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Design for a Contemporary World: A Textbook on Fundamental Principles
Christia Boucharenc
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Description for Design for a Contemporary World: A Textbook on Fundamental Principles
Paperback. Design plays a significant role in environmental, ethical, economic and cultural arenas, and contributes to people's wealth, cultural identity and quality of life. This textbook presents the theory and practice of design fundamentals. It offers learning objectives that develop motivation, creative spirit, and cognitive strategies among students. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 181 x 20. Weight in Grams: 904.
Design for a Contemporary World is a textbook that presents the theory and practice of design fundamentals. Design plays a significant role in environmental, ethical, economic and cultural arenas, and contributes to people's wealth, cultural identity and quality of life.Drawing on a rich published literature and extensive classroom and practical experience, Christian Boucharenc offers learning objectives that develop motivation, the creative spirit, cognitive strategies - especially critical thinking and problem-solving - and perceptual motor skills among students. The teaching approach encourages design students and aspiring designers to work with a variety of materials in an experimental, creative and open-ended manner.The ... Read more
Design for a Contemporary World is a textbook that presents the theory and practice of design fundamentals. Design plays a significant role in environmental, ethical, economic and cultural arenas, and contributes to people's wealth, cultural identity and quality of life.Drawing on a rich published literature and extensive classroom and practical experience, Christian Boucharenc offers learning objectives that develop motivation, the creative spirit, cognitive strategies - especially critical thinking and problem-solving - and perceptual motor skills among students. The teaching approach encourages design students and aspiring designers to work with a variety of materials in an experimental, creative and open-ended manner.The ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
NUS Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Singapore, Singapore
ISBN
9789971693473
SKU
V9789971693473
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Christia Boucharenc
Christian Boucharenc is Assistant Professor at the Department of Architecture, National University of Singapore.
Reviews for Design for a Contemporary World: A Textbook on Fundamental Principles
Christian Boucharenc presents a ground-up methodology for teaching and learning design fundamentals... This new design pedagogy brings structured learning to students, awash in imagery and possibilities of digital tools, by encouraging expression and exploration with a carefully crafted and clearly communicated learning process. - Toshiyuki Kita