Design Science: Driving Innovation with Unified Principles

This book presents a coherent, interdisciplinary account of how design works—and how to do it better. Framed by the Artifacts–Actions–Actors (3A) lens, it integrates classic and contemporary foundations (ontologies, theories, methods, and tools) in design science and bridges the gap between theory and practice with unified design principles applied across diverse, real-world scenarios. It also treats AI as both material and partner in design, showing how generative and agentic systems widen...