How Designers Think
The Design Process Demystified
- 2nd Edition - May 8, 1990
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Author: Bryan Lawson
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 5 0 6 - 0 2 6 8 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 4 2 1 1 - 1
How Designers Think: The Designing Process Demystified, Second Edition provides a comprehensive discussion of the psychology of the design process. The book is comprised of 15… Read more
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Request a sales quoteHow Designers Think: The Designing Process Demystified, Second Edition provides a comprehensive discussion of the psychology of the design process. The book is comprised of 15 chapters that are organized into three parts. The text first discusses the fundamentals of the concept of designer, designing, and design. The second part deals with design problems, including its components, model, and solutions. The last part covers the cognitive aspect of designing; the coverage of this part includes the philosophes, strategies, and tactics of design. The book will be of great interest to both students and instructors of architecture, planning, and industrial and interior design.
Author's Preface to the Second Edition 1 IntroductionPart One What is Design? 2 The Changing Role of the Designer in Society 3 Descriptions of the Design Process Part Two Problems and Solutions 4 The Components of Design Problems 5 Measurement, Criteria and Judgment in Design 6 A Model of Design Problems 7 Problems and Solutions Part Three Design Thinking 8 Types and Styles of Thinking 9 Creative Thinking 10 Design Philosophies 11 Design Strategies 12 Design Tactics and Traps 13 Designing with Others 14 Designing with Computers 15 Where Next? Bibliography Index
- Edition: 2
- Published: May 8, 1990
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- No. of pages: 252
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780750602686
- eBook ISBN: 9781483142111
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Bryan Lawson
Bryan Lawson is a Professor of Architecture at the University of Sheffield. He is however both an architect and a psychologist, which has enabled him to study the nature of the design process.
Affiliations and expertise
Dean of the Faculty of Architectural Studies, University of Sheffield, UK. Author of How Designers Think, Language of Space and What Designers Know.Read How Designers Think on ScienceDirect