Typologies of Design Practice

Dorst, K; van Overveld, K

Typologies of Design Practice

Dorst, K

van Overveld, K

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Citation:: Philosophy of Technology and Engineering Sciences, 2009, pp. 455 - 487
Issue Date:: 2009-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Dorst, K https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6102-2348	en_US
dc.contributor.author	van Overveld, K	en_US
dc.date.issued	2009-12-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Philosophy of Technology and Engineering Sciences, 2009, pp. 455 - 487	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9780444516671	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/7912
dc.description.abstract	Design is a human activity in which one creates plans for the creation of artifacts that aim to have value for a prospective user of the artifact, to assist the user in his/her effort to attain certain goals. These goals can be purely functional, or they can encompass a broad array of cultural and social aims. The output of the design project consists of a "design." That is, a description of the form, function and working of the designed artefact, a description of the interface between this artefact with the outside world, and a "use plan," outlining how the artefact is meant to be used, and within which context it is meant to operate. The work of the designer also includes the creation of a justification to accompany the design. This is crucial because design is never done in isolation: designers create blueprints for artefacts that other people manufacture, sell and perform maintenance upon, and that aim to enhance the well-being of the most important "other" of all, the prospective user. © 2009 Copyright © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved..	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Philosophy of Technology and Engineering Sciences	en_US
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dc.title	Typologies of Design Practice	en_US
dc.type	Chapter
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Transdisciplinary Innovation
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CCDP - Contemporary Design Practice
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Abstract:

Design is a human activity in which one creates plans for the creation of artifacts that aim to have value for a prospective user of the artifact, to assist the user in his/her effort to attain certain goals. These goals can be purely functional, or they can encompass a broad array of cultural and social aims. The output of the design project consists of a "design." That is, a description of the form, function and working of the designed artefact, a description of the interface between this artefact with the outside world, and a "use plan," outlining how the artefact is meant to be used, and within which context it is meant to operate. The work of the designer also includes the creation of a justification to accompany the design. This is crucial because design is never done in isolation: designers create blueprints for artefacts that other people manufacture, sell and perform maintenance upon, and that aim to enhance the well-being of the most important "other" of all, the prospective user. © 2009 Copyright © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved..

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