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@MISC{Strickfaden_the‘culture,
author = {Megan Strickfaden and Ann Heylighen and Paul Rodgers},
title = {THE ‘CULTURE MEDIUM ’ IN DESIGN EDUCATION},
year = {}
}
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Abstract
Design solutions do not occur in a vacuum. They are nourished by a breeding ground that embraces various substances, phenomena and traces, all of which function as raw material for concept generation and ultimately for design. Perhaps an appropriate name for this breeding ground is ‘culture medium’, which combines the notion of cultural baggage that individuals and groups hold as part of their make-up, with the idea of a seedbed for growing micro-organisms. This paper examines the composition of this ‘culture medium ’ and how it functions in the context of design education through reporting two unrelated, yet content-wise connected studies. The first results from in-depth interviews with experienced design tutors, the second is comprised of an ethnographically oriented study with a group of design students. Combining, comparing and contrasting information gathered in these two studies, reveals some interesting insights about the ‘culture medium ’ that is valued by tutors and students.
Keyphrases
culture medium design education culture medium breeding ground interesting insight concept generation design student in-depth interview raw material cultural baggage design solution appropriate name various substance content-wise connected study experienced design tutor design education first result
