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A study of the role of visual information in supporting ideation in graphic design
Author(s) -
Laing Simon,
Masoodian Masood
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of the association for information science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.903
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 2330-1643
pISSN - 2330-1635
DOI - 10.1002/asi.23231
Subject(s) - graphic design , ideation , computer science , process (computing) , set (abstract data type) , human–computer interaction , information design , communication design , design process , engineering design process , multimedia , design education , psychology , work in process , engineering , cognitive science , mechanical engineering , operations management , art , visual arts , programming language , operating system
Existing computer technologies poorly support the ideation phase common to graphic design practice. Finding and indexing visual material to assist the process of ideation often fall on the designer, leading to user experiences that are less than ideal. To inform development of computer systems to assist graphic designers in the ideation phase of the design process, we conducted interviews with 15 professional graphic designers about their design process and visual information needs. Based on the study, we propose a set of requirements for an ideation‐support system for graphic design.