Uta Brandes (2017):
Gender Design – Streifzüge zwischen Theorie und Empirie
BIRD / Birkhäuser
German, some parts in English
http://bit.ly/2EKuwqV
Thinking about gender in terms of social construction has been state-of-the-art in many scientific fields for decades. Design, however, is … Weiterlesen
Design must embrace misunderstandings, mistakes and the so-called ‘misuse’ of its products as a source of innovation and an expression of cultural diversity. A photo book documenting everyday situations where the products of design are used in ways not initially … Weiterlesen
Design must embrace misunderstandings, mistakes and the so-called ‘misuse’ of its products as a source of innovation and an expression of cultural diversity. A photo book documenting everyday situations where the products of design are used in ways not initially … Weiterlesen
This publication explores and analyses a very special kind of design: the phenomenon, as normal as it is wonderful, that people with no formal training in design take things that have been designed and reuse them, convert them to new … Weiterlesen
When anonymous people ‘modify’ objects in public space, this is often quickly referred to as vandalism. The authors have carried out extensive fieldwork in urban spaces, making the phenomenon of vandalism subject to critical revision: the re-appropriation of urban space … Weiterlesen
Female business travellers are a rapidly growing target group for hotels. But they have different demands regarding hotels than their male colleagues. What does it take to make female business travellers feel perfectly comfortable? Uta Brandes introduces the needs and … Weiterlesen
A kaleidoscope of humorous and informative visual and textual descriptions relating to Michael Erlhoff, who was the Founding Dean of the Köln International School of Design, the President of the Raymond Loewy Foundation and the Director of the German Design … Weiterlesen
If you study design, you need a fundamental knowledge of theory, and design theory must also have an empirical relation to the real needs of real people. Therefore, this book is an introduction to both design research and design theory. … Weiterlesen
This study focuses on a comparative analysis of the use of desks. To this end, we looked at desks in insurance companies, banks, administrative offices, call centres and design studios, located in 12 countries on all continents.… Weiterlesen
Uta Brandes and Michael Erlhoff have asked 18 DADA lovers from the world of art to nominate their favourite DADA piece. The result is a fascinating, inspiring and, in the best sense of the term, colourful mix of classic and … Weiterlesen
