DESIGN THINKING RESEARCH
ABSTRACTS
Researching about Design Thinking and the vital role reinterpretation plays in the design. The different strategies individuals design think before creating the outcome. It isn’t clear, which method is superlative. Through research finding out that the way people design products is through sketching, through inspirations from blogs, group work and other methods. Also, through further researching and by realising by the fact that this depends on the individuals’ strengths.
KEYWORDS
Reinterpretation, Appropriate, Principles, Applicable, Design Process, Conquered and Wicked Problems
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND CONTEXT
Design thinking and the different ways individuals design think and the process of the development.
This can be done through sketching, blogging, searching for the encouragement on pin interest as well as, visiting various places, to get more of a broader understanding. From the lecturer Ben, as a group we were set a task to create a storyboard. Each peer decided to select the task, which was our weakest option. The purpose of this is so we could progress on these approaches. This strategy has allowed us to understand that this depends on the individual, whether they want to develop their skills on these tactics or they want to use something, which would help them to produce an outcome, which is
This is to ensure the result of accurate information using speech marks on the word “Design Thinking” before entering it on the search engines. The purpose of this is to ensure results of appropriate information. The books selected were Design Studies by Catherine Stones published in 2010, The Principles & Purpose Of Interactive Design published by Jamie Steane in 2014, as well as, the book Wicked Problems in Design Thinking by Richard Buchanan, early 1992. The reason for selecting these books is because their informative nature and different range of published dates, mean with more information. However, the book 100 ideas that changed graphic design by Steven Heller and Veronique Vienne in 2012, wasn’t reviewed as it wasn’t linked to Design Thinking and it was irrelevant. Moreover, Tim Brown discussed Harvard Business Review in 2008 about Design Thinking, as well as, Jon Kolko wrote an article about 20 Design Thinking Comes Of Age and Phil Brown recently discussed Why Design Thinking Conquered The World, research as well as, Steve Lennon discussed about Design Thinking. The text, which is less relevant, is the Wicked Problems In Design Thinking as it is quite an outdated text book. Overall, all these books and sources give applicable
Lawson, Bryan. How Designers Think: The Design Process Demystified. 4th ed. Oxford: Architectural Press, 2006.
Leonard, D. & Rayport, J.F. (1997) “Spark innovation through empathic design” Harvard Business Review, November-December 1997.
IDEO’s approach to the product design process is through a collective group effort that encourages suggestions, multiple prototypes, and...
Wicked Problems in Design Thinking Author(s): Richard Buchanan Source: Design Issues, Vol. 8, No. 2 (Spring, 1992), pp. 5-21 Published by: The MIT Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/
How design is altered from the traditional up front design method will be discussed. The general picture obtained from a first glance at the XP method tends to imply that design is a frivolous activity put in second-place after programming. Although programming is incredibly important for getting anything done, it is equally nothing without design as design without programming. They compensate each other for their own blunders.
Design has established itself as core elements in societies helping countless communities build infrastructure, invent new ways to better living conditions and create design desirable for consumption hence bettering the economy. Though this is a positive, most designers of the 21st century use their skills and their designs alike for those who can afford it; designing for what’s in fact the minority, 10% of the world’s population. The reason why developmental aid and design for development is essential to improving standards of living for those who live in developing countries, but to also bridge the gap between the rich and the poor. Ilse Oosterlaken (2009, p.100) equates most designs for development that use a `participatory' process as having a limited, user-centred approach; and suggests instead a more universal design approach, which she calls ‘capability sensitive design’. This essay will illustrate designs that have contributed to developmental design through capability sensitive design approach, considering sustainable design that are not only better the environment, community health and social welfare but the country’s economic standing. Through evaluating each example’s potential for real, sufficient, diverse and lasting value for the targeted users we can determine each design’s efficiency.
User Centred Design is a term used to encompass the process of applying an understood knowledge of a user’s limitations, requirements and desires to solve a proposed problem. This often includes approaching a design with an empathetic manner, to produce a solution that is both creative and analytically based. Through the very nature of the practice, the concept of a sole designer being knowledgeable enough to make informed decisions about the requirements of the targeted audience is challenged. The application of such may be brought about due to; a poorly defined problem, a lack of information and understanding or the desire to identify the core problem on a more engaged and persona...
Creswell, J., 2003, A framework for design, 2nd ed., Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, California, pp. 3-26.
My creative process begins with word association, whether it’s mind mapping or BDA (before during and after) techniques, using a word process spurs ideas and images that may not have presented themselves otherwise. Next, thumbnail drawings help expand the ideas and develop the mind map further. These sketches usually raise a question or two and thus begins my research phase. Whether it is product demographic research or a profile image of perhaps, a ram, to gain a better understanding of proportions, research also spurs alternate ideas while insuring they are not unknowingly copied from another source.
Hegeman, J. (2008). The Thinking Behind Design. Master Thesis submitted to the school of design, Carngie Mellon University. Retrieved from: http://jamin.org/portfolio/thesis-paper/thinking-behind-design.pdf.
On page 3 of the Stanford Design School Method, it says that, “It’s not about coming up with the ‘right’ idea, it’s about generating the broadest range of possibilities.” Ideating can help you in the workforce by allowing you to brainstorm. Like we did in a few of our Designing Your Life worksheets we brainstormed a lot of career ideas. We wrote down even ideas that seemed silly to show us that there was no on right answer. We could use this in our job hunting search to show us that there are many jobs and opportunities out there for us.
Concepts play a key role in the development of innovative design solutions. Concepts are used to frame some general design approach. Even though there is no sharp distinction between the process of production and the process of interpretation of designs, an “intended” interpretation usually guides the actions of the designers. Concepts are used to frame some general design approach. In the absence of standard pre-organizing design principles, designers base their search on tentative constructions, or hypotheses which they gradually convert into pragmatic ones. Unlike a scientific hypothesis, which aims at being predictive a design hypothesis aims at being productive: it aims to produce
In the beginning lectures, I had no idea that brainstorming and conceptualizing an idea was part of an elaborate process to generate good product ideas. Great inspiration and a creative idea require deep thinking. I have learned that opportunity identification involves looking into the problems first rather than diving headfirst into the solution. Identifying and analyzing customer’s needs, market size, sustainability and scalability allows easy identification of low and high potential concepts. As stated in the article by Tim Brown (Brown, 2008), human-centric approach of innovation should be part of the design process as it gives insights into the life of an everyday person.
My inspirations are focus on mostly the graphics designing, although I have chosen to do applied art and design as a A levels subject I would like to discover the graphic designing in more detailed and depth and in future hope to do an idea which would be a applied art and design the graphics.
A new product on the market may look all shiny and new and be appealing to customers but what is the story behind the product and what is the underlying future for this product. Where were the original materials from? Is it all legalised? Where did the manufacturing take place? How was the product manufactured? These are all questions that are never properly addressed in the design industry and are just simply overlooked. They are the aspects of designing and producing a new product that need to be carefully looked at to make a good design, and to make sustainable products.