Since its initial publication in 1970, Design Methods has been
considered the seminal work on design methodology. Written by one
of the founders of the design methods movement, it has been highly
praised in international journals and has been translated into
Japanese, Romanian, Polish, Russian, and Spanish. As Jones states
in the preface: "Alongside the old idea of design as the drawing of
objects that are then to be built or manufactured there are many
new ideas of what it is, all very different:
* designing as the process of devising not individual products
but whole systems or environments such as airports, transportation,
hypermarkets, educational curricula, broadcasting schedules,
welfare schemes, banking systems, computer networks;
* design as participation, the involvement of the public in
the decision-making process;
* design as creativity, which is supposed to be potentially
present in everyone;
* design as an educational discipline that unites arts and
science and perhaps can go further than either;
* and now the idea of designing Without a Product, as a
process or way of living in itself."
Design Methods first evaluates traditional methods such as
design-by-drawing and shows how they do not adequately address the
complexity of demands upon today''s designer. The book then provides
35 new methods that have been developed to assist designers and
planners to become more sensitive to user needs. These methods move
beyond a focus on the product to the thought that precedes it.
Throughout, the book''s emphasis on integrating creative and
rational skills directs readers away from narrow specialization to
a broader view of design. The new methods are described and
classified in a way that makes it easier for designers and planners
to find a method that suits a particular design situation. They
include logical procedures such as systematic search and systems
engineering, data gathering procedures such as literature searching
and the writing of questionnaires, innovative procedures such as
brainstorming and synectic and system transformation, and
evaluative procedures such as specification writing and the
selection of criteria. Offering a wider view--accompanied by
appropriate skills--than can be obtained from the teaching of any
specialized design profession, Design Methods is important reading
for designers and teachers in numerous fields. It will be welcomed
by engineers, architects, planners, and landscape architects, as
well as by interior, graphic, product, and industrial designers.
This extraordinary book will provide key insights to software
designers and numerous others outside traditional design
professions who are nevertheless creatively involved in design
processes. It is also relevant to the teaching of cultural studies,
technology, and any kind of creative project.
關於作者：
About the Author John Chris Jones is best known as a founder
of the design methods movement. The first professor of design at
the Open University in London, he is also known for his work in
ergonomics and futurology. In recent years, he has worked as a
freelance lecturer and writer, independently adapting methods from
the "time arts," including performance and video, to the design
process. During his career, Jones has published over 200 articles.
In addition, he has experimented with publishing through small
presses and in new formats, such as microfilm, photocopies, and
computer disks. Samples of his recent writing, what he calls
virtual fiction, appear in the "imaginary preludes" to this
edition.
目錄：
THE DEVELOPING DESIGN PROCESS.
What is Designing?
Traditional Methods.
The Need for New Methods.
The New Methods Reviewed.
The Design Process Disintegrated.
Choosing Strategies and Methods.
DESIGN METHODS IN ACTION.
Prefabricated Strategies Convergence.
Strategy Control.
Methods of Exploring Design Situations Divergence.
Methods of Searching for Ideas Divergence and
Transformation.
Methods of Exploring Problem Structure Transformation.
Methods of Evaluation Convergence.
References and Index of Authors.
Subject Index to Part 1.
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