UNEXPECTED DISCOVERIES AND THEIR ENHANCEMENT OF THE DESIGN PROCESS

DS 93: Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&PDE 2018), Dyson School of Engineering, Imperial College, London. 6th - 7th September 2018

Year: 2018
Editor: Erik Bohemia, Ahmed Kovacevic, Lyndon Buck, Peter Childs, Stephen Green, Ashley Hall, Aran Dasan
Author: Mejia, Luis Alfonso; Arango, Hugo Dario; Chandrasekera, Tilanka
Series: E&PDE
Institution: 1: Oklahoma State University; 2: Universidad Icesi
Section: Creativity and Innovation in Design and Engineering Education
Page(s): 230-235
ISBN: 978-1-912254-02-6

Abstract

The design process has evolved with the inclusion of technology, affecting the creative process. Digital media tools have become for design studios and educational facilities a setting for idea representation, development and communication within the design process. The evolution of digital media tools has shifted from two-dimensional applications to more diverse and flexible threedimensional scenarios. The inclusion of parameters as modelling attributes give designers new possibilities by which they can enhance their creativity and idea generation processes. The purpose of this study was to identify unexpected discoveries as milestones for creativity within two digital media tools; Geometric Modelling Environments (GME) and Parametric Design Environments (PDE). A protocol analysis study was conducted between the two digital environments to comprehend the design process. The level of creativeness of each design outcome was contrasted with the digital environment used.

Keywords: Unexpected discoveries, parametric design, creativity, protocol analysis

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