03557nam 2200601Ia 450 991045268080332120200520144314.01-299-47013-00-262-31376-6(CKB)2550000001019615(SSID)ssj0000859963(PQKBManifestationID)12430527(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000859963(PQKBWorkID)10883070(PQKB)10572032(MiAaPQ)EBC3339605(OCoLC)839557275(OCoLC)988533090(OCoLC)994896325(OCoLC)1030905556(OCoLC)1033542882(OCoLC)1035708324(OCoLC)1069545762(OCoLC-P)839557275(MaCbMITP)9292(Au-PeEL)EBL3339605(CaPaEBR)ebr10686949(CaONFJC)MIL478263(OCoLC)839557275(EXLCZ)99255000000101961520120911d2013 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe aesthetics of imagination in design[electronic resource] /Mads Nygaard FolkmannCambridge, MA MIT Pressc2013xvii, 270 p. illDesign thinking, design theoryBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-262-01906-X Includes bibliographical references and index.A theoretically informed investigation that relates the philosophies of aesthetics and imagination to understanding design practice.In The Aesthetics of Imagination in Design, Mads Folkmann investigates design in both material and immaterial terms. Design objects, Folkmann argues, will always be dual phenomena--material and immaterial, sensual and conceptual, actual and possible. Drawing on formal theories of aesthetics and the phenomenology of imagination, he seeks to answer fundamental questions about what design is and how it works that are often ignored in academic research.Folkmann considers three conditions in design: the possible, the aesthetic, and the imagination. Imagination is a central formative power behind the creation and the life of design objects; aesthetics describes the sensual, conceptual, and contextual codes through which design objects communicate; the concept of the possible--the enabling of new uses, conceptions, and perceptions--lies behind imagination and aesthetics. The possible, Folkmann argues, is contained as a structure of meaning within the objects of design, which act as part of our interface with the world. Taking a largely phenomenological perspective that reflects both continental and American pragmatist approaches, Folkmann also makes use of discourses that range from practice-focused accounts of design methodology to cultural studies. Throughout, he offers concrete examples to illustrate theoretical points. Folkmann's philosophically informed account shows design--in all its manifestations, from physical products to principles of organization--to be an essential medium for the articulation and transformation of culture.Design thinking, design theory.DesignPhilosophyAestheticsElectronic books.DesignPhilosophy.Aesthetics.745.401Folkmann Mads Nygaard1972-959948MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452680803321The aesthetics of imagination in design2175700UNINA