
great range of his work, covering such varied topics as the growth
of Japanese industrialism, modernism in the Third Reich, and 1980's
corporate design management. Including both hard-to-access and
previously unpublished material like Crafts, Commerce and Industry
and Economic Value of Design, the book demonstrates Heskett's
passionate interest in exploring the relationship of design and
making with economic value across the entirety of human history.
Featured texts include, What is Design, Chinese Design: what can we
learn from the past?, The 'American System' and Mass Production,
The Industrial Applications of Tubular Steel, Creative Destruction:
the nature and consequences of change through design, Reflections
on Design and Hong Kong, besides many others.
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