Ebook: Design th!nking : the act or practice of using your mind to consider design

Introduction. How to get the most out of this book. Stages of thinking: The design process; Stage 1 - Define; Stage 2 - Research; Stage 3 - Ideate; Stage 4 - Prototype; Stage 5 - Select; Stage 6 - Implement; Stage 7 - Learn; Example project. Research: Identifying drivers; Information gathering; Target groups; Samples and feedback. Idea generation: Basic design directions; Themes of thinking; Inspiration and references; Brainstorming; Value; Inclusion; Sketching; Presenting ideas. Refinement: Thinking in images; Thinking in signs; Appropriation; Humour; Personification; Visual metaphors; Modification; Thinking in words; Words and language; Type 'faces'; Thinking in shapes; Thinking in proportions; Thinking in colour. Prototyping: Developing designs; 'Types' of prototype; Vocabulary. Implementation: Format; Materials; Finishing; Media; Scale; Series/Continuity. Glossary. Conclusion. Acknowledgements. Contacts. Working with ethics