Design in the Information Environment How Computing Is Changing the Problems, Processes and Theories of Design

Some designers view the computer as a job thief, but the reality is that computers not only increase capabilities in the design world, they enhance creative opportunities as well. Designers realize that computers will not leave their field untouched. But the news is good. The thrust of this book is to transform early fears of being replaced by a machine into a fascination with the computer as a tool, as an aid in doing the work of design in new and interesting ways. The 12essays and two panel discussions in this book introduce readers to the ramifications of computers in de­sign. Experts from visual communications, product design, planning, cognitive psychology, computer science, and mathematics present ideas concerning the changing nature of design in the information age. The major change identified is that de­sign is evolving from a practice primarily concerned with manipulating material to a discipline increasingly involved in creating, using, and manipulating information.Whitney, Patrick F. is the author of 'Design in the Information Environment How Computing Is Changing the Problems, Processes and Theories of Design' with ISBN 9780809312511 and ISBN 0809312514.