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Publication details

Publisher: Springer

Place: Berlin

Year: 2005

Pages: 225-272

ISBN (Hardback): 9783764370299

Full citation:

, "Design and methodology", in: Design, Berlin, Springer, 2005

Abstract

Design is an activity associated with creativity and creative fantasy, the spirits of invention and technical innovation. The design process is often seen a sort of act of creation.It is certainly a creative process. However, design does not take place in a vacuum, with a completely free choice of colors, shapes, and materials. Each design object is the result of a development process influenced by various - not only artistic - conditions and decisions. Socio-economic, technological, and cultural developments, in particular, along with the historical background and the conditions of production technology, play just as important a role here as ergonomic and ecological demands, economic and political interests, and artistic-experimental aspirations. Dealing with design therefore also always entails reflecting on the conditions under which it emerged and visualizing their effect on the products.

Publication details

Publisher: Springer

Place: Berlin

Year: 2005

Pages: 225-272

ISBN (Hardback): 9783764370299

Full citation:

, "Design and methodology", in: Design, Berlin, Springer, 2005