The Design of Material, Organism, and Minds Different Understandings of Design /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Konsorski-Lang, Silke (Editor), Hampe, Michael (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Series: X.media.publishing,
• Subjects: Computer science.; Application software.; Multimedia systems.; Design.; Graphic design.; Industrial design.; Computer Science.; Media Design.; Design, general.; Industrial Design.; Computer Appl. in Arts and Humanities.; Graphic Design.; Interaction Design.

Design is eminent throughout different disciplines of science, engineering, humanities, and art. However, within these disciplines, the way in which the term design is understood and applied differs significantly. There still is a profound lack of interdisciplinary research on this issue. The same t...

Table of Contents:

• Why Is Design Important?
• Design of Objects & Materials
• Product Design: The Design of the Environment and the Surroundings
• MINI: Empathetic Design for the Future
• The Design and Development of Computer Games
• Drug Design: Designer Drugs
• Making Matters: Materials, Shape and Function
• Design of Environments for Living
• The Theory of Dialogical Design
• ETH Future Cities Simulation Platform
• Iterative Landscapes
• Design of Minds
• Applied Virtuality
• Text Design: Design Principles for Texts
• Synesthetic Design of Music Visualization Based on Examples from the Sound-Color-Space Project.