ISSN:1045-7194    

DOI:10.1111/j.1948-7169.1996.tb00487.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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LET THERE BE NO DOUBT—the British Design Council remains committed as ever to the principle that design is essential to competitiveness. However, it has redefined itself as a think tank—disseminating knowledge and acting as a catalyst for action—rather than a promotional organization. As Angela Dumas explains, the Design Council now stresses “concepts, competence, and connections” in research, training programs, and the integration of disciplines in ways that highlight “seen” and “silent” design as processes for transforming creative ideas into comp

ISSN:1045-7194    

DOI:10.1111/j.1948-7169.1996.tb00488.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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ORIGINALLY A CULTURAL ISSUE—identifying and celebrating a Brazilian style—this country's design has evolved, since the 1980s, into an industrial strategy At the heart of the most recent effort are the gathering of vast design databases, technical consulting in such areas as patent protection and design management, and design awareness initiatives, including publications, awards, and exhibitions. Milly Teperman and Joice Joppert Leal judge the programs a success as a growing array of industries and regions in the country come to realize design's economic va

ISSN:1045-7194    

DOI:10.1111/j.1948-7169.1996.tb00489.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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THE CONSTRUCTION OF multi‐million dollar office complexes and civic buildings, the preservation of cherished landmarks, the renovation of structures with the latest in technology and environmentally conscious building systems—as steward of the federal government's real estate, these are key and highly visible activities of the U.S. General Services Administration. To assure quality in this work, the agency has implemented a Design Excellence Program, policies assessed here by Thomas Wal

ISSN:1045-7194    

DOI:10.1111/j.1948-7169.1996.tb00490.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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IN THE 1980s, Canada's National Design Council and Design Canada were disbanded. Jacques Giard explains why and suggests future options, none of which foresee the return of these institutions. Rather, Giard focuses on the need to understand design as process. He recommends designers take control of their own destiny, in part by making significant changes in education, including greater emphasis on interdisciplinary training, the team approach to project development, and rigorous academic program reviews.

ISSN:1045-7194    

DOI:10.1111/j.1948-7169.1996.tb00491.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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HISTORICALLY, U.S. CORPORATIONS have ignored design. Yet as Craig Vogel interprets the current situation, things are about to change. The shift is not attributable to the establishment of a national design organization but instead to subtle—though significant—changes in attitude. Consumers are clearly placing value on well‐designed products and services; design receives growing attention in engineering and business curricula; and user‐focused design research is increasingly part of both business and academic product‐development

ISSN:1045-7194    

DOI:10.1111/j.1948-7169.1996.tb00492.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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THE SWEDISH INDUSTRIAL DESIGN FOUNDATION sees itself as a trade and industry—rather than cultural—resource. In this role, as Torsten Dahlin and Lisbeth Svengren explain, it defines a modest but clear and well‐focused agenda. First, it reaches out to small and medium‐size enterprises with a regional program of counseling and design referrals; it nurtures collaboration among designers and inventors. Second, it facilitates design‐related research and curriculum development for schools of business and schools of t

ISSN:1045-7194    

DOI:10.1111/j.1948-7169.1996.tb00493.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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CAN A STATE DESIGN ORGANIZATION survive in lean economic times? DesignAlabama is making plans it believes will not only insure its survival but help it thrive. Frank Setzer points out how this not‐for‐profit agency is building creative partnerships with other design‐related institutions, redefining its publications effort to attract outside sponsors, expanding membership, and reorganizing its community design initiative so that towns will be better prepared to translate design visions into completed projects. It's quite a success

ISSN:1045-7194    

DOI:10.1111/j.1948-7169.1996.tb00494.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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WE SEE WITH SOME ENVY that the Barcelona Design Center (BCD) is what happens when business, government, and design professionals mutually recognize and support design as a critical business strategy. King Juan Carlos is honorary president of BCD and bestows its National Design Award. Equally impressive, as recounted in these pages by Mai Felip, are the breadth of BCD activities—a design consultancy referral service, design audits, a design subsidy grant program, awards, exhibitions, an information center, and mor

ISSN:1045-7194    

DOI:10.1111/j.1948-7169.1996.tb00495.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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IN SPREADING THE GOOD NEWS about design, the Danish Design Centre is a master of effective communication. Here, Jens Bernsen's wisdom and fascinating stories from real life related to the Centre's publishing strategy will inspire many to fill out an order form to see, firsthand, how concise narrative content, outstanding graphic design, and thoughtfully chosen illustrations can be blended to create a powerful national design voice.

ISSN:1045-7194    

DOI:10.1111/j.1948-7169.1996.tb00496.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY