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Design: The Key Concepts

Design: The Key Concepts

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Design is essential for shaping our present and future, and Design: The Key Concepts provides an introductory guide to fundamental design concepts. It covers thinking, service, context, interaction, experience, and systems, with concise case studies and chapter summaries. An annotated bibliography is provided for further reading.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 192 pages
Publication date: 17 October 2019
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC


Design is an omnipresent force that profoundly impacts both our present and our future. This essential introductory guide, Design: The Key Concepts, delves into fundamental design concepts, including thinking, service, context, interaction, experience, and systems. Each concept is situated within a broad context, enabling readers to understand the contemporary practice of design and its relationship to pressing issues such as new technology, social and economic development, globalization, and sustainability.

To enhance understanding, concise and illustrated case studies of contemporary objects, spaces, systems, and methods, such as Uber, the iPhone, Kickstarter, and IKEA, are employed. Chapter summaries and supporting discussion questions make this an engaging and accessible introduction for students and those new to the field. An annotated bibliography provides guidance for further reading.

By exploring these key concepts, Design: The Key Concepts offers a comprehensive framework for understanding the transformative power of design in shaping our world.

Weight: 420g
Dimension: 157 x 234 x 7 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781350068148

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