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Design thinking / Gavin Ambrose, Paul Harris.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Basic design ; 8 | ; 8.Publication details: Lausanne, Switzerland : AVA Pub., c2010.Description: 199 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9782940411177 (pbk.)
  • 2940411174
Uniform titles:
  • Design th!ngking.
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 740 23
Contents:
ntroduction. How to get the most out of this book. Stages of thinking: The design process; Stage 1 - Define; Stage 2 - Research; Stage 3 - Ideate; Stage 4 - Prototype; Stage 5 - Select; Stage 6 - Implement; Stage 7 - Learn; Example project. Research: Identifying drivers; Information gathering; Target groups; Samples and feedback. Idea generation: Basic design directions; Themes of thinking; Inspiration and references; Brainstorming; Value; Inclusion; Sketching; Presenting ideas. Refinement: Thinking in images; Thinking in signs; Appropriation; Humour; Personification; Visual metaphors; Modification; Thinking in words; Words and language; Type 'faces'; Thinking in shapes; Thinking in proportions; Thinking in colour. Prototyping: Developing designs; 'Types' of prototype; Vocabulary. Implementation: Format; Materials; Finishing; Media; Scale; Series/Continuity. Glossary. Conclusion. Acknowledgements. Contacts. Working with ethics.
Summary: Details the ways in which solutions to a design brief are approached, researched, and refined, featuring examples, descriptions, diagrams, and case studies.
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Details the ways in which solutions to a design brief are approached, researched, and refined, featuring examples, descriptions, diagrams, and case studies.

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ntroduction. How to get the most out of this book. Stages of thinking: The design process; Stage 1 - Define; Stage 2 - Research; Stage 3 - Ideate; Stage 4 - Prototype; Stage 5 - Select; Stage 6 - Implement; Stage 7 - Learn; Example project. Research: Identifying drivers; Information gathering; Target groups; Samples and feedback. Idea generation: Basic design directions; Themes of thinking; Inspiration and references; Brainstorming; Value; Inclusion; Sketching; Presenting ideas. Refinement: Thinking in images; Thinking in signs; Appropriation; Humour; Personification; Visual metaphors; Modification; Thinking in words; Words and language; Type 'faces'; Thinking in shapes; Thinking in proportions; Thinking in colour. Prototyping: Developing designs; 'Types' of prototype; Vocabulary. Implementation: Format; Materials; Finishing; Media; Scale; Series/Continuity. Glossary. Conclusion. Acknowledgements. Contacts. Working with ethics.

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