288 Pages
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CRC Press
280 Pages
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CRC Press
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In this dynamic review and synthesis of empirical research and theoretical discussion of design as cognitive activity, Willemien Visser reconciles and integrates the classical view of design, as conceptualized by Herbert Simon's symbolic information processing approach, with modern views of design such as the situativity approach, as formulated by Donald Schön. The author goes on to develop... Read more
Contents: Foreword. Preface. Part I: Introduction. Focus of This Book. Public Addressed. Some Historical Pointers. Preliminary Terminological Issues. Models of Design. Our Empirical Design Studies at a Glance. Part II: The Classical View on Design. The Symbolic Information Processing (SIP) Approach. Herbert A. Simon. Simon's Framework for Design: The Sciences of the Artificial. Discussion of the Symbolic Information Processing Approach to Design. Part III: Modern Views on Design. The Situativity (SIT) Approach. Situativity and Other Alternatives to the SIP Approach. Early SIT-Inspired Research. Current SIT-Inspired Research. Discussion of the Situativity Approach to Design. Part IV: Confronting Classical and Modern Views on Design. Symbolic Information Processing Versus Situativity Debates in the Literature. Confrontation of the SIP and SIT Approaches. Part V: Design as Construction of Representations. Definition of Design. Representations. Representations at the Source of a Design Project: Requirements and "Design Problems". Intermediate Representations. Representations at the End of a Design Project: Specifications and "Design Solutions". Designing as an Activity: Construction of Representations. Discussion. Part VI: Conclusion. SIP and SIT, Individual and Collective Design. Design Involves More Than Problem Solving. Construction of Representations: Conclusion and Framework for Further Research.
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Willemien Visser
