1st Edition

Crossing Design Boundaries Proceedings of the 3rd Engineering & Product Design Education International Conference, 15-16 September 2005, Edinburgh, UK

Edited By Paul Rodgers, Libby Brodhurst, Duncan Hepburn Copyright 2005
    600 Pages
    by CRC Press

    600 Pages
    by CRC Press

    This book presents over 100 papers from the 3rd Engineering & Product Design Education International Conference dedicated to the subject of exploring novel approaches in product design education. The theme of the book is "Crossing Design Boundaries" which reflects the editors’ wish to incorporate many of the disciplines associated with, and integral to, modern product design and development pursuits.

    Crossing Design Boundaries covers, for example, the conjunction of anthropology and design, the psychology of design products, the application of soft computing in wearable products, and the utilisation of new media and design and how these can be best exploited within the current product design arena. The book includes discussions concerning product design education and the cross-over into other well established design disciplines such as interaction design, jewellery design, furniture design, and exhibition design which have been somewhat under represented in recent years. The book comprises a number of sections containing papers which cover highly topical and relevant issues including Design Curriculum Development, Interdisciplinarity, Design Collaboration and Team Working, Philosophies of Design Education, Design Knowledge, New Materials and New Technologies in Design, Design Communication, Industrial Collaborations and Working with Industry, Teaching and Learning Tools, and Design Theory.

    Foreword, Chapter One: INTERDISCIPLINARY, Chapter Two: CULTURE, Chapter Three: EDUCATION AND PEDAGOGY, Chapter Four: TEAMWORK, Chapter Five: CONTEMPORARY DESIGN ISSUES, Chapter Six: SUSTAINABILITY, Chapter Seven: PHILOSOPHY, Chapter Eight: MODEL MAKING, Chapter Nine: CURRICULUM, Chapter Ten: INDUSTRY LINKS, Chapter Eleven: TOOLS AND CAD, Chapter Twelve: COMMUNICATION, Author Index

    Biography

    Libby Brodhurst, Paul Rodgers, Duncan Hepburn