Design for Dasein: Understanding the Design of Experiences
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (722 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1506166539 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 184 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Useful for academics and practitioners" according to Savage. Very well thought out book. Useful for academics and practitioners.. "Outstanding unification of theory and practice" according to Ingineering. Wonderfully thought-provoking book. Does an outstanding job of explaining esoteric concepts: both what they mean and why they're relevant to contemporary life and design. Does a great job of challenging designers to think about their work and their customers in new, larger, more deeply empathic ways. Succeeds at explaining the need to shift our attention from minds and things to relationships and experiences in and of the world.. Promising ideas, but writing leaves a lot to be desired Having read some of Wendt's shorter essays, I eagerly awaited the release of Design for Dasein, and when it came out I picked it up exciting to gain new knowledge. Unfortunately, I couldn't help but be frustrated by this book.Design for Dasein has a lot of things going for it. It serves as a great introduction to the philosophy of Heidegger and successfully makes his ideas relevant to the 20th century. It summarizes important developments in human-computer
About the AuthorThomas Wendt is a New York City based design strategy and research consultant, educator, speaker, and writer.Client work includes strategic consulting, internal training, and qualitative research projects for companies of all sizes. Thomas also writes and speaks on a variety of topics including philosophy and design, information architecture, lean process and theory, design research, and design thinking. Presentations have been delivered at domestic and international conferences, and his articles have been published in both academic journals and practitioner publications.Website: srsg Twitter: @thomas_wendt
This shift from the design of artifacts to the design of intangible services and experiences calls for a new understanding of design's place in the world. If experience designers are unique in their ability to "design an experience," then understanding the nature of experience should be a priority. This book aims to build on our current understanding of experience design through the lens of phenomenology, a practical philosophy of human existence, interaction, and experience.Design for Dasein draws from (post)-phenomenology, object studies, philosophy of technology, hermeneutics, design thinking, and design theory to argue that experience design is a phenomenological endeavor, and that phenomenology is a designerly endeavor.This book is written for readers who stand in the middle of academic and practitioner poles. The rise of experience design and service design is familiar to anyone involved in design practice. It attempts to bridge the gap between detached academia and non-critical practice by offering theoretically-grounded understanding of experience design.
Presentations have been delivered at domestic and international conferences, and his articles have been published in both academic journals and practitioner publications.Website: srsg Twitter: @thomas_wendt. Thomas also writes and speaks on a variety of topics including philosophy and design, information architecture, lean process and theory, design research, and design thinking. Thomas