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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Part PART I: INTRODUCTION -- chapter 1 Focus of This Book -- chapter 2 Public Addressed -- chapter 3 Some Historical Pointers -- chapter 4 Preliminary Terminological Issues -- chapter 5 Models of Design -- chapter 6 Our Empirical Design Studies at a Glance -- part PART II: THE CLASSICAL VIEW ON DESIGN. THE SYMBOLIC INFORMATION PROCESSING (SIP) APPROACH -- chapter 7 Herbert A. Simon -- chapter 8 Simon's Framework for Design:The Sciences of the Artificial -- chapter 9 Discussion of the Symbolic Information Processing Approach to Design -- part PART III: MODERN VIEWS ON DESIGN. THE SITUATIVITY (SIT) APPROACH -- chapter 10 Situativity and Other Alternatives to the SIP Approach -- chapter 11 Early SIT-Inspired Research -- chapter 12 Current SIT-Inspired Research -- chapter 13 Discussion of the Situativity Approach to Design -- part PART IV: CONFRONTING CLASSICAL AND MODERN VIEWS ON DESIGN -- chapter 14 Symbolic Information Processing Versus Situativity Debates in the Literature -- chapter 15 Confrontation of the SIP and SIT Approaches -- part PART V: DESIGN AS CONSTRUCTION OF REPRESENTATIONS -- chapter 16 Definition of Design -- chapter 17 Representations -- chapter 18 Representations at the Source of a Design Project: Requirements and -- chapter 19 Intermediate Representations -- chapter 20 Representations at the End of a Design Project: Specifications and -- chapter 21 Designing as an Activity: Construction of Representations -- chapter 22 Discussion -- chapter 22 2. Linking Representational Structures and Activities -- part PART VI: CONCLUSION -- chapter 23 SIP and SIT, Individual and Collective Design -- chapter 24 Design Involves More Than Problem Solving -- chapter 25 Construction of Representations: Conclusion and Framework for Further Research |
| Summary |
"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 Schon. The author goes on to develop her own view on design, in which design is most appropriately characterized as a construction of representations. The Cognitive Artifacts of Designing takes seriously the idea that design research warrants development in the cognitive sciences, and Visser lays the groundwork for the integration of design research and cognitive science. This seemingly simple framework -- designing is the construction of representations -- has implications that set the stage for this mutually beneficial integration. This volume will be of great interest to scholars concerned with design -- not only in cognitive design studies, but also in design methodology and engineering -- as well as cognitive scientists who are interested in problem solving in 'the real world.' Cognitive ergonomists and design practitioners will also be richly rewarded by a close reading of this volume."--Publisher's website |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 22, 2018) |
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Human engineering.
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Industrial design.
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Design -- Human factors.
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Cognitive science.
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Ergonomics
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ergonomics.
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ART -- Folk & Outsider Art.
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CRAFTS & HOBBIES -- Folkcrafts.
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Cognitive science
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Design -- Human factors
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Human engineering
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Industrial design
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Desenho industrial (fatores humanos)
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Engenharia humana.
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Ciência cognitiva.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781482269529 |
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148226952X |
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