Designers’ identity: skills' self-perception and expectation in design students

Kamila Kunrath; Philip Cash; Jason Li-Ying

doi:10.21278/idc.2018.0116

Designers’ identity: skills' self-perception and expectation in design students

Kamila Kunrath, Philip Cash, Jason Li-Ying

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Designers’ Professional Identity (DPI) combines social- and self-perceptive awareness through which one is able to identify as a designer. However, self-perception can be different from the expectations associated with an ideal designer, especially during education. Thus, this paper reports a survey where self-perceived design skills and expectation are compared at different points in a design education. Findings indicate that changes in mindset modify the alignment between self-perception and expectations, which provides implications for education and for a broader understanding of DPI.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	DS92: Proceedings of the DESIGN 2018 15th International Design Conference
Publisher	Design Society
Publication date	2018
Pages	2045-2054
ISBN (Electronic)	978-953-7738-59-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.21278/idc.2018.0116
Publication status	Published - 2018
Event	DESIGN2018 - 15th International Design Conference - Dubrovnik, Croatia Duration: 21 May 2018 → 24 May 2018 http://www.designconference.org/

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Conference	DESIGN2018 - 15th International Design Conference
Country/Territory	Croatia
City	Dubrovnik
Period	21/05/2018 → 24/05/2018
Internet address	http://www.designconference.org/

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