Situated Design Methods
By Connie Svabo, Jesper Simonsen, Kristine Samson, Morten Hertzum, Sara Malou Strandvad | Publisher: MIT Press
About the book
A handbook of situated design methods, with analyses and cases that range from designing study processes to understanding customer experiences to developing interactive installations.
All design is situated—carried out from an embedded position. Design involves many participants and encompasses a range of interactions and interdependencies among designers, designs, design methods, and users. Design is also multidisciplinary, extending beyond the traditional design professions into such domains as health, culture, education, and transportation. This book presents eighteen situated design methods, offering cases and analyses of projects that range from designing interactive installations, urban spaces, and environmental systems to understanding customer experiences.
Each chapter presents a different method, combining theoretical, methodological, and empirical discussions with accounts of actual experiences. The book describes methods for defining and organizing a design project, organizing collaborative processes, creating aesthetic experiences, and incorporating sustainability into processes and projects. The diverse and multidisciplinary methods presented include a problem- and project-based approach to design studies; a “Wheel of Rituals” intended to promote creativity; a pragmatist method for situated experience design that derives from empirical studies of film production and performance design; and ways to transfer design methods in a situated manner. The book will be an important resource for researchers, students, and practitioners of interdisciplinary design.
Editions of Situated Design Methods
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780262027632
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780262544726
- EBook
- ISBN 9780262320993
- EBook
- ISBN 9780262321006
- EBook
- ISBN 9780262321013
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A handbook of situated design methods, with analyses and cases that range from designing study processes to understanding customer experiences to developing interactive installations.
All design is situated—carried out from an embedded position. Design involves many participants and encompasses a range of interactions and interdependencies among designers, designs, design methods, and users. Design is also multidisciplinary, extending beyond the traditional design professions into such domains as health, culture, education, and transportation. This book presents eighteen situated design methods, offering cases and analyses of projects that range from designing interactive installations, urban spaces, and environmental systems to understanding customer experiences.
Each chapter presents a different method, combining theoretical, methodological, and empirical discussions with accounts of actual experiences. The book describes methods for defining and organizing a design project, organizing collaborative processes, creating aesthetic experiences, and incorporating sustainability into processes and projects. The diverse and multidisciplinary methods presented include a problem- and project-based approach to design studies; a “Wheel of Rituals” intended to promote creativity; a pragmatist method for situated experience design that derives from empirical studies of film production and performance design; and ways to transfer design methods in a situated manner. The book will be an important resource for researchers, students, and practitioners of interdisciplinary design.
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What is Situated Design Methods about?
A handbook of situated design methods, with analyses and cases that range from designing study processes to understanding customer experiences to developing interactive installations.
All design is situated—carried out from an embedded position. Design involves many participants and encompasses a range of interactions and interdependencies among designers, designs, design methods, and users. Design is also multidisciplinary, extending beyond the traditional design professions into such domains as health, culture, education, and transportation. This book presents eighteen situated design methods, offering cases and analyses of projects that range from designing interactive installations, urban spaces, and environmental systems to understanding customer experiences.
Each chapter presents a different method, combining theoretical, methodological, and empirical discussions with accounts of actual experiences. The book describes methods for defining and organizing a design project, organizing collaborative processes, creating aesthetic experiences, and incorporating sustainability into processes and projects. The diverse and multidisciplinary methods presented include a problem- and project-based approach to design studies; a “Wheel of Rituals” intended to promote creativity; a pragmatist method for situated experience design that derives from empirical studies of film production and performance design; and ways to transfer design methods in a situated manner. The book will be an important resource for researchers, students, and practitioners of interdisciplinary design.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Situated Design Methods?
Computing and Information Technology > Computer science > Human–computer interaction
Where can I read a sample of Situated Design Methods?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780262027632
Is Situated Design Methods part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Design Thinking, Design Theory
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Situated Design Methods?
Connie Svabo, Jesper Simonsen, Kristine Samson, Morten Hertzum, Sara Malou Strandvad
Who is the Publisher of the book Situated Design Methods?
MIT Press
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Situated Design Methods is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780262027632) and paperback(ISBN 9780262544726) and ebook(ISBN 9780262320993) and ebook(ISBN 9780262321006) and ebook(ISBN 9780262321013)
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