The description of a method for the notation and analysis of the creative process in design,
drawing on insights from design practice and cognitive psychology. This book presents …

In this dynamic review and synthesis of empirical research and theoretical discussion of
design as cognitive activity, Willemien Visser reconciles and integrates the classical view of …

The goal of many blue-sky idea generation techniques is to generate a large quantity of
ideas with the hope of obtaining a few outstanding, creative ideas that are worth pursuing …

The design studio has been, and will probably continue to be, the cornerstone of design
education. Its major feature is the one-on-one desk critique (crit), in which student and …

The design studio, at the heart of design education everywhere, embodies the underlying
presumption that students who work side by side, and often in collaboration, benefit from …

A review of the problem-solving literature related to design-thinking processes revealed that
the problem-solving framework utilised by novice designers is missing some significant …

This book addresses the development of quantitative tools intended to improve the
understanding of design activities. The motivation of the research was to understand human …

This paper proposes methods to acquire information from linkography in protocol studies.
The paper commences with an introduction of linkography together with its use and then …

This paper presents the cognitive activity differences of six expert architects when they
design in blindfolded (BF) and sketching (SK) conditions. It was observed that all …

The positive effect of having environmental information is generally taken for granted in
design for sustainability and ecodesign. Research in the field of creativity, however, has …