The Design Experience

Press (design research, Sheffield Hallam U., UK) and Cooper (design management, U. of Salford, UK) draw on perspectives from cultural studies, design management, marketing, new product development, and communications theory to examine the contexts, practices, and roles of designers. Written from a UK perspective, the volume is perfectly useful to international readers, particularly students and practitioners of design, design management, cultural and business studies. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Mike Press is Professor of Design Research and Head of the Art and Design Research Centre at Sheffield Hallam University. He has written widely in the fields of design, the applied arts and design management, has addressed conferences worldwide and has broadcast on television and radio. Rachel Cooper is Professor of Design Management at the University of Salford where she is Director of the Adelphi Institute for Research into Creative Arts and Sciences. Author of many books and papers in the field of design research, she is also the founder of both the European Academy of Design and the Design Journal of which she is the Editorial Chair. The authors collaborated previously in writing The Design Agenda: a guide to successful design management which is published in both English and Chinese. They have co-directed projects for the Design Council, and have established the Design Policy Partnership as a think tank and research consultancy advancing socially responsible design.