The Designer's Book of Change: The Ancient Wisdom of the I Ching for Today's Designers - Softcover

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The Designer’s Book of Change, which is based upon the I Ching, is the third in a trilogy of works by Carl Garant, and is dedicated to the investigation, interpretation, and definition of the phenomenon we’ve come to describe as design. The author explores the relationship between design and change, and the power inherent in the design process. The Designer’s Book of Change critically explores the dynamics of meaning and purpose, and their relationship to change. The author describes design as a facilitator—a symbol making process that gives form and substance to Life. The ancient Chinese system of symbols, i.e. the trigrams and hexagrams used to describe the I Ching, are applied to the nature and elements of design, including 64 verses and commentaries relating to each situation encountered.The Designer’s Book of Change presents convincing evidence of design’s universality and importance to the human condition. It is a must read for anyone interested in art, creativity, symbolism, psychology, self-enlightenment, the Tao, change, or metaphysics.

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