Design Research Now: Essays and Selected Projects - Paperback

by Ralf Michel (Editor), Paul Chamberlain (Contribution by), Gui Bonsiepe (Contribution by)

Back Jacket

Design is becoming a recognized academic discipline, and design research is the driving force behind this transformation. This superb book charts the field of design research with introductory essays and selected research projects. The authors of the essays, all leading international design scholars, stake out positions on the most important questions of design research. They locate the significance of design research at the interface with technological development, and assign it a seminal role in the relevant developments of society.

Author Biography

Ralf Michel, Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst, Basel, Switzerland