Join Us Sign In

Knowledge Base Repository

In addition to research papers, the Design Society is developing several valuable resources for those interested in the study of design. These include a repository of PhD theses, a library of case studies and transcripts of design activities, and an archive of our newsletters. Please note that these resources are accessible exclusively to Design Society members.

A theory landscape of design: mapping the theoretical discourse of the discipline

Katja Thoring (1), Roland M. Mueller (2)

Type:
Papers
DS 129: Proceedings of the DESIGN2024 18th International Design Conference
Year:
2024
Editor:
Mario Štorga, Stanko Škec, Tomislav Martinec, Dorian Marjanović, Neven Pavković, Marija Majda Škec
Author:
Katja Thoring (1), Roland M. Mueller (2)
Series:
DESIGN
Institution:
1: Technical University of Munich, Germany; 2: Berlin School of Economics and Law, Germany
Section:
Design Theory and Research Methods
Page(s):
145-154
DOI number:
10.1017/pds.2024.17
ISSN:
2732-527X (Online)
Abstract:
This paper presents a mapping of theory use in the design discipline based on the corpus of the published ICED and DESIGN conference papers since 2010. We searched the resulting 4,451 papers for occurrences of theories and compared them with an existing ontology of named theories through natural language processing (NLP). The results yielded a variety of analyses, illustrating, for example, the most-used theories and which disciplines these theories stem from. This paper presents a rich overview of the theories relevant to the design discipline and a novel approach to bibliometric analyses.
Keywords:
design theory, ontology, literature review, natural language processing (NLP), bibliometric analysis
18th International Design Conference (DESIGN 2024)
Conferences

This site uses cookies and other tracking technologies to assist with navigation and your ability to provide feedback, analyse your use of our products and services, assist with our promotional and marketing efforts, and provide content from third parties. Privacy Policy.

Cookie Settings Accept Cookies