Hi Terry and all,
I have been down a similar route in search of Peter Downton's book. No luck either.
Can anyone help?
David
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On 28/04/2010, at 11:23 AM, Terence Love wrote:
> Dear Adam and anyone else thinking of getting hold of Peter Downton's book,
>
> Peter's book is not exactly accessible. The book seems to be unavailable
> from any of the libraries I've tried, it is not in RMIT Press' title list,
> and it is not available on Amazon. I finally traced it to the distributor
> Modern Journal (+61 03 9484 8101 http://www.modernjournal.com.au/) but they
> don't answer the phone....
>
> Best,
> Terry
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> research in Design [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Adam
> Parker
> Sent: Wednesday, 28 April 2010 6:56 AM
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> Subject: Re: A new field of design research
>
> Hi all,
>
> On this point of epistemic thinking in design, Peter Downton's work is of
> interest:
>
> *Design Research*, RMIT Press, 2003
> *Studies in Design Research: ten epistemological pavilions*, RMIT Press,
> 2004
>
> Cheers,
> Adam
>
> On 27 April 2010 23:52, David Sless <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> My apologies Kari.
>>
>> My rather childish and mischievous tendencies should never be taken too
>> seriously. I have only the one imperfectly mastered language, English. I
> am
>> truly in awe of anyone who can converse in 4, however imperfectly.
>>
>> But I do worry about the harm which can be done by 'masters of the
>> universe,' drawing my allusion from Tom Wolfe. With that in mind, I'm
>> thinking about this 'new field of design research' and will try to ask
> some
>> more serious questions in a couple of days.
>>
>> David
>> --
>>
>> blog: www.communication.org.au/dsblog
>> web: http://www.communication.org.au
>>
>> Professor David Sless BA MSc FRSA
>> CEO . Communication Research Institute .
>> . helping people communicate with people .
>>
>> Mobile: +61 (0)412 356 795
>> Phone: +61 (0)3 9489 8640
>> Skype: davidsless
>>
>> 60 Park Street . Fitzroy North . Melbourne . Australia . 3068
>>
>> On 27/04/2010, at 9:49 PM, Kari Kuutti wrote:
>>
>>> Humblest apologies,
>>> English being my fourth language and the one never got any training,
>> there is a fair possibility that many of my expressions tend to be
>> inarticulate.
>>>
>>> The word "world" was aimed as a shorthand for "something in the world,
>> and only a tiny bit at a time".
>>>
>>> Or was it a Freudian slip, a shade from a revolutionary past?
>>>
>>> best regards,
>>> --Kari
>>>
>>> At 21:29 +1000 27.4.2010, David Sless wrote:
>>>> Kari,
>>>>
>>>> indeed! Why stop at changing the world? Why not the universe?
>>>>
>>>> It's about time the laws of nature were overhauled. The first attempt,
>> by general consensus, has been a mess. Surely designers could do a better
>> job?
>>>>
>>>> In the meantime, I have a busy couple of days, but will return to
>> Terry's 'new field of design' with some fresh questions, after a brief
>> pause.
>>>>
>>>> David
>>>> --
>>>>
>>
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