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Design and Anthropology
Wendy Gunn (Ed.)
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Description for Design and Anthropology
Paperback. Editor(s): Gunn, Wendy; Donovan, Jared. Series: Anthropological Studies of Creativity and Perception. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHMC; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Design and Anthropology challenges conventional thinking regarding the nature of design and creativity, in a way that acknowledges the improvisatory skills and perceptual acuity of people. Combining theoretical investigations and documentation of practice based experiments, it addresses methodological questions concerning the re-conceptualisation of the relation between design and use from both theoretical and practice-based positions. Concerned with what it means to draw 'users' into processes of designing and producing this book emphasises the creativity of design and the emergence of objects in social situations and collaborative endeavours. Organised around the themes of perception and the user-producer, skilled practices ... Read more
Design and Anthropology challenges conventional thinking regarding the nature of design and creativity, in a way that acknowledges the improvisatory skills and perceptual acuity of people. Combining theoretical investigations and documentation of practice based experiments, it addresses methodological questions concerning the re-conceptualisation of the relation between design and use from both theoretical and practice-based positions. Concerned with what it means to draw 'users' into processes of designing and producing this book emphasises the creativity of design and the emergence of objects in social situations and collaborative endeavours. Organised around the themes of perception and the user-producer, skilled practices ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Anthropological Studies of Creativity and Perception
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
284
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138244788
SKU
V9781138244788
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Ref
99-1
About Wendy Gunn (Ed.)
Wendy Gunn is Associate Professor of Design Anthropology at the University of Southern Denmark. Jared Donovan is Lecturer in Interaction Design at Queensland University of Technology, Australia.
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