Design thinking - a critical analysis.

The latest buzz phrase to enter the world of design research is “Design Thinking”. But is this anything new and does it really have any practical or theoretical relevance to the design world? Many sceptics believe the term has more to do with business strategy and little to do with the complex process of designing products, services and systems. Moreover, many view the term as misleading and a cheap attempt to piggyback the world of business management onto design. This paper seeks to ask is design thinking anything new? Several authors have explicitly or implicitly articulated the term “Design Thinking” before, such as Peter Rowe’s seminal book “Design Thinking” [1] first published in 1987 and Herbert Simon’s “The Sciences of the Artificial” [2] first published in 1969. In Tim Brown’s “Change by Design” [3], design thinking is thought of as a system of three overlapping spaces rather than a sequence of orderly steps namely inspiration – the problem or opportunity that motivates the search for solutions; ideation – the process of generating, developing and testing ideas; and implementation – the path that leads from the design studio, lab and factory to the market. This paper seeks to examine and critically analyse the tenets of this new design thinking manifesto set against three case studies of modern design practice. As such, the paper will compare design thinking theory with the reality of design in practice.

Producció artística i consum domèstic: el mobiliari i l’abillament de la casa de Miquel Mai (c.1475-1546)

Investigació històrica sobre l’ambientació d’una casa senyorial, ubicada a la Plaça de la Cucurulla, a la Barcelona de la primera meitat del segle XVI així com dels avatars del personatge principal que va habitar la dita casa, en Miquel Mai

Stained glass in the Denver area

"The purpose of t his thesis is to present a history of stained glass used in the De.nver area in tbe past hundred years. It has been necessary to present a sufficient background on t he history of the art since its heritage in the twelfth century so that t he evolution can be properly understood. Differ.ent movements, first in Europe and later in America and Europe, have influenced the art and brought it to its present state in t he Denver area"

Le chiese artistiche del Mantovano ...

Title in red and black.

Beschreibung des Strassburger künstlichen Münsters und dessen Thurms : worin küzlich das Merkwürdigste davon deutlich erklärt wird : mit beygefügten Kupfern.

Illustrations: engraved plates; woodcut illustrations in the text.

Interprétation des peintures dessinées sur un service de table : travaillé d'après la bosse dans la Royale fabrique de porcellaine par ordre de Sa Majesté le roi des Deux Siciles.

Dedication signed: le chevalier Venuti.

Nature drawing from various points of view,

"With one exception the papers here brought together were written originally for the School arts book, and published in that magazine during its first eight years."

La céramique archaïque de l'Islam et ses origines,

"Planches (trichromie Ruckert-Godde, phototypie Léon Marotte)"

Beitrèage zur Geschichte der griechischen Textilkunst. (Die Anfèange u. d. oriental. Import.)

[Geb. 2 Juni 86 Hèurben i. B.; Wohnort: Mèunchen; Staatsangeb.: Bayern; Vorbildung: Melanchthon-Gymn. Nèurnberg Reife Juli 04; Studium: Mèunchen 12 S.; Rig. 26. Jan. 12.]