The Design Way

Intentional Change in an Unpredictable World

Harold G. Nelson (President, Advanced Design Institute), Erik Stolterman

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MIT Press
29 August 2014

Theory of art; Industrial: Commercial Art & Design

Series: The MIT Press

"A book that lays out the fundamental concepts of design culture and outlines a design-driven way to approach the world.

Humans did not discover fire-they designed it. Design is not defined by software programs, blueprints, or font choice. When we create new things-technologies, organizations, processes, systems, environments, ways of thinking-we engage in design. With this expansive view of design as their premise, in The Design Way Harold Nelson and Erik Stolterman make the case for design as its own culture of inquiry and action. They offer not a recipe for design practice or theorizing but a formulation of design culture's fundamental core of ideas. These ideas-which form ""the design way""-are applicable to an infinite variety of design domains, from such traditional fields as architecture and graphic design to such nontraditional design areas as organizational, educational, interaction, and healthcare design. The text of this second edition is accompanied by new detailed images, ""schemas"" that visualize, conceptualize, and structure the authors' understanding of design inquiry. The text itself has been revised and expanded throughout, in part in response to reader feedback."

By: Harold G. Nelson (President Advanced Design Institute), Erik Stolterman
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: second edition
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 376g
ISBN: 9780262526708
ISBN 10: 0262526700
Series: The MIT Press
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 29 August 2014
Recommended Age: From 18
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Harold G. Nelson was 2009-2010 Nierenberg Distinguished Professor of Design at Carnegie Mellon University and is currently Senior Instructor in the Graduate School of Business and Public Policy at the Naval Postgraduate School and President of the Advanced Design Institute. Erik Stolterman is Professor in the School of Informatics and Computing at Indiana University Bloomington, and the coauthor of Thoughtful Interaction and The Design Way (second edition), both published by the MIT Press.