By Zvez:

• What is inerdisciplinarity? Various definitions, ending with our own.
• Brief two-tracked history of academia: segmentation and merger
• Why is this important for you? What will you gain with this book?
• Chapter breakdown
• A shot into the future of graphic design (how is interdisciplinarity changing/enriching the field)
• Conclusion

Although our target reader is the designer —  student, recent grad, or seasoned practitioner — looking for a way into the interdisciplinary buzz, we hope the book appeals more broadly to any visionary thinker in search of new knowledge.

By Nancy:
In 2011 the boundaries that were once drawn between disciplines are dissolving and deteriorating. This past static perspective is getting turned on it’s head as we face new modes of communication, immigration, and environmental challenges… Within all this change new problems arise. Designers are well positioned as creative problem solvers to face these challenges but they cannot do it alone, collaborative teams of diverse thinkers are often brought together. The borders of the design field have become so far reaching, at what point do you call a project interdisciplinary? What is within and what is outside the borders of graphic design?