| Title |
Process Analysis and Modeling for the Computer-based Visualization of Design Process |
| Keywords |
Design Process Representation Model ; Design Activity ; Design Issue ; Protocol Analysis ; Design Issue |
| Abstract |
Design process is interwoven with numerous intermediate design representations and information. On the other hand, designers proceed the design through various activities. It has always been a difficult task to model the design process, yet there are many significant research outputs that explains the design process through the cognitive approach. This research started from the necessity of an interactive system which externalizes the elements of design process in visual or tangible manner. In order to do so, a design model, specifically a design process representation model was necessary to capture and represent design process. Several concepts such as design issue, design concept, and design form were defined through the empirical studies of design practices. Verbal protocol analyses have been conducted to formalize the hypothetical design process model. In this paper, the model is explained, and the conducted experiment is analyzed. Through the formal modeling representation, an experimental concept is extracted, that explains the design process in a formal manner. The model will be further refined through the implementation of rich representation model and then used for the development of design process externalization system in the successive research. |