An exploration of design synthesis

Chris McTeague, Alex Duffy, Gerard Campbell, Madeleine Grealy, Laura Hay, Laura Pidgeon, Tijana Vuletic

Research output: Contribution to journalConference articlepeer-review

3 Scopus citations

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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)279-288
Number of pages10
JournalProceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED
Volume8
Issue numberDS87-8
StatePublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event21st International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED 2017 - Vancouver, Canada
Duration: 21 Aug 201725 Aug 2017

Keywords

  • Conceptual design
  • Design cognition
  • Human behaviour in design

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'An exploration of design synthesis'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this