On the research area of Design Science and its functions

Perspective of design science

Abstract

The research area of Design Science has dual structure. One is for a modern profession in consumer society, the other is for designing as a human essential behavior. As the results of enormous consuming, the consumer society hit the wall. The social economy cannot maintain itself without increasing consumption but it makes resource lacking and eco-catastrophe. Design science should be sensible to this situation and should start to build up next generation design theory with critical standpoint to existing design professions.