Heart and mind: The role of time in design related decisions

We make numerous decisions every day. Some decisions are based on a range of explicit and material alternatives, others are constructed from implicit ideas about the options we have in mind. In preparing a construction project, creating a vision on how the future would look like appears to be one of the most important activities. This is usually...

De innerlijke kracht van de ontwerper: De rol van intuïtie in het ontwerpproces, The inner strength of the designer: the role of intuition in the design proces

The aim of this research is to clarify the role of intuition in the design process. For this purpose, nineteen in depth interviews with designers were recorded and analysed. Through these interviews, it has been revealed that both rational as well as intuitive aspects play a part in the design process. This research shows a way of designing in...