| Description |
ix, 318 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. What is Design? 1. Introduction. 2. The changing role of the designer. 3. Route maps of the design process -- Pt. 2. Problems and Solutions. 4. The components of design problems. 5. Measurement, criteria and judgement in design. 6. A model of design problems. 7. Problems, solutions and the design process -- Pt. 3. Design Thinking. 8. Types and styles of thinking. 9. Creative thinking. 10. Guiding principles. 11. Design strategies. 12. Design tactics. 13. Design traps. 14. Designing with drawings. 15. Designing with others. 16. Designing with computers. 17. Quo vadis? |
| Summary |
The author, a designer and psychologist, shows that the design process involves a variety of different thinking modes. He argues that design skills can be acquired, practised and improved in the same manner as learning a musical instrument |
| Bibliography |
Previous ed.: 1990 |
| Subject |
Architectural design.
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Communication in design.
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Design.
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Designers -- 20th century.
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| LC no. |
98116953 |
| ISBN |
0750630736 |
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