International Journal of Design

International Journal of Design
http://www.ijdesign.org/ojs/index.php/IJDesign/article/view/53/27

Metaphors help designers to understand unfamiliar design problems by juxtaposing them with known situations. Retrieving concepts from metaphors demands creative thinking. While the importance of this heuristic has been acknowledged in design, more research is needed to appreciate its contribution to design practice. This investigation aims to assess metaphor use by students in design problem solving, with a particular focus on design creativity. Relationships between factors of creativity and factors of metaphors were submitted for statistical analyses. Findings show that innovation is the most significant factor characterizing design creativity, followed by utility and aesthetics.

tema tratado: metaforas en el diseño.
editorial: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 License
país de origen: Ariel, Israel
idioma: Ingles
año de inicio:
autor: Hernan Pablo Casakin