Design and the social sciences : making connections /
Frascara, Jorge.,author.
The social sciences have a distinctive contribution to make to the understanding and handling of design issues, both in product and systems design and in the design of the built environment. The role of cognitive psychology, particularly ergonomics, to the design process has traditionally been well appreciated. Because it provides important insights into the way people process information cognitively, it is a powerful tool for the design of usable products, buildings and systems. This book explores the disciplines of social psychology, sociology and anthropology, which provide techniques f
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Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Notes on contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 From user-centered to participatory design approaches; 2 Human factors for pleasure seekers; 3 Communications artifacts; 4 People-centered design; 5 Social sciences and design innovation; 6 Design language; 7 Design moves; 8 Emotion and urban experience; 9 Wayfinding research and design; 10 Preventing drug interactions in older adults; 11 Fieldnotes from home; 12 Research and design collaboration; 13 The technical and the social in engineering education; 14 Making connections
15 Appearance, form, and the retrieval of prior knowledge16 The influence of affect on cognitive processes; 17 Gendered spaces of domesticity; 18 Social science as a design profession; 19 Two weddings and still no funeral; 20 Design and the social sciences; 21 Conclusions; Index
The social sciences have a distinctive contribution to make to the understanding and handling of design issues, both in product and systems design and in the design of the built environment. The role of cognitive psychology, particularly ergonomics, to the design process has traditionally been well appreciated. Because it provides important insights into the way people process information cognitively, it is a powerful tool for the design of usable products, buildings and systems. This book explores the disciplines of social psychology, sociology and anthropology, which provide techniques f
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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