Dear Colleagues, 

A few weeks back, I wrote to the list to announce that Nigel Cross
would be lecturing in Melbourne on Wednesday the 27th of October at 3:30
pm or Thursday the 28th at 6 pm. 

The first lecture took place last night, and the second takes place
tonight.

Within a few days, we were avalanched with queries about the
possibility of recordings for YouTube, streaming, and the like.
Streaming was not possible, but we have recorded the first lecture, and
we will record the second lecture this evening. These will be available
on YouTube, iTunes U, and on the Swinburne Design web site as soon as we
have had a chance to edit them. 

We will also make digital files available to educational institutions
that wish to add Nigel's lectures to their digital media collection.

Warm wishes,

Ken 

Professor Ken Friedman, PhD, DSc (hc), FDRS
Dean, Faculty of Design
Swinburne University of Technology
Melbourne, Australia

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Swinburne University -- Design Perspectives Lecture Series 

Free and open to the public 

Nigel Cross, Emeritus Professor of Design Studies, Open University, UK

·	Creative Thinking in Design: Wed 27th October (3.30pm –
4.30pm)
·	Understanding Design Thinking: Thurs 28th October (6pm – 7pm)

Location: PA309 Lecture Theatre, PA Building, 144 High Street (corner
of Thomas Street), Prahran VIC 3181

Speaker: Professor Nigel Cross, Open University, UK

Nigel Cross is a world leader in design research and design education.
He has been active in these fields since the 1960s and as Emeritus
Professor of Design Studies at The Open University he has developed a
wide range of distance-education courses in design.

In his research, Cross focuses on understanding the nature of design
thinking and examines the development of knowledge and skill from novice
to expert. He is author of Designerly Ways of Knowing, published by
Springer Verlag (paperback by Birkhauser).

With academic and practical backgrounds in architecture and industrial
design, Professor Cross is President of the Design Research Society,
President of the International Association of Societies of Design
Research, and the Editor-in-Chief of Design Studies, the leading
international journal of design research. 

Lecture 1: Creative Thinking in Design
Date: Wed 27th October 
Time: 3.30pm - 4.30pm

Current research indicates that leading designers draw on common
cognitive patterns in their work. To examine this phenomenon, Nigel
Cross draws on reports and observations of creative design by
outstanding designers. The examples cover a wide range of cases in
engineering and product design, from the exotic advanced design of
Formula One race cars to the mundane world of bicycle luggage racks.
While these examples represent different contexts, the design process
reveals common qualities that lead to success in creative designing.

Lecture 2: Understanding Design Thinking
Date: Thurs 28th October 
Time: 6pm - 7pm

While we often speak of design ability as a mysterious gift or talent,
there is even more to this mystery than many people realise. Nigel Cross
is a leading figure in the area of design research that is gradually
building a deep understanding of what Cross labels ‘designerly ways of
thinking.’ This presentation draws on research into the processes of
designing, with an emphasis on understanding creative aspects of design.
The research methods now in use include protocol studies and other
observations of design activity, such sketching and drawing. Quotations
from interviews with leading designers illustrate personal observations
on design thinking, helping researchers to develop insight about the
nature of design thinking.