Description

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-Year after year Working, edited by Peter Zec, one of the best design experts in the world, presents products from work- and technology-oriented fields -Focuses on design products from offices, heating and air conditioning, industry and crafts, life science and medicine, as well as computers and information technology -Additionally, the design team of the year, as well as designer and jury portraits will be shown The products that have won the Red Dot earn themselves a place in the Working 2017/2018 yearbook. Together, they present a varied picture of the field of work and technology-based design. The innovation and design quality of the products presented here help to make work safer, more comfortable and more pleasant, showing new ways to harness the innovation potential of modern technology. In addition to the areas of office, industry and crafts, heating and air conditioning technology, life science and medicine as well as computers and information technology, the yearbook also includes the design team of the year besides in-depth features on the designers and jury members. For design professionals and lovers of design - Working 2017/2018 is not only an enrichment for designers and design students: It also gives product managers, heads of purchasing or marketing strategists an overview of culturally relevant product design, providing those interested in design with an insight into an exciting and vibrant industry. Text in English and German.

About the Author

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Professor Dr. Peter Zec, born 1956, is an international well-known design expert. He is the founder and CEO of Red Dot. He has been active for over 20 years as a communications and design consultant for numerous companies and lectures throughout the world in design-relevant topics. As an expert on the international design scene he is the publisher of the Red Dot Design Yearbook and the International Yearbook Communication Design. He has published the following books among others: Informationsdesign (1988), Design goes virtual! (1996), German Design Standards (1997; 2005), Designing Success (1999), Good Design (2000), Orientierung im Raum (2002), Hall of Fame. Companies Searching for Excellence in Design (2003; 2007), Return on Ideas - Better by Design (2006), Who's Who in Design (2003; 2007), and The Design Value - a Strategy for Business Success (2010).