Introduction to Design Studies

Author: Yin Dingbang
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Publish Date: 2001-09-01
Features: As an emerging discipline, the emergence of design studies is an event of the 20th century; as a specialized discipline, it undoubtedly has its own research objects. Due to the relationship between design and specific material production and science and technology, this makes the discipline itself possess the objective characteristics of natural science; while the apparent relationship between design and the politics, culture, and art of a specific society, on the other hand, gives design studies a special ideological color. This book aims to draw attention from the Chinese design community to theoretical issues, thereby to focus on design education, and ultimately make design studies a discipline that is truly implemented in both education and practice. As an emerging discipline, the emergence of design studies is an event of the 20th century; as a specialized discipline, it undoubtedly has its own research objects. Due to the relationship between design and specific material production and science and technology, this makes the discipline itself possess the objective characteristics of natural science; while the apparent relationship between design and the politics, culture, and art of a specific society, on the other hand, gives design studies a special ideological color. This book aims to draw attention from the Chinese design community to theoretical issues, thereby to focus on design education, and ultimately make design studies a discipline that is truly implemented in both education and practice.