Design: Creation of Artifacts in Society
by Karl T. Ulrich
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania 2011
ISBN-13: 9780983648703
Number of pages: 145
Description:
Design is conceiving and giving form to artifacts that solve problems. I use artifact in a broad and atypical sense to describe any product of intentional creation, including physical goods, services, software, graphics, buildings, landscapes, organizations, and processes.
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