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Dewey and Design, 1st ed. 2020
A Pragmatist Perspective for Design Research
Design Research Foundations Series
Author: Dixon Brian S.
Language: EnglishSubjects for Dewey and Design:
Publication date: 07-2021
200 p. · 15.5x23.5 cm · Paperback
Publication date: 07-2020
200 p. · 15.5x23.5 cm · Hardback
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Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Chapter 1. Design, Pragmatism and Dewey.- Chapter 2. Valuing Experience.- Chapter 3. Knowing in Making.- Chapter 4. Making Things Meaningful.- Chapter 5. Making Things Better.- Chapter 6. Making as Remaking.- Chapter 7. Dewey’s Pragmatism as a Philosophy for Design Research.- References.- Index.
Dr Brian Dixon (PhD; MA; BA) is Course Director for MFA Design at the Belfast School of Art, Ulster University. His research interests cohere around: the relevance of practice-orientated philosophies (e.g. pragmatism) for design research; the roles of design in human spatial understanding; and design pedagogy. He holds a PhD in Information Design from University of the Arts London, combined with a practice background in visual communications. He has published widely, with his work appearing in major journals such as Design Issues, CoDesign and Design Management. He is currently co-investigator on the AHRC-funded Design Innovation and Land Assets project, which will feed into a broader arts and humanities based exploration of landscape decision-making in the UK.