Interview Study of Professional Designers' Ideation Approaches
2014; Routledge; Volume: 17; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2752/175630614x13915240575988
ISSN1756-3062
AutoresTarja-Kaarina Laamanen, Pirita Seitamaa‐Hakkarainen,
Tópico(s)Art Education and Development
ResumoABSTRACTIn addressing the subject of ideation in design, this paper reports on a series of focused interviews with nine professional designers from the fields of textile, fashion and interior design. The study concentrated on the practices undertaken by the designers before they come to, or form, a tentative idea for the design project. We were interested in professional designers' ways of ideating, the use of sources of inspiration and the effect of previous professional experience on ideation. During the interviews, designers reflected on their ideation phase using materials from their previous design projects. The interview data were analysed by qualitative content analysis; the classification scheme was theory and data driven. In the analysis, we found that designers used supporting practices (such as collecting, sketching and experimenting) and triggers (sources of inspiration, mental image and primary generator) for framing the design space. Further, we distinguished four approaches to ideation: graphic, material, verbal and mental. Results are discussed in the light of previous research and the needs of design education.KEYWORDS: design ideationapproach to ideationsources of inspirationdesign experiencefocused interview Additional informationNotes on contributorsTarja-Kaarina LaamanenBiographiesTarja-Kaarina Laamanen is a junior researcher in the Department of Education, University of Helsinki. She is writing her PhD concerning ideation phase of design process.Pirita Seitamaa-HakkarainenPirita Seitamaa-Hakkarainen (PhD) is Professor of Craft Science in the Department of Teacher Education, University of Helsinki. She is also docent at the University of Art and Design, Helsinki, UIAH. Her research interests focus on expert–novice differences in designing as well as facilitation of collaborative design through technology-based learning environments.
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