Proceedings of the Design Research Society International Conference, 1976: Changing Design

Proceedings of the Design Research Society International Conference, 1976: Changing Design

Barrie Evans
James Powell
Reg Talbot

Description

The DRS 1976 conference was held in Portsmouth. The proceedings were published by John Wiley in 1982. The following text is taken from the book cover:

Both the role and nature of design are changing. Developments within design and from society generally are leading to new opportunities for those traditionally outside the 'design community' to influence, in a creative way, what is designed. This changing scene and the novelty of many major design problems are altering the nature, and more especially the complexity, of designing. Awareness of potential major side effects of designs, both social and physical-such as pollution-, are adding a new dimension...