There is an interesting book on Design by Kees Dorst -- Understanding Design: 150 Reflections on Being a Designer (2003). In the intro to his book he notes "Together, the 150 essays in this book provide a panoramic view over the subject of design. The essays are written to challenge designers and students of design, to reflect upon the many aspects of the field" (p. 10).
Topics in design include: Design as... Design problems Design solutions Kinds of designing Elements of design How to...? Thinking about design The experience of designing Education On Designers Creative minds Thinking tools for designers Design teams Designing in context Managing design Design morality Design debates The essays are each about 1 page long. Quite an interesting little book that explores design from many perspectives including prototypes and prototyping (and metaphor). chauncey On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:09:49, pauric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Designing is the act of deleting the non-essential. > > Understanding the non-essential is our craft. > > 'how do you use your tenets to guide you on a daily basis?' > Use only what you need, create only what is necessary. Everything > else is noise. > > > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > Posted from the new ixda.org > http://gamma.ixda.org/discuss?post=22431 > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* > February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA > Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
