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What can we learn from outstanding designers? The relationship between design expertise and prototyping

Birgit Jobst (1), Katja Thoring (2), Petra Badke-Schaub (1)

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:
Birgit Jobst (1), Katja Thoring (2), Petra Badke-Schaub (1)
Series:
DESIGN
Institution:
1: Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands; 2: Technical University of Munich, Germany
Section:
Design Methods and Tools
Page(s):
603-612
DOI number:
10.1017/pds.2024.63
ISSN:
2732-527X (Online)
Abstract:
This paper contributes with insights regarding design expertise and prototyping. Seven high performers – Outstanding Designers – were interviewed to learn about their prototyping activities. The Outstanding Designers emphasised prototyping for reflection, gaining certainty, and cooperating with clients. They expressed a strong attachment regarding the use of prototyping that results in specific routines. We call this behaviour the Outstanding Designers’ bonding with prototyping. The main insights were synthesised into a model outlining the relation between design expertise and prototyping.
Keywords:
outstanding designers, design expertise, prototyping, design practice
18th International Design Conference (DESIGN 2024)
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