The Semantic Turn

Responding to cultural demands for meaning, user-friendliness, and fun as well as the opportunities of the emerging information society, The Semantic Turn boldly outlines a new science for design that gives designers previously unavailable grounds on which to state their claims and validate their designs. It sets the stage by reviewing the h

Foreword, Introduction and Overview, Chapter 1. History and aim, Chapter 2. Basic concepts of human-centered design, Chapter 3. Meaning of artifacts in use, Chapter 4. Meaning of artifacts in language, Chapter 5. Meaning in the lives of artifacts, Chapter 6. Meaning in an ecology of artifacts, Chapter 7. Design methods, research, and a science for design, Chapter 8. Distantiations, Chapter 9. Roots in the Ulm School of Design?, References, Credits, Index, About the Author