Exploring how design students think about criticism: a study protocol
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2015
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Thiessen, M.
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Collina, L.
Galluzzo, L.
Meroni, A.
Galluzzo, L.
Meroni, A.
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Proceedings of the Cumulus Conference, Milano 2015 : The Virtuous Circle : Design Culture and Experimentation, 2015 / Collina, L., Galluzzo, L., Meroni, A. (ed./s), pp.1-13
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The Virtuous Circle : Cumulus Milan Conference 2015 (3 Jun 2015 - 7 Jun 2015 : Milan, Italy)
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Design criticism is an important tool for practitioners to make sense of the way we interact with each other, our environments,and objects. With the changing role of design and the designer it is increasingly important that students are able to engage in productive critique as part of their design practice. However,the current education model does not explicitly break down and develop these skills nor does it seem that students have a developed understanding of its value. The display of fear when faced with a studio critique of work may attest to this as well as demonstrate a general lack of theoretical knowledge that should be a foundation of design practice, which may be compromising the ability to situate work socially and to fully understand their role as a designer. This paper describes an exploratory study protocol that aims to investigate the current state of how design students think about criticism and what value they place on it as part of their design process, and is also a means to identify future areas for investigation. This study is the first part of a larger project that aims to develop a framework for a more critical design education. The method for data collection and analysis is presented for discussion, and critique
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