| Title |
Development of A Design Process Visualizer based on Design Activity Representation Model |
| Keywords |
Design Process Visualizer ; Design Process Representation Model ; Design Activity ; Protocol Analysis |
| Abstract |
Design process is a dynamic process in which numerous intermediate design artifacts and information are interwoven. On the other hand, designer's design activities are major elements which drive the evolution of the design process. As the analysis of design process requires multi-faceted inspection of design activities and involved design issues and concepts, effective externalization of design thinking has been the important task in design research. The verbal protocol analysis has been the most utilized experiment method while it is not only perfect solution but requires laborous work. As the design environment is rapidly shifting to the digital counterpart, the representation method of design process as well as design process capturing are desired to be digitalized and information rich. The assumption is that the design process can be effectively captured by the presented system and it can help both designers and tutors review and analyze the design process. It should also help novice designers learn from expert designer's design process. The system represents design process pattern in a graphic interactive environment. It also provides various useful features to enhance the analysis of design process. This paper presents theoretical groundwork and development process of the design process visualizer. The representation model is presented, and the application of the system is reviewed. Discussions on the further development directions include critical evaluation of the system. |