Overview

Solving Critical Design Problems demonstrates both how design is increasingly used to solve large, complex, modern-day problems and, as a result, how the role of the designer continues to develop in response. With 13 case studies from various fields, including program and product design, Tania Allen shows how types of design thinking, such as systems thinking, metaphorical thinking, and empathy, can be used together with methods, such as brainstorming, design fiction, and prototyping. This book helps you find ways out of your design problems by giving you other ways to look at your ideas, so that your designs make sense in their setting. Solving Critical Design Problems encourages a design approach that challenges assumptions and allows designers to take on a more critical and creative role. With over 100 images, this book will appeal to students in design studios, industrial and product design, as well as landscape and urban design.

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Author:   Tania Allen (North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.358kg
ISBN:  

9780367025830

ISBN 10:   0367025833
Pages:   218
Publication Date:   24 June 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword Preface Chapter 1: Introduction: Defining the Drivers of Design Theory and Practice Part 1: Design and Usability: If a Design Falls in the Forest… Chapter 2: From Universal to Individual Experiences Chapter 3: Experiential and Adaptive Design Thinking Chapter 4: Design as Dialogue: Case Studies of Experiential Design Thinking Part 2: Design and Technology: Not If, But When Chapter 5: Reciprocity and Impact Chapter 6: Networked Design Thinking Chapter 7: Visualizing the Invisible: Case Studies of Networked Design Thinking Part 3: Design and Sustainability: Killing Messengers Chapter 8: Paradigm Shifts: Designing Resilient Systems Chapter 9: Ecological Design Thinking Chapter 10: Creating Resilient Futures: Case Studies of Ecological Design Thinking Part 4: Design and Morality: Do the Right Thing Chapter 11: Making change, Design as Moral Mediator Chapter 12: Narrative Design Thinking Chapter 13: Creating Stories Together: Case Studies of Narrative Design Thinking Chapter 14: Putting it All Together—Design Futures

Reviews

This book is written from the perspective of an individual who has studied, practiced and taught design. It is the interaction of these experiences that cause her to adopt a Socratic underpinning to the act of design. She inspires the reader to consider the act of design in the context of questions that stimulate thoughts of culture and place to enrich the utilitarian aspects of a design project. This approach opens the path toward inter and transdisciplinary approaches defining the act of design as a means to pose a way of seeing design as a rhetorical activity. It is this connection between the realization of artifacts and the role of design in the definition of culture that distinguishes this book. There is real substance in this monograph for the experienced design professional and it serves as an inside insight for those who are new to the design activity. It is worthy to be required reading in the classroom and is a must read for those who are seeking to understand the design culture. Marvin J. Malecha, FAIA, DPACSA President, NewSchool of Architecture and Design, San Diego, California

Author Information

Tania Allen is an Associate Professor of Art and Design and Design Studies at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.

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