This paper reports a study that investigated the synergies of influence (that which shapes the
context for creative ideas) and inspiration (that which inspires the content) during the …

This article seeks to unravel what is hypothesised as being at the root of design education:
the cultural capital of design educators. The premise is that capital is developed within the …

Industrial design processes can be described as human design problem solving,
incorporating the acquisition, evaluation, production and transfer of specific knowledge. In …

With shifting demographics and emerging populations that do not fit the universal ideal,
designers more than ever need to be receptive and responsive to heterogeneity and …

References to previous designs and other objects play an important role in the synthesis of
new design ideas, but object references are used for a wide variety of other purposes in …

That knowledge plays a meaningful role in product development is largely undisputed.
There is, however, no agreement about which kinds of knowledge are relevant for the …

People-centred design is a design approach that takes the intended end users into
consideration throughout the development process, resulting in more appropriate design …

This paper explores everyday references made during the design of artefacts, but more
specifically, the social and cultural affects on designing. This is achieved via …

Design students and practitioners commonly speak of how they have been influenced by
their teachers throughout their studies. Sometimes these influences are described as being …

Abstract (DE) Es besteht weitgehender Konsens darüber, dass Designer mit anderen
Beteiligten gemeinsam bereits in frühe Phasen von Innovations-und Entwicklungsprozessen …