Understanding Design stimulates designers to think about what they do, how they do it and why they aim for a certain effect. Author Kees Dorst, academic, teacher, consultant and designer with international experience, challenges designers and students to reflect on the many aspects of their profession. In thoughtful essays that provide insight into the design process and encourage reflection, fundamental questions about the designer's profession and the qualities needed to become a good designer, as well as the role that design plays in the broader context of commerce and society, are considered, supplying the reader with an informative panorama regarding the creative craft of the designer. The pointed, concise texts and incisive questions contribute to developing professionals with a self-assured attitude towards their work in the design field. This edition has been expanded and completely revised with a new index and an extended bibliography.

Dimensions: 5.5" x 8.5" (inches)
Pages: 268
Edition: Softcover
Languages: English
ISBN: 9781584232650