{"product_id":"design-aesthetics-isbn-9780262546317","title":"Design Aesthetics","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn original exploration of the role of aesthetics in contemporary design, uniquely combining philosophical aesthetics and cultural analysis of design.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a product of human ingenuity, design functions as an artificial interface through which we meet the world. While the ubiquity of design seems to render it imperceptible, when we truly reflect on design, we see that it is inextricably entwined with our experience of the world. In \u003ci\u003eDesign Aesthetics\u003c\/i\u003e, Mads Nygaard Folkmann provides an engaging introduction to the field of design aesthetics and its role as a concept. Engaging with sensual, conceptual, and contextual considerations of design aesthetics, this book investigates design experience in tandem with design practice, objects, and perception.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart one of \u003ci\u003eDesign Aesthetics \u003c\/i\u003elays the theoretical foundation by differentiating between sensual, conceptual, and contextual dimensions of design aesthetics and clarifying what “aesthetic experience” means in relation to design. The second part of the book consists of studies in implications of design aesthetics for design practice, design objects with embedded technology, and the construction of perception of aesthetic qualities in objects.  In its focus on design aesthetics, the book is intended for everyone working with design—design students, designer researchers, and designers—as well as students and researchers in aesthetics in general.Preface ix\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003eI Theory \u003cbr\u003e1 Aesthetics 23\u003cbr\u003e2 Aesthetics and Design\u003cbr\u003e3 Design Aesthetics: A Framework 57\u003cbr\u003e4 Aesthetic Experience in Design 109\u003cbr\u003eII Implications\u003cbr\u003e5 Negotiating Aesthetics in Design Practice 151\u003cbr\u003e6 The Post-Material Aesthetics of Digital Objects 199\u003cbr\u003e7 Aestheticizing Perception of Design 243\u003cbr\u003eCoda: Too Much Aesthetics? 287\u003cbr\u003eGlossary: A Quick Guide to Design Aesthetics 295\u003cbr\u003eNotes 301\u003cbr\u003eReferences 331\u003cbr\u003eIndex 357\"…Folkmann offers a thoughtful, critical, and refreshing exploration of how design aesthetics shapes and is shaped by contemporary life. His emphasis on the entanglement of aesthetics, materiality, and experience ensures that this book will resonate across disciplines and spark meaningful discussion on the role of design in society.” —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDesign and Culture\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“With his second book on design aesthetics, Mads Folkmann unfolds his thinking about the material culture of design and its means for perceiving the world. A great contribution to design theory!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Gesche Joost, Professor, Design Research Lab, Berlin University of the Arts\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“As design is arguably becoming the most significant aesthetic medium of all, Folkmann masterfully brings aesthetic theory in conversation with cultural studies to suggest a compelling framework for analyzing design as our interface with the world.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eKjetil Fallan, Professor of Design History, University of Oslo; author of\u003ci\u003e Ecological by Design\u003c\/i\u003e (MIT Press)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Folkmann challenges our thinking about aesthetics by considering it as a critical aspect of design. If you are interested in design studies and design history, this book is a must.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eDavid Brody, Professor of Design Studies, Parsons School of Design, The New School; author of \u003ci\u003eHousekeeping by Design: Hotels and Labor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eMads Nygaard Folkmann is Professor of Design Studies at the Department of Media, Design, Education and Cognition, University of Southern Denmark. He is author of \u003ci\u003eThe Aesthetics of Imagination in Design\u003c\/i\u003e (MIT Press) and \u003ci\u003eDesignkultur: Teoretiske perspektiver på design\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"The MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303111676133,"sku":"NP9780262546317","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780262546317.jpg?v=1767725013","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/design-aesthetics-isbn-9780262546317","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}