Hi Kathryn,
Yes, absolutly, I think it would be most beneficial. I was rather hoping to
cast the net as wide as possible!
All the best,
Daniel
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From: PhD-Design - This list is for discussion of PhD studies and related
research in Design [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kathryn
Simon
Sent: 26 June 2008 17:31
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Subject: Re: The Design Domain
Daniel thanks for opening this up. Would it be possible to extend this even
further to discuss what the requisite skills are for the other design
disciplines since we seem to represent a diversity-Hoping to post some
thought on fashion as its the area of education I have been developing a
program for.
Kathryn
On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 12:23 PM, Daniel Chambers <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> The discussion on a definition of design has been, and continues to
> be, quite fascinating. I wonder if I might be so bold as to ask the
following:
>
> Since a definition of design without context is (as seems to be the
> general
> consensus) quite useless to all but the pondering researcher, what
> then are the requisite skills of the (eg Product) Designer? What is
> it that we are trying to develop through a design education?
>
> Or, in more vulgar terms, what could a design course absolutely NOT do
> without?
>
> I look forward again to your thoughts.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Daniel
>
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