Journal
DESIGN STUDIES
Volume 27, Issue 2, Pages 183-222Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.destud.2005.07.003
Keywords
conceptual design; design cognition; design behaviour; design activity; computational model
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Designers immerse themselves in environments rich in inspiration. Previous research has tended to neglect the vital role of sources of inspiration in triggering and guiding designers' activities. This paper reports research which investigates the gathering of inspiration sources and exploration of ideas and hence attempts to understand how inspiration is harnessed. We conducted a progressive series of empirical studies looking at knitwear design: in situ observation; semi-structured interviews; constrained design tasks; and computational modelling. The paper proposes simple general accounts of observed design behaviour and shows how a simple parts-and-relations account can explicate aspects of subtlety and complexity in design. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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