Browsing by Author "Earl, Christopher"
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Ambiguity is a double-edged sword: Similarity references in communication.
Eckert, Claudia; Stacey, Martin; Earl, Christopher (Conference)Designers often explain new concepts and new ideas by reference to existing designs. This is parsimonious, as it only requires a pointer to the referent and a description of the modifications. Such descriptions can be ... -
Comparative study of design with application to engineering design.
Earl, Christopher; Eckert, Claudia; Bucciarelli, Louis; Whitney, Daniel; Knight, Terry; Stacey, Martin; Blackwell, Alan; Macmillan, Sebastian; Clarkson, P. John (Conference)A recent exploratory study examines design processes across domains and compares them. This is achieved through a series of interdisciplinary, participative workshops. A systematic framework is used to collect data from ... -
From Ronchamp by sledge: On the pragmatics of object references.
Stacey, Martin; Eckert, Claudia; Earl, Christopher (Book chapter)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 design thinking. This study reports on ... -
A Methodology for comparing design processes.
Stacey, Martin; Earl, Christopher; Eckert, Claudia; O'Donovan, Brendan (Conference)We gain insights into design processes by recognising similarities to other processes, often in radically different industries. The crucial determinants of what happens are characteristics shared with some other design ... -
References to past designs.
Eckert, Claudia; Stacey, Martin; Earl, Christopher (Conference)Designing by adaptation is almost invariably a dominant feature of designing, and references to past designs are ubiquitous in design discourse. Object references serve as indices into designers' stocks of design concepts, ... -
Risk across design domains.
Eckert, Claudia; Earl, Christopher; Stacey, Martin; Bucciarelli, Louis; Clarkson, P. John (Conference)Design processes involve risk: to life and limb if the product is unsafe, to the financial health of the company if the product is late, unsuccessful or simply the wrong product, as well as to the emotions and careers of ...