Design For The 21st Century

A SNEAK PREVIEW OF 21ST CENTURY AESTHETICS VIA THE VISION OF TODAY'S MOST INNOVATIVE DESIGNERS HOW DO TODAY'S BEST AND BRIGHTEST DESIGNERS SEE THE FUTURE OF DESIGN? INCLUDING A CROSS SECTION OF THE WORLD'S MOST INFLUENTIAL DESIGNERS, FROM SUPERSTARS TO NEWCOMERS, THIS GUIDE EXPLORES CUTTING EDGE PRODUCT DESIGN, FURNITURE, CERAMICS, APPLIANCES, ELECTRONICS, GLASSWARE, AND TEXTILES.

Presents a sweeping look at today's most progressive graphic currents - from signage and packaging to branding and web design.

Books are not sold the same way they used to be. That means book covers can't be designed the same way they used to be.

Prototype: Design and Craft in the 21st Century is an edited collection of 13 essays by a diverse, cross-disciplinary body of international scholars and practitioners, which for the first time, brings together critical and speculative thinking on the role the prototype can, and should, play within design, craft and beyond. The range of authors and pioneers is carefully selected and purposefully diverse so as to reflect, extend and lead current debates on the subject. This book offers an alternative way to question design and craft. It also seeks to raise awareness and understanding of design and craft within disciplines where they are not traditionally referenced. This new change of mindset - which emphasises process over product - may well question the disciplinary focus of approach to solving complex problems. As Einstein suggests, if we are to make progress and resolve the problems of our time, we need to change our mindsets from the ones that created the problems in the first place.

Principles of interface design; game world abstraction; avatar abstraction; game structures; genres; and the evolution of games. Annotation 2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

A survey of the contemporary design landscape, this book guides the reader through the often bewildering array of contemporary movements, styles and trends. It places the contemporary scene in a historic framework and explores the cultural and technological forces shaping design now and in the future.

As we become familiar with the 21st century we can see that what we are designing is changing, new technologies support the creation of new forms of product and service, and new pressures on business and society demand the design of solutions to increasingly complex problems, sometimes local, often global in nature. Customers, users and stakeholders are no longer passive recipients of design, expectations are higher, and increased participation is often essential. This book explores these issues through the work of 21 research teams. Over a twelve-month period each of these groups held a series of workshops and events to examine different facets of future design activity as part of the UK's research council supported Designing for the 21st Century Research Initiative. Each of these 21 contributions describes the context of enquiry, the journey taken by the research team and key insights generated through discourse. Editor and Initiative Director, Tom Inns, provides an introductory chapter that suggests ways that the reader might navigate these different viewpoints.

As we become familiar with the 21st century we can see that what we are designing is changing, new technologies support the creation of new forms of product and service, and new pressures on business and society demand the design of solutions to increasingly complex problems, sometimes local, often global in nature. Customers, users and stakeholders are no longer passive recipients of design, expectations are higher, and increased participation is often essential. This book explores these issues through the work of 21 research teams. Over a twelve-month period each of these groups held a series of workshops and events to examine different facets of future design activity as part of the UK's research council supported Designing for the 21st Century Research Initiative. Each of these 21 contributions describes the context of enquiry, the journey taken by the research team and key insights generated through discourse. Editor and Initiative Director, Tom Inns, provides an introductory chapter that suggests ways that the reader might navigate these different viewpoints.

47 designer houses from around the world -- features the latest in contemporary architecture and stylish interior design -- complete with plans and colour photography for each project. This latest addition to IMAGES' 21st Century Architecture series brings together 47 of the world's most stylish contemporary houses from around the world. From Australia and New Zealand, to the Adriatic Coast in Greece, to the rugged mountains of Switzerland; from the suburbs of Japan, to the glittering views from the Hollywood Hills, this diverse selection of modern houses have all been designed by some of the best residential architects working today. Complete with stunning professional colour photography, floor plans and enlightening project descriptions, 21st Century Architecture: DESIGNER HOUSES will be of interest to anyone interested in beautiful houses, those who are looking for inspiration and those who like to dream.