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
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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
> --
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> 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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