Research Project: Digital Creativity
Principal Researcher: Prof. Birger Sevaldson _ dipl NCAD MNIL PhD
Research Period: 1997-2007
Research Status: This research is in a state of finalisation
Result: Doctoral Thesis 2005: Developing Digital Design Techniques

The aim of this research was to take careful account of, analyse and develop techniques for the use of computers in the design process. The focus has been on “manual” techniques and less on programming, proposing that the most potent results are achieved in the interplay between the designer and the computer, with the latter used as a generative tool, rejecting the idea of a totally automated design process. Following this idea the research has been conducted through practice (research by design). This also triggered an interest in practice based research methods.
The thesis concludes with a model of a design process that exploits the benefits from the layering and switching between multiple techniques modes and strategies.