Each chapter deals with a different technique from which we can best representand make explicit the forms of knowledge used by designers. The book exploreswheth... » 

Each chapter deals with a different technique from which we can best representand make explicit the forms of knowledge used by designers. The book exploreswhether design knowledge is special and attempts to get to the root of wheredesign knowledge comes from. Crucially it focuses on how designers usedrawings in communicating their ideas and how they converse with them astheir designs develop. It also shows how experienced designers use knowledgedifferently to novices suggesting that design expertise can be developed.Overall this book builds a layout of the kinds of skill knowledge andunderstanding that make up what we call designing.1. Provides an exploration of research techniques giving an insight into thesource of design knowledge2. Illustrates how designers interact with theirdrawings and with computers in developing their knowledge3. Provides the latestdebates on the nature of design knowledge «