Ambiguity and Utopia in the Discourse of Design
Design research is at an impasse. Everyday design practice requires accounting for the methods and principles of design. Design theory fails to provide such an account. Despite this, the apparent failure of design theory to explain design does not diminish the practice of design. How can this be so?...
Main Author: | Stephen J. Beckett |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-01-01
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Series: | She Ji: The Journal of Design, Economics and Innovation |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405872621000903 |
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