Dear Chuck,
Thanks for the post and the reference.
I agree that there is much work to be done in the area
of sketching and thought (I use sketching instead of drawing - and would even
wish to broaden this to representation - when thinking about drawing for design).
However, there has already been much work in this area
- although perhaps not using the same methods or techniques employed in the
study you cited - sorry haven't had the chance to look at it yet. Some
references that I've found have helped/continue to help me in my own work on
design representation:
GOEL, V. 1995. Sketches
of Thought, London, MIT Press.
VISSER, W. 2006. The
Cognitive Artifacts of Designing, new York, Routledge
CROSS, N.,
CHRISTIAANS, H. & DORST, K. 1996a. Analysing
Design Activity, Chichester, John Wiley & Sons.
GOLDSCHMIDT,
G. 1991. The dialectics of sketching. Creativity
Research Journal, 4, 123-143.
Also look at Jon Gero and collaborators for
a more rational approach to the study of sketching and design practice more
generally. Then there’s the work of Schon himself, but this may be getting further
away from the ‘neuroscientific
findings’ you seem to be calling for, although I’m not sure neuroscientific studies
and methods are the only or even the best approach to understanding sketching and thought
in design practice.
Best,
James.
Dr James A. Self | Assistant Professor | School of Design & Human Engineering (DHE)
Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology (UNIST) email: [log in to unmask] | Tel: +82(0)52 217 2722 | http://designpracticeresearch.com/
> Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2014 11:14:43 -0400
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> Subject: Re: Research Needed on Drawing
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> Dear A.A.
> From her abstract, I can see that Dr.Cain is deeply engaged and thoughtful about the relationships between drawing and thinking. However, my point in posting what I did was that, as designers, we have no underlying neuroscientific findings to support our
> experiential knowledge and insights. Evidence for our theories on the relationship between drawing and thinking, however good they might be, will need such evidence to make our case.
>
> Or so I believe,
> Chuck
>
>
> On Jun 4, 2014, at 1:22 PM, A. A. Latosiewicz <[log in to unmask]> wrote
>
> > Dear Charles,
> >
> > I would like you to read the abstract of the thesis of Patricia Cain, she
> > is a great artist, my lecturer from Glasgow School of Art and inspiring
> > woman.
> >
> > I'm sure she would be delighted if you contact her regards drawing, as her
> > whole thesis was about thinking through drawing.
> >
> > I hope that helps a little bit.
> >
> > Link: http://www.patriciacain.com/phd-thesis-abstract/
> >
> >
> >
> > Kindest Regards,
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > *Agnieszka Anna Latosiewicz*
> > Fashion Design professional
> >
> > London, UK
> > UK mobile: (44) 07598509733
> >
> > www.agalato.com
> > www.patternmanipulation.com
> >
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