Abstract
Building on the contributions of existing works in the area of design ontology, this paper presents a hypothetical model of design synthesis which depicts design activities, design outputs and two modes of thought in design. The model is used as a basis upon which to explore design synthesis at multiple levels of cognitive granularity. Studies of conceptual design cognition lend support to a distinction between the creation of design elements and their composition. Additional studies of cognitive processing are reviewed and summarised in order to identify cognitive processes which might be involved in design composition. The review highlights several cognitive processes which have yet to be studied in an ecologically valid design context but which could form the basis of a multi-level model of design synthesis.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 279-288 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | DS87-8 |
State | Published - 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 21st International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED 2017 - Vancouver, Canada Duration: 21 Aug 2017 → 25 Aug 2017 |
Keywords
- Conceptual design
- Design cognition
- Human behaviour in design