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Thinking Design looks at ‘design’ in its broadest sense and shows how design originates in ‘human need’ which is not only physical but also psychological, socio-cultural, ecological and spiritual. The book calls for broad-based, socially integrated designs with a large global vision that offer creative solutions to a variety of subjects rather than providing multiplicity of objects. Exploring the course taken by design during the time of Gandhi and in the following era, the author advocates the need for service - or process-oriented designs in contrast to product-oriented designs.
The book explores the history of traditional design and its evolution. On one hand it takes the reader through the cultural-roots of design, and, on the other, it explores new technologies and their applications in design.
A remarkable feature of the book is the way its narrative is enlivened with case studies detailing design inventions, interspersed with tales of Mullah Nasiruddin that provide a tongue-in-cheek take on aspects of design.
This book will be an insightful reference for design professionals, academics and students in institutes conducting research on design and for those in the industrial/technical design departments of Engineering colleges.
Politics is Not a Four-Letter Word: The Impact of State Policies and Politics on Design
Politics is Not a Four-Letter Word: The Impact of State Policies and Politics on Design
Design can be defined in many ways. One way is to define design as an applied profession concerned with the quality of living in general. If by development we mean improvements in people's quality of life, then design certainly has a major and a crucial role to play particularly in the developing countries. In planned economics, policy-level decisions by the government hold the key to successful and gainful operation of design. Policies may not be everything, but they are the main facilitators.
Enough has been said by experts all over the world about the design policies of ...
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