{"title":"Practice \u0026 Reality","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLessons from real projects, failures, and design manufacturing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"designy-the-story-of-the-rise-fall-and-rebound-of-a-democratic-design-revolution","title":"DESIGNY     The Story Of The Rise, Fall and Rebound Of A Democratic Design Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDESIGNY    \u003c\/span\u003eThe Story of the Rise, Fall and Rebound of a Democratic Design Revolution\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy Amr Helmy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat makes a design brand succeed?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd more importantly…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat makes it lose its soul?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDESIGNY is not just the story of a furniture company.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is the story of an idea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn idea born from a simple but radical belief:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGood design should not be a luxury.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt should be accessible, intelligent, and human.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFounded during one of Egypt’s most uncertain economic periods, DESIGNY began as a rebellion against expensive, exclusionary design. 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fundamental:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow excellence is designed into a system before production even begins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt explores how quality emerges from:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClear design intent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrganizational culture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eResponsibility chains\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProcess alignment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLong-term thinking\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecause quality problems are rarely production problems.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey are almost always design ecosystem problems.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWho this book is for\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book is written for:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Designers who want their ideas to survive production\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Manufacturers who want to build lasting excellence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Design managers building quality cultures\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Entrepreneurs creating product-driven companies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Leaders responsible for design organizations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd for anyone who believes that great products are not manufactured — they are cultivated.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmr Helmy is an Egyptian designer, author, and founder of Narrative Driven Design (NDD), a methodology integrating psychology, storytelling, and spatial design. 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