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Expert Designers

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Progress in design methodology will be restricted, or proceed in inappropriate directions, if studies of designer behaviour are limited to studies of novice or average-ability designers. We have studied two outstanding expert designers and are able to draw some parallels between their design strategies. We note that they both take a systemic view of the design situation, choose to frame their view of the problem in a challenging way, and draw upon first principles to guide both their overall concept and detailed design. Our observations are in line with those of studies of expert performance in other creative fields.

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  1. Nigel Cross
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  2. Anita Clayburn Cross
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  1. Fachgebeit Maschinenelemente und Konstruktionslehre, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Magdalenstrasse 4, D-64289, Darmstadt, Germany

    Eckart Frankenberger  & Herbert Birkhofer  & 

  2. Psychologie II, Universität Bamberg, Markusplatz 3, D-96045, Bamberg, Germany

    Petra Badke-Schaub

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Cross, N., Cross, A.C. (1998). Expert Designers. In: Frankenberger, E., Birkhofer, H., Badke-Schaub, P. (eds) Designers. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1268-6_7

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1268-6_7

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