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What do designers do during the activity of 'designing'? How are creative thinking skills employed? What is design ability and how is it developed?Nigel Cross, one of design's foremost scholars, explores through observation, analysis and reflection the often enigmatic elements of design thinking. Detailed case studies provide commentary on specific examples of design innovation and development, with interspersed chapters providing research-bas...

What do designers do during the activity of 'designing'? How are creative thinking skills employed? What is design ability and how is it developed?Nigel Cross, one of design's foremost scholars, explores through observation, analysis and reflection the often enigmatic elements of design thinking. Detailed case studies provide commentary on specific examples of design innovation and development, with interspersed chapters providing research-bas...

Engineering Design Methods: Strategies for Product Design, Fifth Edition is an updated edition of the successful textbook now including a new chapter on design ability, and new examples and case studies. The new chapter on design ability presents up-to-date material on design thinking, design expertise and how expertise in design is developed, further broadening the appeal and relevance of this book, from engineering design to product design a...

Design thinking is the core creative process for any designer, this book explores and explains this apparently mysterious "design ability." Focusing on what designers do when they design, Design Thinking is structured around a series of in-depth case studies of outstanding and expert designers, interwoven with overviews and analyses. The range covered reflects the breadth of design, from hardware and software design to architecture and Formul...

John Nigel Cross offers us a compelling collection of poems, many inspired by the old Norse dragon myths, others drawing on the timeless contemplations of loneliness, love and the mystery of life. A personal expression about battles, both physical and intangible.

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Since the Stockholm Environment Conference in 1972 and the Rio Summit in 1992, there has been unprecedented public concern for the future of the planet and a growing awareness that development needs to be sustainable. This title charts the growth of these ideas.

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The concept of ‘designerly ways of knowing’ emerged in the late 1970s in association with the development of new approaches in design education. Professor Nigel Cross first clearly articulated this concept in a paper called ‘Designerly Ways of Knowing’ which was published in the journal Design Studies in 1982. Since then, the field of study has grown considerably, as both design education and design research have developed together into a new ...

This book examines the conditions of authorship and the development of publishing and journalism during the nineteenth century.

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The concept of ‘designerly ways of knowing’ emerged in the late 1970s in association with the development of new approaches in design education. Professor Nigel Cross first clearly articulated this concept in a paper called ‘Designerly Ways of Knowing’ which was published in the journal Design Studies in 1982. Since then, the field of study has grown considerably, as both design education and design research have developed together into a new ...

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Design encompasses some of the highest cognitive abilities of human beings, including creativity, synthesis and problem solving. A substantial and varied range of research methods has been developed and adopted for the analysis of design activity, but until now it has been difficult to compare the work of different researchers using different methods. This book contains the results of an international workshop held in Delft, The Netherlands, w...

How do designers think? The concept that designers have and use 'designerly' ways of knowing and thinking emerged in the late 1970s alongside new approaches in design education, and was first clearly articulated by Professor Nigel Cross, one of the most internationally respected design researchers. Designerly Ways of Knowing is a revised and edited collection of key lectures and publications by Professor Nigel Cross on the nature of design act...