Des / Orientierung Cover

Design2context, Ruedi Baur, Stefanie-Vera Kockot, Clemens Bellut, Andrea Gleiniger (eds.)

Des-/Orientierung, Dis-/Orientation, Dés-/Orientation 2

In graphic design, instructions, city planning, and other creative disciplines, complex tasks related to orientation and disorientation are on the rise. “Dis-/Orientation 2” is an academic investigation into phenomena, representations, and stagings of orientation and disorientation. The design research institute Design2context, under the direction of Ruedi Baur, invited academics from various fields to discuss both categories. While the first volume offered a predominantly pictorial treatment of the topic, this one addresses the phenomenon with solidly researched texts. The thematically organized anthology highlights the areas in which the concepts of orientation and disorientation are applied and sets in motion a critical analysis in various fields.

In graphic design, instructions, city planning, and other creative disciplines, complex tasks related to orientation and disorientation are on the rise. “Dis-/Orientation 2” is an academic investigation into phenomena, representations, and stagings of orientation and disorientation. The design research institute Design2context, under the direction of Ruedi Baur, invited academics from various fields to discuss both categories. While the first volume offered a predominantly pictorial treatment of the topic, this one addresses the phenomenon with solidly researched texts. The thematically organized anthology highlights the areas in which the concepts of orientation and disorientation are applied and sets in motion a critical analysis in various fields.

Edited by Design2context, Ruedi Baur, Stefanie-Vera Kockot, Clemens Bellut, Andrea Gleiniger

Design: Ruedi Baur, Megan Hall

16,5 x 24,0 cm, 6 ½ x 9 ½ in

384 pages, 50 illustrations

paperback

2010, 978-3-03778-158-6, German
English
French
CHF 20.00

Clemens Bellut

Clemens Bellut, born 1956 in the Rheinland region, studied philosophy and philology in Bonn and Thübingen, Germany. He co-managed the Institute Design2context at the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste, the university of arts in Zurich, with Ruedi Baur and Vera Baur Kockot.

Ruedi Baur

Ruedi Baur investigates concrete design issues in social contexts, focusing on the development of a comprehensive design approach. In practice, research and teaching, he focuses on orientation, identification, presentation and comprehensibility of complexity. He has developed internationally recognized projects with Intégral Ruedi Baur, now Integral Designers, 10-Milliards-Humains and Civic city. He is professor at the School of Art and Design, HEAD – Geneva, the ENSAD École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, Paris and the University of Strasbourg.