Beyond ready-made solutions - design as a practice of critical questioning
In a time of converging crises, how can design education cultivate hope? Led by Anab Jain, head of the department of Design Investigations at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, this book presents a curiosity-led, investigative approach by equipping students with speculative practices, worldbuilding, material engagement and storytelling to address complex issues from the climate crisis to technological acceleration. Rather than rushing to solutions, such a method nurtures the ability to design questions, an essential skill today. Structured around key reflective questions, it invites interdisciplinary collaboration to shape different futures with imagination, care and joy.
| ISBN: | 9783775761857 |
| Publication date: | 30th April 2026 |
| Author: | Anab Jain, Nikolas Heep, Stefan Zinell |
| Publisher: | Hatje Cantz an imprint of Hatje Cantz Verlag |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 248 pages |
| Genres: |
Design, Industrial and commercial arts, illustration |
Beyond ready-made solutions - design as a practice of critical questioning
In a time of converging crises, how can design education cultivate hope? Led by Anab Jain, head of the department of Design Investigations at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, this book presents a curiosity-led, investigative approach by equipping students with speculative practices, worldbuilding, material engagement and storytelling to address complex issues from the climate crisis to technological acceleration. Rather than rushing to solutions, such a method nurtures the ability to design questions, an essential skill today. Structured around key reflective questions, it invites interdisciplinary collaboration to shape different futures with imagination, care and joy.
Designing Questions features in the following genres: Design, Industrial and commercial arts, illustration
Designing Questions is available in Paperback
Designing Questions was written by Anab Jain, Nikolas Heep, Stefan Zinell and published by Hatje Cantz an imprint of Hatje Cantz Verlag
Designing Questions has 248 pages
£30.60