Abstract Context: The Design Critique (DC) method is becoming more common in Human–
Computer Interaction (HCI) and User Experience (UX) studies as the need for new …

In order to show that the emergence of new ideas takes place in a “constrained cognitive
environment”, we conducted two experimental studies in a creative professional area: non …

In this paper, the authors propose that the canonical customer–toolkit dyad in mass
customization (MC) should be complemented with user communities. Many companies in …

In this work I illustrate an approach to the development of a library of problem solving
components for knowledge modelling. This approach is based on an epistemological …

Technology may be considered as an interface between individuals and the products they
create, but we have to determine whether the use of new systems effectively enhance …

Cet article propose un nouvel éclairage des activités de conception non routinières. L'idée
défendue est qu'elles se situent sur un continuum allant des activités créatives mineures aux …

The paper explores the potential uses of parametric modeling to embed construction and
structural design knowledge in the form of generative rules and feedback rule-checking …

Software design is a cognitively challenging task. Most software design tools provide
support for editing, viewing, storing, and transforming designs, but lack support for the …

In this paper, we argue that creativity and therefore, the emergence of new i&as take place in
a “constrained cognitive environment': constructed by the creators themselves. In order to …

Software architectures are high-level design representations of software systems which
focus on composition of software components and how those components interact. Software …