Design in the Information Environment

Some designers view the computer as a job thief, but the reality is that computers not only increase capabilities in the design world, they enhance creative opportunities as well.Designers realize that computers will not leave their field untouched. But the news is good. The thrust of this book is to transform early fears of being replaced by a machine into a fascination with the computer as a tool, as an aid in doing the work of design in new and interesting ways.The 12 essays and two panel discussions in this book introduce readers to the ramifications of computers in design. Experts from visual communications, product design, planning, cognitive psychology, computer science, and mathematics present ideas concerning the changing nature of design in the information age.The major change identified is that design is evolving from a practice primarily concerned with manipulating material to a discipline increasingly involved in creating, using, and manipulating information."