How do we learn from visual references in Design? Approach from Kolb's Theory of Experiential Learning
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Abstract
The search for external visual stimuli as a source of inspiration during the design process is a recurrent activity among designers of different specialties and it’s considered a crucial step in the solution of design problems. The process of analyzing visual references involves the processing of information that brings knowledge to the designer and constitute a learning process. However, little research has been done on the relationship between the process of selection and analysis of visual references and the learning process. In this study the characteristics of learning theory are presenting as a way to describe how design knowledge is transferred from the visual references to the solution of design problems. This article presents the state of the art in relation to the studies that aims to characterize the process of analysis of visual references in the discipline of Design and evaluates the potential analogy between the process of analysis of visual references and the Learning Cycle of Kolb's Theory. Proposals are presenting for futures lines of research in this area of study with repercussions in the education of design, professional practice and the theory of the discipline. In addition, arguments are established to define the role of visual references in the learning of design knowledge and during the inspiration process of designers.
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