EXPLORATIONS OF THE COGNITIVE PROCESSES IN DESIGN,
Abstract
Intuitive design, as carried out by architects, product designers, and some engineers, is analyzed as a problem solving task within the framework of an information processing theory of cognition. A study of intuitive design processes was carried out utilizing four protocols as experimental data. Two of the protocols are presented in this report in their entirety. From the protocols were identified the information used, the transformations carried out on the information, and some of the administrative processes directing particular sequences of activities. Analysis of the protocols led to an operational model of design and hand simulations largely replicating one protocol. Fundamental issues of design methodology are outlined. Of particular interest is the insight offered into semantic memory retrieval processes utilized by designers and the representational languages used in complex problem solving. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 26, 1968
- Accession Number
- AD0671158
Entities
People
- Charles M. Eastman
Organizations
- Carnegie Mellon University