Rethinking Design Thinking: Part II

In 'Rethinking Design Thinking: Part II', Lucy Kimbell draws on ideas from anthropology and science and technology studies to argue that design expertise and activity are constituted materially and discursively, that is, through both objects and talk, in the course of practice. She introduces a pair of concepts, design-as-practice and designs-in-practice, as an analytical tool for design studies researchers. These concepts frame design as a situated, local accomplishment carried out by diverse and multiple actors, give objects a role in constituting design practices, and move the individual designer away from being treated as the sole agent of designing. Published in Design and Culture, 4(2), 129 to 148. Credits: Kimbell, L. (2012). Rethinking Design Thinking: Part II. Design and Culture, 4(2), 129–148. http://doi.org/10.2752/175470812X13281948975413