A theoretical framework on embodiment in digital design

This article presents a theoretical discussion on the need for developing digital design environments that can strengthen our relations with the tangible, tacit, and implicit dimensions of design cognition. It synthesizes relevant concepts and theories in the field of phenomenology, addressing creat...

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Main Authors: Serdar Aşut, Arzu Erdem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mehmet Topcu 2024-12-01
Series:Journal of Design for Resilience in Architecture and Planning
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Online Access:https://drarch.org/index.php/drarch/article/view/239
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description This article presents a theoretical discussion on the need for developing digital design environments that can strengthen our relations with the tangible, tacit, and implicit dimensions of design cognition. It synthesizes relevant concepts and theories in the field of phenomenology, addressing creative design thinking. It suggests that designer's tacit ways of knowing can be accommodated in digital design practices by developing tools that allow intuitive and embodied interactions. To this end, it points out specific concepts, methods, and theories within Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) research, arguing that they can enable the development of better digital design tools that can cope with complex human perceptual mechanisms, including touch, as an extension of both body and mind, and that can encompass the implicit areas inherent in design knowledge. Therefore, concerning the creative design disciplines, it highlights the importance of closely following the findings of research within HCI that are relevant to design knowledge and its implementation.
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spelling doaj-art-ba079c533f404d29a10cb7eb111a427c2025-08-20T02:58:22ZengMehmet TopcuJournal of Design for Resilience in Architecture and Planning2757-63292024-12-015(Special Issue)9010010.47818/DRArch.2024.v5si152242A theoretical framework on embodiment in digital designSerdar Aşut0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1279-8913Arzu Erdem1Delft University of TechnologyIstinye UniversityThis article presents a theoretical discussion on the need for developing digital design environments that can strengthen our relations with the tangible, tacit, and implicit dimensions of design cognition. It synthesizes relevant concepts and theories in the field of phenomenology, addressing creative design thinking. It suggests that designer's tacit ways of knowing can be accommodated in digital design practices by developing tools that allow intuitive and embodied interactions. To this end, it points out specific concepts, methods, and theories within Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) research, arguing that they can enable the development of better digital design tools that can cope with complex human perceptual mechanisms, including touch, as an extension of both body and mind, and that can encompass the implicit areas inherent in design knowledge. Therefore, concerning the creative design disciplines, it highlights the importance of closely following the findings of research within HCI that are relevant to design knowledge and its implementation.https://drarch.org/index.php/drarch/article/view/239design thinkingdesign methodsdigital design toolscomputer-aided designhuman-computer interaction
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Journal of Design for Resilience in Architecture and Planning
design thinking
design methods
digital design tools
computer-aided design
human-computer interaction
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computer-aided design
human-computer interaction
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