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| Understanding Design |
| 150 Reflections on Being a Designer |
| Understanding Design stimulates designers to think about what they do, how they do it, why and to which effect. The book’s 150 one-page essays, absolutely humburg free, provide design thinking for inspiration and insight. |
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| Fundamental questions are raised about designers themsleves and about the role of design in the broader contexts of companies and socety, all directly linked to the experience and everyday practice of designers. |
| Understanding Design provides a panoramic view of the subject of design. Author Kees Dorst, Dutch design scholar, tutor, consultant and practitioner with experience in the international design area, challenges designers and design students to reflect on the many aspects of their field. |
The acuity of the short texts and poignant quesitons are inspirational stepping stones towards becoming a truly conscious professional in the field of design.
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208 pages, Hardcover, 6 ¼'' x 9 ¾'' (160 x 245 mm)
illustrated, English |
ISBN-13: 978-90-6369-040-3
ISBN-10: 90-6369-040-1 |
$ 24.95 |
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Gingko Press, Inc.
1321 Fifth Street
Berkeley, California 94710
Phone: (510) 898-1195
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| Kees Dorst |
| Dr Kees Dorst is Professor of Design at the faculty of Design, Architecture and Building of the University of Technology Sydney (Australia) and senior researcher at the department of Industrial Design of Eindhoven University of Technology (Netherlands). |
| He is on the board of the groundbreaking foundation 'Young Designers and Industry' (YDI), which develops completely new applications of design thinking in society. He is also a co-founder and sometime co-organizer of the Amsterdam Creativity Exchange (ACX), a foundation set up to build the creative city of Amsterdam. He was a longtime editor of the main Dutch design journal ITEMS. |
| In addition to these activities, he teaches at the Design Academy Eindhoven and at various other design schools and management institutes in The Netherlands, and works as a consultant in the fields of product design and product development. |
| He is the author of four books and many papers on design and design research. His main book for use by designers and design students is Understanding Design, released in 2003. |
| Website: |
| www.keesdorst.nl |
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