Producing New Technologies \| SOC 334
INTRODUCTION	LECTURES	ASSESSMENT	REFERENCES & RESOURCES	NINA WAKEFORD

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Week 2	Session 5 (5th Oct) - The Work of Design What do designers actually do? Are they concerned with mere surface styling of a product, or do they play a more important role in the development of new technologies? We will look at the dimensions of design culture – its norms and work practices – and see how they might be important in understanding another aspect of the cultures of production. This session will provide the background to the case studies in Sessions 6 and 8. Key Readings Dudley, E & S Mealing (2000) Becoming Designers: Education and influence. Exeter: Intellect Press Julier, G (2004) The Bigger Future of European Design. Available online here Julier, G (2001) The Culture of Design. London: Sage (Chapter eight) Molotch, H (2003) Where Stuff Comes From. London: Routledge Potter, N (2002) What is a Designer: things, places, messages. London, Hyphen Press Press, M and Cooper, R (2003) The Design Experience. Aldershot, Ashgate Links Guy Julier's home page
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