New Thinking in Design: Conversations on Theory and Practice
by C. Thomas Mitchell

A set of interviews with thirteen design theorists of international renown. The conversations illuminate not just the theory of user-responsiveness, but how it is realized within the context of practice across a truly diverse spectrum of disciplines. The ideas raised by these innovative thinkers represent a dramatic shift in the way design is conceived and practiced. As Donald Norman notes here, "....design never ends. Even the most successful design will continually have to evolve to respond to changes in practice." This recognition of the dynamic nature of design in use underpins the work of all of those featured in this book, whether their focus is objects, furniture, architecture and planning, exhibitions and learning environments, high-technology design, or the fundamental rethinking of the nature of entire industries.