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June 25, 2010 By Richard

How Designers Think – Creativity and Innovation in Motion

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Sure you can figure out how they think... but NO ONE understands how they feel. *sniff, sniff*

I recently finished up another book from my ever-dwindling ‘learning list”:

How Designers Think
by Bryan Lawson
Publisher: Architectural Press; 4th edition (December 14, 2005)
ISBN-10: 0750660775
ISBN-13: 978-0750660778

Rating: 6.8 / 14.0

Pros: The author brought up many good points about the design process and how it has changed over the past few decades, which was a nice history lesson.  I was introduced to many ‘famous’ designers in this book and now have real people to research should I pursue this further.  The insight into the designers’ minds was inspiring and thought-provoking.

Cons: The author is a little gun-shy when it comes to making actual concrete decisions.  I understand that there are no earthly absolutely, but you have to make a decision some time.  No real conclusions were drawn other than ~those who are creative… are creative, but that we can all be that way if we stick to it~.  Examples and postulates were stated frequently, and I would hazard to guess unnecessarily so.

Assessment: Worth a quick view if on sale, in the library, or at a friend’s place.  Would be kind of a stretch to pay the $24 on Amazon.

Notes: I do not have any notes to distribute this time around.  I did make a mind map after I was done with this book, but I don’t have it scanned and I don’t think it’s quality enough to share.  However, let me know if you disagree and I can get it scanned and up for viewing. :)  Thank you for reading!

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