Design Creativity 2010

Download or read book Design Creativity 2010 written by Toshiharu Taura and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-11-04 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is ‘design creativity’? It is impossible to answer this question without considering why human beings can – and do – ‘design’. Design creativity is instrumental in not only addressing social problems faced across the world, but also evoking an innate appreciation for beauty and a sense of personal contentment. Design Creativity 2010 comprises advanced research findings on design creativity and perspectives on future directions of design creativity research. The papers included were presented and discussed at the first ICDC (International Conference on Design Creativity), which was held at Kobe, Japan, in 2010. Design Creativity 2010 encourages readers to enhance and expand their activities in the field of design creativity.