Book launch: The Materials of Service Design
Design is about forming, but what are we forming when we design services? This is the theme of the book The Materials of Service Design in which the materials of service design are explored, presented, categorised and discussed.
Join us and the authors; Simon Clatworthy, Josina Vink, Jonathan Romm, Claire Dennington and Ted Matthews, for an evening filled with presentations about the book, discussions as well as an optional mini-workshop.
There will be free food and drinks, and a discount voucher for those wanting to buy a copy of the book.
Acclaim for the book
'If design is about forming materials, then what are the materials of service Design? The Materials of Service Design is a ground-breaking study that fully explores this question by establishing a discourse around the materials of service design, discussing materials as a means to study what service design is and could be.'
— John Burroughs, Midwest Book Review/Library Bookwatch
'Fundamentally, designers should understand the materials with which they work, how they fit together and interact. The Materials of Service Design is at once rigorous, readable and practically applicable. It is essential reading for anyone working in the field, valuable to practitioners and academics alike.'
— Andy Polaine, Design Leadership Coach
'Finally demystified, with rigor and clarity! This book offers the most crystalized and designerly understanding of the persistent question around Service Design, "what to design with and for". This book will redefine what you think you know about Service Design and bring new dimensions to disciplinary and professional identities and educational visions of Service Design. A must-read for anyone who wishes to do Service Design rightly.' — Jung Joo Lee, National University of Singapore
About the speakers
