Books by Nigel Cross

A revised and edited collection of key parts of Professor Cross's published work, this book offers a timeline of scholarship and research over the course of 25 years, and a resource for understanding how designers think and work. Coverage includes the nature and nurture of design ability; design discipline versus design science;

The Common Writer examines the conditions of authorship and the development of publishing and journalism during the nineteenth century. Drawing on a wide range of contemporary sources, it provides a detailed account on the social, cultural, and economic factors that control literary activity, and determine literary success or failure.

Since the Stockholm Environment Conference in 1972 and the Rio Summit in 1992, there has been unprecedented public concern for the future of the planet and a growing awareness that development needs to be sustainable. This title charts the growth of these ideas.