Outlining state-of-the-art developments in the area of complexity and design, this book collates them into a unique and authoritative resource for both the design and…

The twenty-one contributions to About: Designing draw on a rich variety of methodological positions, research backgrounds and design disciplines including architecture, product design, engineering, applied…

Flagships are the physical apogee of consumerism, places where brand experiences are most defined and interactions with consumers are highly refined. This book marks the…

Creativity can be as difficult to define as it is to achieve. This is a complex and compelling area of study and this volume is…

Design is part of ordinary, everyday life, to be found in every room in every building in the world. While we may tend to think…

This is the essential student’s guide to Design – its practice, its theory and its history. Drawing from a wide range of international examples, respected…

The essays selected for this book, presented in chronological order, discuss various aspects of image-making technologies, geometrical knowledge and tools for architectural design, focusing in…

Quantifying and assessing the value of an organization’s design department can be problematic. The tools traditionally used by auditors are usually insufficient to ‘measure’ either…

From its beginnings in the fifteenth century, intensified interest in fashion and the study of fashion over the last thirty years has led to a…

This essential reference for all students of architecture, design and the built environment provides a convenient single source for all the key texts in the…