Multidisciplinary Design Behaviour Using Sketching and Mental Imagery: A Literature Review and Considerations for Future Research

Tedjosaputro, Mia Ardiati; Shih, Yi Teng; Pradel, Patrick; Niblock, Chantelle

doi:10.1007/978-81-322-2232-3_3

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“…As mentioned throughout this paper, the use of mental imagery is an entirely internal process, meaning that designers live within their own catalogue of images and design can rely on the interaction between this internal process and external processes, such as sketching (Athavankar, 1997;Bilda & Gero, 2008;Tedjosaputro et al, 2014). Most designers would argue that sketching is an essential step in the design process ICED23 (Athavankar, 1997) and it is a simple yet reliable method of communication and reasoning which encourages the development of ideas (Goldschmidt, 1991;Bilda & Gero, 2008;Tedjosaputro et al, 2014). Sketching is particularly useful within design teams as it increases communication by allowing ideas and images to be shared more easily (Goldschmidt, 2007).…”

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A Framework for Understanding Mental Imagery in Design Cognition Research

Macfie,

Hay,

Rodgers

2023

Proc. Des. Soc.

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Mental imagery is the experience of perceiving an object within one's own mind and is a subjective experience, leading to difficulties in the research and understanding of the phenomenon. This paper documents the development and verification of a framework for researching the elements of mental imagery. The framework was developed following a review of both psychology and design literature which signified three fundamental conceptual viewpoints of mental imagery: imagery modalities, dimensions of imagery ability, and imagery processes. The aim of this framework is to allow for structured research on mental imagery in any given research field. This is verified through discussion for the product design engineering discipline and provides a base for future work on this topic. The conclusions made in this paper reveal that mental imagery, and particularly visual mental imagery, is largely considered to be integral in design overlooking the different realities of designers and confirming a greater need to understand mental imagery experiences in product design engineering.

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