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Design Imaging

Stimulation of different senses can evoke different images, concepts and emotions that can lead to new insights and change our normal experience and interpretation of the world. The research explored the cognitive and communicative role of these multimodal representations in design practice and aimed to investigate how the phenomena can be used to:

  • aid creativity
  • enhance communication
  • support learning in design

Technological developments present exciting opportunities and seductive solutions in the above areas, but these are not always sympathetic to the nature of artistic and design practice. To ensure effective investigation and the development of sensitive solutions, cluster members were chosen from a range of arts, crafts, engineering, psychology, and design backgrounds.

Principal Investigator
Gordon Mair
University of Strathclyde
T: 0141 548 2258
E: g.m.mair@strath.ac.uk
W: www.dmem.strath.ac.uk/designimaging/index.htm
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