Human-centered design as a fragile encounter

Design Issues

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 72-80

  Steen, Marc ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84555188681     PISSN: 07479360     EISSN: 15314790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/DESI_a_00125     Document Type: Article

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