- Title
- Creativity and parametric design?: comparing designer's cognitive approaches with assessed levels of creativity
- Creator
- Lee, Ju Hyun; Gu, Ning; Ostwald, Michael J.
- Relation
- International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation Vol. 3, Issue 2, p. 78-94
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21650349.2014.931826
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2015
- Description
- Since its inception, computational parametric design has been promoted as a means of supporting heightened creativity. In order to test three common claims about parametric design and creativity, this article describes the results of a study that compares the cognitive processes of a small set of designers, with the results of an independent assessment of the levels of creativity visible in their work. Specifically, using a combination of protocol analysis (of the design process) and consensual assessment (of the design outcome), the research explores three suggested indicators of a connection between cognitive activities and creativity. The three indicators are geometry versus algorithm use, problem-driven versus solution-driven processes, and expert versus novice activities. Through this research, the article contributes to a heightened understanding of the actual, rather than theorized, relationship between parametric design and creativity.
- Subject
- parametric design; generative design; cognitive activity; creativity; problem-solving
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1306879
- Identifier
- uon:21278
- Identifier
- ISSN:2165-0357
- Rights
- This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published in International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation on 14/07/2014, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/21650349.2014.931826
- Language
- eng
- Full Text
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