Sustainable thinking : ethical approaches to design and design management / Aaris Sherin.

By: Sherin, AarisMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Required reading rangeCourse reader: Publisher: London ; New York, NY : Fairchild Books, 2013Description: 192 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9782940496044; 2940496048Other title: Ethical approaches to design and design managementSubject(s): Sustainable design -- Study and teaching | Sustainability -- Study and teaching | Design -- Social aspects | Hållbar design | Design -- sociala aspekterDDC classification: 745.2 LOC classification: NK1520 | .S547 2013
Contents:
The basics of sustainability and design -- Strategies -- Design creating change -- Design making change -- Envisioning sustainable systems -- Implementing sustainable practices.
Summary: This work explores how values and sustainability can reshape the way design management is practiced and applied. The book discusses how designers can combine innovative creative thinking with analytical problem-solving skills to produce outputs that are business ready and ethically driven. This book will help design managers to use traditional design competencies in visionary ways, and enable them to engage with a diverse set of stakeholders to solve universal design problems. It is packed with international examples showing how ethical design can be utilized effectively. The book is beautifully designed and has 200 photographs illustrating the use of ethical design. Case studies and projects ensure readers will gain a clear and practical understanding of ethics-driven design and effective business practices.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-185) and index.

Includes online resources (pages 186-187).

This work explores how values and sustainability can reshape the way design management is practiced and applied. The book discusses how designers can combine innovative creative thinking with analytical problem-solving skills to produce outputs that are business ready and ethically driven. This book will help design managers to use traditional design competencies in visionary ways, and enable them to engage with a diverse set of stakeholders to solve universal design problems. It is packed with international examples showing how ethical design can be utilized effectively. The book is beautifully designed and has 200 photographs illustrating the use of ethical design. Case studies and projects ensure readers will gain a clear and practical understanding of ethics-driven design and effective business practices.

The basics of sustainability and design -- Strategies -- Design creating change -- Design making change -- Envisioning sustainable systems -- Implementing sustainable practices.

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