Designerly ways of knowing: design discipline versus design science
- Author
- N. Cross
- Year
- 2001
- Type
- journal article
- Category
- Bibliografía citada
Nigel Cross argues that design should be understood as its own discipline with forms of knowledge distinct from those of science, separate from debates about whether design should be scientific, treated as a science in itself, or studied through a science of design. He proposes that designers possess ways of knowing particular to design practice, independent of any specific professional domain.
In this 2001 Design Issues paper, Nigel Cross reviews the historical debate over the relationship between design and science and distinguishes three different interpretations of that relationship: scientific design, design science, and a science of design. Building on the third of these, he develops the view of "design as a discipline," a field that seeks domain-independent approaches to theory and research in design. The underlying premise of this discipline is that there are forms of knowledge particular to the awareness and ability of a designer, distinct from the knowledge of any specific professional field of design practice, and that these "designerly ways of knowing" merit study on their own terms rather than being judged against scientific method.
Credits: Cross, N. (2001). Designerly ways of knowing: design discipline versus design science. Design Issues, 17(3), 49-55. Also listed as: Cross, N. (2001). Designerly ways of knowing: design discipline versus design science. Design Issues, 17(3), 49–55. http://doi.org/10.1162/074793601750357196
In the framework
- Designerly · element
In the book
- Chapter 10, section 100 · Human Component | Referential (Who?)
- Chapter 13, section 131 · Core Dimension
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