Design by analogy is a powerful part of the design process across the wide variety of
modalities used by designers such as linguistic descriptions, sketches, and diagrams. We …

The selection of sources of inspiration is a crucial moment while designing, as it can
enhance design creativity. Designers seem to prefer using pictorial representation …

A deliberate design and arrangement of creative learning activities in tertiary design
education is crucial in helping design students to release their creative potential …

Highlights•This study extends design research on inspiration examples from problem-
solving tasks to styling tasks.•Explores inspiration examples generated according to the …

The selection of inspirational sources is a crucial step while designing, which potentially can
enhance creativity. However, empirical investigations have demonstrated a dual-effect that …

Companies need to innovate quickly to adapt to the current rapidly changing market
environment. Therefore, methods to support the computer-aided creative design process …

Highlights•Seven types of behavior code were identified from the designers' ideation.•Four
association modes between words and images were adopted by designers in ideation.•A …

In this paper, the authors describe how the design thinking process can be represented
drawing upon on a review of recent studies of design practice and designer creativity. The …

La recherche en conception de produits aboutit à des méthodologies et des outils dans le
but d'améliorer innovation et créativité. Dans ce contexte, notre recherche propose un …

While informal tools can benefit early design, their use requires that a designer surrender
the richer affordances of physical tools. To better understand the importance of physical …