This may a question as stupid as following a nil pointer, but…
Is there any good writing on what ”concept”, as in design concept, conceptual idea etc is, in terms of:
What do ”concepts” encompass?
How are they expressed (if they are expressed? Or only internal?)
My search is for the general, rather than being bound to certain class of artifacts.
When cruising the science libs, the only ones I find seems to be restricted to a certain discipline, like architecture.
My question is connected to the notion that design is oscillating between the whole and the parts. ”Concept” seems to be used to represent that ”whole”.
Krippendorff suggests that initial idea is language, and Jones suggests drawings. But if you look a complex things, like the original moon shot or the iPhone, the ”concept” is, at any given time as it evolves, also rather complex. A major part of the concept is not immediately connected to visual appearance. Still lead designers/maestros seems to, somewhere inside them, have a pretty clear concept, which they appear to test run proposals against, to judge their merits.
Any articles you can point me towards?
Med Vänlig Hälsning / Best Regards,
Lars Albinsson
Consultant - Innovation & Creative Processes
CEO & Ph D Candidate
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