CONFERENCE ON DESIGN METHODS
J. Christopher Jones and D. J. Thornley [Editors]
J. Christopher Jones and D. J. Thornley [Editors]: CONFERENCE ON DESIGN METHODS [PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE CONFERENCE ON SYSTEMATIC AND INTUITIVE METHODS IN ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL DESIGN, ARCHITECTURE AND COMMUNICATIONS | LONDON, SEPTEMBER 1962]. London: Pergamon Press, 1963. First edition. Octavo. Fabricoid boards decorated in green and black. 222 pp. Scantly illustrated in black and white. Trivial shelf wear including two pieces of tape and writing on FEPs: the owner's signature and a gift inscription. Back cover's fore edges age-toned. Spine is slightly sunfaded. Interior unmarked and very clean. Out-of-print. A nearly fine copy. Rare.
6 x 9.25 hard cover book with 222 pages and black-and-white text illustrations. The Conference on Design Methods is considered to be the first time design methodology was considered as a field: "Of course, the field was based on some earlier work (the earliest reference in Design Methodology literature is probably Zwicky's 'Morphological Method' published in 1948 (Zwicky, 1948)), but the 1962 Conference was the first time 'design methods' received substantial academic recognition." (M. J. de Vries et al. (eds.), "Design Methodology and Relationships with Science," Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1993)
- Foreword by Peter A. Slann
- Opening Address: Discovering Designers by D. G. Christopherson
- A Systematic Approach to the Problems of Town and regional Planning by L. S. Jay
- The Relevance of System Engineering by William Gosling
- A Methodology for the Design of Instruments by G. M. E. Williams
- Design Method in Architectural Education by D. G. Thornley
- A Method of Systematic Design by J. Christopher Jones
- Problems of the Design of a Design System by Joseph Esherick
- The Determination of Components for an Indian Village by Christopher Alexander
- The Morphological Approach to Engineering Design by K. W. Norris
- Some Experiences of Structural Analysis with the Aid of an Electronic Digital Computer by A. H. Lucas
- The Conception of a Shape and the Evolution of a Design by Gordon Pask
- Communication in Problem-solving Groups by B. N. Lewis
- The Creative Process by Robyn Denny
- Creative Methods in Painting by Roger Coleman and Howard Hodgkin
- Psychological Aspects of the Creative Act by E. F. O'Doherty
- A Review of the Papers Presented at the Conference by J. K. Page
- Index
- An additional paper "Visual Analogues" by Anthony Froshaug was presented at the conference but is not available for publication.
"The conference was held on 19th to 21st September 1962 in premises made available by the Department of Aeronautics, Imperial College, London."