Introduction to Design Theory: Philosophy, Critique, History and Practice

Introduction to Design Theory introduces a comprehensive, systematic, and didactic outline of the discourse of design. Designed both as a course book and a source for research, this textbook methodically covers the central concepts of design theory, definitions of design, its historical milestones, and its relations to culture, industry, body, ecology, language, society, gender and ideology.

Demonstrated by a shift towards the importance of the sociocultural context in which products are man...