This book summarizes the results of Design Thinking Research carried out at Stanford University in Palo Alto; California; USA; and Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam; Germany.The authors offer readers a closer look at Design Thinking with its processes of innovations and methods. The contents of the articles range from how to design ideas; methods; and technologies via creativity experiments and wicked problem solutions; to creative collaboration in the real world and the connectivity of designers and engineers. But the topics go beyond this in their detailed exploration of design thinking and its use in IT systems engineering fields and even from a management perspective.The authors show how these methods and strategies work in companies; introduce new technologies and their functions and demonstrate how Design Thinking can influence as diverse a topic area as marriage. Furthermore; we see how special design thinking use functions in solving wicked problems in complex fields.Thinking and creating innovations are basically and inherently human ndash; so is Design Thinking. Due to this; Design Thinking is not only a factual matter or a result of special courses nor of being gifted or trained: itrsquo;s a way of dealing with our environment and improving techniques; technologies and life.
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312 of 316 people found the following review helpful. Ten reasons why you should own the revised version of Couture Sewing TechniquesBy Marina Von Koenig1. Better layout:The layout is so much better! Text is set in different colors to differentiate the content; tips; pull-out boxes; blurbs. This dramatically improves the book navigation!2. More Content:over thirty more pages of content added as a result of the authors recent research.3. More images:Claire added more images to illustrate instructions; and they are invaluable!4. Improved instructions:Clearly marked step-by-step instructions for all processes of couture construction. If you own the previous edition; you know how the instructions were presented in run-on paragraphs making it difficult to use the book as a quick reference.5. More how-to illustrations:6. Claires Hints:Excellent short tips; mostly absent in the previous edition.7. contemporary couture techniques from the worksrooms of Ralph Rucci and James Galanos8. techniques by Mainbocher and Charles Frederick Worth: Shaeffer says in her acknowledgements that she worked on a research project that focused on Mainbocher and Worth. She seems to have added some of the new techniques as a result of this research9. New chapter "Designing with Fabric": Shaeffer introduced this chapter to demonstrate "a variety of design ideas and specific techniques to inspire you to use fabrics more creatively". A master of observation; Claire describes techniques used in haute couture garments by Antonio Canovas del Castilo; Hubert de Givenchy; Chanel; Worth; Hanae Mori; I. Magnin; Balenciaga; Victor Edelstein; These techniques are not necessarily obvious; but so easy to learn and to apply in your own garments. She focuses mostly on lace and stripes; but also covers other tricky fabrics which require special techniques to enable undisturbed design.LACESeaming Lace to Lace: Lapped Seam; Buttressed Seam; Ribbon SeamSeaming Lace to Fabric: Lace-on-fabrique Appliqueacute; Seam; Applied Appliqueacute;Finishing Edges: Neckline Edges; HemsDesigning with Allover Lace Patterns:STRIPESRearranging StripesShrinking and StretchingPleats and TucksCutting and SeamingDESIGNING WITH OTHER FABRICSWrong Sides and Selvedges: for fabrics with attractive wrong side and selvedgeDesigning with Prints and Patterns: Matching Fabric PatternsDesigning with Appliqueacute;Sheer Fabrics10. Affordable price!s $15 for this most unique resource is a steal! I got my copy yesterday!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Move Up from Sewing to Haute Couture Tailoring Your Clothers!By BobbiThis book was purchased with the Fabric Guide book by Simplicity. This is a very technical book; to learn the hows and whys of "couture sewing techniques" and it is well worth the purchase! It is full of well illustrated how to sewing drawings; and wonderful color photographs of fashions from many different eras and designers. A lot of history too. It will be a great sewing companion; to take me up several levels from just "sewing" to creating real "couture tailoring" for myself. I am very glad that I purchased this book; and I believe that I will be able to learn and advance a lot; from it. I may write again; in the future; after I have used it to complete a sewing/tailoring project; as we all know....Claire Schaeffer authors some of the best sewing books out there!2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Im a beginner at sewing and sew mainly for enjoyment and gift-givingBy Jessica PonIm a beginner at sewing and sew mainly for enjoyment and gift-giving. I cant fully take advantage of this book yet; but Im definitely improving the way my projects turn out with what I do know so far. Its a relief to find a book with different hand-sewing techniques to reference as I work on different projects.