The truth about designing: conclusions from the video assisted learning in design (VALiD) project

Peter Lloyd; Rianne Valkenburg; Janet McDonnell

The truth about designing: conclusions from the video assisted learning in design (VALiD) project

Peter Lloyd, Rianne Valkenburg, Janet McDonnell

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

Abstract

Prescriptive models of design often consider designing to be an objective process. We show, in a study requiring two groups of student designers to produce a 10 minute film from their original two and half hour design process, how this is far from the truth. Using qualitative and quantitative analysis we suggest that accounts of designing, while focusing on key events, are determined by how those events fit (or can be made to fit) a particular story narrative. It follows, then, that the prescriptive model is simply one story about designing. We describe the VALiD methodology, a tool for detailed reflection on designing, and speculate that it could be useful in professional design contexts.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of ICED 03, the 14th International Conference on Engineering Design
Editors	Anders Folkeson, Margareta Norell, Ulf Sellgren, Klas Gralen
Publisher	Design Society
Pages	377-378
ISBN (Electronic)	1904670008
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2003
Externally published	Yes
Event	14th International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED 2003 - Stockholm, Sweden Duration: 19 Aug 2003 → 21 Aug 2003

Conference

Conference	14th International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED 2003
Abbreviated title	ICED 03
Country	Sweden
City	Stockholm
Period	19/08/03 → 21/08/03

Keywords

Design process
Digital video
Reflective practice

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Lloyd, P, Valkenburg, R & McDonnell, J 2003, The truth about designing: conclusions from the video assisted learning in design (VALiD) project. in A Folkeson, M Norell, U Sellgren & K Gralen (eds), Proceedings of ICED 03, the 14th International Conference on Engineering Design., DS31_1243FP, Design Society, pp. 377-378, 14th International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED 2003, Stockholm, Sweden, 19/08/03.

The truth about designing : conclusions from the video assisted learning in design (VALiD) project. / Lloyd, Peter; Valkenburg, Rianne; McDonnell, Janet.

Proceedings of ICED 03, the 14th International Conference on Engineering Design. ed. / Anders Folkeson; Margareta Norell; Ulf Sellgren; Klas Gralen. Design Society, 2003. p. 377-378 DS31_1243FP.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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