Contents -- Preface -- Design as a Concept -- Design and History -- Retrospective -- The Bauhaus -- The Ulm School of Design -- The Example of Braun -- German Democratic Republic -- From Good Design to the Art of Design -- Design and Globalization -- Design and Methodology -- Epistemological Methods in Design -- Semiotics and Design -- Phenomenology and Design -- Hermeneutics and Design -- Developments in Design Methodology -- Design and Theory -- Approach -- The Influence of Critical Theory -- On the Road to Disciplinary Design Theory -- Aspects of a Disciplinary Design Theory -- On the Communicative Function of Design -- The Formal Aesthetic Functions -- The Marking Functions -- The Symbolic Functions -- From Product Language to Product Semantics -- Design and its Contexts -- From Corporate Design to Service Design -- From Design Management to Strategic Design -- Architecture and Design -- Utopias, Visions, Concepts, and Trends -- Design and Society -- Design and Technology -- Microelectronics and Design -- Outlook -- Bibliography -- Index of Names -- Subject Index -- Picture Credits.