Abstract
This work is part of a larger project which aims to investigate the nature of creativity and the effectiveness of creativity tools in highly-constrained design tasks. This paper presents the research where a coding scheme was developed and tested with a designer-researcher who conducted two rounds of design and analysis on a highly constrained design task. This paper shows how design
changes can be coded using a scheme based on creative ‘modes of change’. The coding scheme can show the way a designer moves around the design space, and particularly the strategies that are used by a creative designer to skip from one ‘train of solutions’ to new avenues. The coding scheme can be made more robust by: ensuring design change is always coded relative to a reference design; tightening up
definitions of ‘system’, ‘element’ and ‘function’; and using a matrix to develop a more complete set of codes. A much larger study with more designers working on different types of highly-constrained design task is needed, in order to draw conclusions on the modes of change and their relationship to creativity.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Design Creativity 2010 |
Publisher | Springer |
Publication date | 2010 |
Pages | 157-164 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-0-85729-223-0 |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Event | The First International Conference on Design Creativity - Kobe International Conference Center, Kobe, Japan Duration: 29 Nov 2010 → 1 Dec 2010 Conference number: 1 |
Conference
Conference | The First International Conference on Design Creativity |
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Number | 1 |
Location | Kobe International Conference Center |
Country/Territory | Japan |
City | Kobe |
Period | 29/11/2010 → 01/12/2010 |
Keywords
- coding scheme
- modes of change
- design space
- empirical study
- highly-constrained
- creativity
- design rationale