Design Tools

Carmen Bruno, Silvia Maria Gramegna, Francesca Mattioli, Vanessa Monna, Martina Rossi

Design Tools

A reflection towards the definition of a taxonomy

This book aims at encompassing the panorama of design tools being developed, tested and adopted: an original taxonomy that guides towards the organization of design tools and a representative collection of design tools developed within the Department of Design of Politecnico di Milano with specific instructions on how to use them.

Pages: 94

ISBN: 9788835141730

Edizione:1a edizione 2022

Publisher code: 10319.15

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This book aims at encompassing the panorama of design tools being developed, tested and adopted by researchers and professors at the Department of Design of Politecnico di Milano.
The tools are organized in a taxonomy that reflects the path of choice of a possible user in need for the right tool for a task to be performed. The taxonomy is based on a formalization of the design process proposed by the authors, which characterizes the Design System at Politecnico di Milano.
The book essentially offers two main contributions: an original taxonomy that guides towards the organization of design tools and their usage with different actors; a representative collection of design tools developed within the Department of Design of Politecnico di Milano with specific instructions on how to use them.
Design Tools is addressed both to practitioners and academics in the field of design that are interested in getting to know more about the discourse around design tools in general and in particular how this discourse takes a shape within Politecnico di Milano and resolves in usable and shareable tools.

Carmen Bruno, Challenges and needs around the future of design tools and methods
(Introduction; Design tools for nurturing digital creativity skills; Design tools for developing a sustainable and ethical digital future; Augmenting humans through design tools; Conclusions; References)
Francesca Mattioli, Design Tools: rise and affirmation in the disciplinary debate
(Design tool: buzzword or disciplinary milestone?; From the Technical to the Human Perspective: the rise of design tools; Digital and Social Perspectives: the affirmation and proliferation of design tools; Disciplinary evolution and the contemporary relevance of design tools; References)
Carmen Bruno, Francesca Mattioli, The Design Tools @POLIMI Manifesto
(Building the Manifesto; The Manifesto; Conclusions; References)
Vanessa Monna, A taxonomy of Design tools
(The relevance of design tools; What is a taxonomy?; Taxonomies of design tools: some case studies; The value of a taxonomy of design tools; References)
Martina Rossi, The Design Tools @POLIMI taxonomy
(The decisional categories; The descriptive categories; References)
Silvia Maria Gramegna, Vanessa Monna, Design Tools @POLIMI Collection
(The wide field of expertise of the Design Department at Politecnico di Milano; Design Tools @POLIMI; Methods; Design tools production within the Design Department at Politecnico di Milano; The design tools taxonomy: a first application; Conclusions; References)
Silvia Maria Gramegna, Construction and development of a taxonomy of design tools: the role of cultural factors
(The contemporary role of the designer; Design tools as the expression of diverse cultural drives; Conclusions; References)
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Serie: Design International - Open Access

Subjects: Architecture, Design, Art, Urban and Regional Studies

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