Book chapter
Ekphrasis as a Basis for a Framework for Creative Design Processes
Design Computing and Cognition '18, pp 265-283
2019
Abstract
This paper introduces the notion of ekphrasis in the arts as a basis for developing a framework of creative designing. Ekphrasis is the transformation of a concept from one medium or domain (e.g. sculpture) to another medium or domain (e.g. music). When used in design, ekphrasis enables the use of new processes afforded within the new domain that can produce new concepts not available in the original domain. We show how five known mechanisms of creative designing—emergence, analogy, combination, mutation and first principles—can be included in a general framework as instantiations of ekphrasis. This framework is developed based on the function–behaviour–structure (FBS) ontology and its application to affordances.
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- Title
- Ekphrasis as a Basis for a Framework for Creative Design Processes
- Creators
- Udo Kannengiesser - Compunity GmbH, Linz, AustriaJohn S. Gero - University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Contributors
- John S. Gero (Editor) - University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Publication Details
- Design Computing and Cognition '18, pp 265-283
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing; Cham
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology)
- Other Identifier
- 991022156320504721