The Future of Design Methodology
The Future of Design Methodology gives a holistic overview of perspectives for design methodology, addresses trends for developing a powerful methodical support for design practice and provides a starting point for future design research. The chapters are
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The Future of Design Methodology
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Editor Prof. Dr. h.c. Dr.-Ing. Herbert Birkhofer Chair of Product Development and Machine Elements TU Darmstadt Magdalenenstraße 4 64289 Darmstadt Germany e-mail: [email protected]
ISBN 978-0-85729-614-6
e-ISBN 978-0-85729-615-3
DOI 10.1007/978-0-85729-615-3 Springer London Dordrecht Heidelberg New York British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Ó Springer-Verlag London Limited 2011 Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms of licenses issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publishers. The use of registered names, trademarks, etc., in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher makes no representation, express or implied, with regard to the accuracy of the information contained in this book and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. Cover design: eStudio Calamar S. L. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword I am very pleased to be invited to write a few words of introduction to this book of papers written for the Colloquium held in honour of Professor Herbert Birkhofer on the occasion of his retirement after a long and distinguished career. For the past two decades Professor Birkhofer has been part of a great movement in design research in a worldwide community that he has been especially instrumental in nurturing and developing. This book, which draws together leading experts in design methodology, both reflects the great progress that has been made by this community and identifies the challenges for the future development of the topic. The book is introduced by Professor Birkhofer, highlighting the motivation and objectives and explaining the structuring of the 21 contributions into three sections. Each section comprises a number of chapters written by invited authors and with a summary by Professor Birkhofer. A conclusion addresses promising working areas for future design research. The breadth of discussion and expertise of the authors mean that the book should be essential reading for design researchers at all levels and in all disciplines! Taken as a whole, the chapters of this book demonstrate the diversity and the achievements of research in design methodology, but also very ably illustrate the challenges that the research community faces in its future development.
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