A lunch 'n' learn presentation; relies somewhat heavily on the the word notes, and the intended audience works in Service, Product, and Mechanical Design.
This talk is intended to give a brief introduction to the world of design, meant to be accessible to someone just starting out in the field, or recently joining a team with designers.
It includes a general way to approach the topic, and an overview of what design can look like in academic fields and professional industries.
3. Design
What is Design?
What is considered “design” in schools?
What do “designers” do in the professional world?
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4. Q: why this presentation?
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5. Q: why this presentation?
* what do people mean when they call themselves a designer?
* how do academic degrees relate to design careers?
* how does “meas. of success” differ between different design areas?
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14. how it functions
how it’s made
how it looks
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15. how it functions
how it’s made
how it looks
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16. Is there a better way to define design?
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17. DESIGN: (noun) a specification of an object, manifested by some agent,
intended to accomplish goals, in a particular environment, using a set of
primitive components, satisfying a set of requirements, subject to some
constraints.
Paul Ralph and Yair Wang: A Proposal for a Formal Definition of the Design Concept
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18. How does this work for you?
DESIGN: (noun) a specification of an object, manifested by some agent,
intended to accomplish goals, in a particular environment, using a set of
primitive components, satisfying a set of requirements, subject to some
constraints.
Paul Ralph and Yair Wang: A Proposal for a Formal Definition of the Design Concept
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19. Definition components help create
a common language in a team
DESIGN: (noun) a specification of an object, manifested by some agent,
intended to accomplish goals, in a particular environment, using a set of
primitive components, satisfying a set of requirements, subject to some
constraints.
Paul Ralph and Yair Wang: A Proposal for a Formal Definition of the Design Concept
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26. kind of like a round calendar you can turn to meet
your particular combination of interests / skills
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27. HUMAN-COMPUTER-INTERACTION
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, in SOCIETY
COMPUTER SCIENCES
SOCIAL SCIENCES
SOCIAL SCIENCES
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
PRODUCT DESIGN
ART
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
GRAPHIC DESIGN
ART
COMPUTER SCIENCES
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56. The lone designer hero
Charles Eames
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57. The myth of the lone designer hero
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58. Resources for further reading:
LInkedIn discussion on types of design:
here
Slideshare on product failures:
here
Fast.co article on defining design:
here
Full dissertation by Canadian researchers:
here
Bauhaus manifesto:
here
Industrial design origins information:
here
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59. Thank you!
Any further questions?
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