Discursive Structures of Informal Critique in an HCI Design Studio

Discursive Structures of Informal Critique in an HCI Design Studio. Gray, C. M In Nordes 2013: Experiments in Design Research, of Copenhagen, DK/Malmö, SE, pages 110–118, January, 2013.

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Critique has long been considered a benchmark of design education and practice, both as a way to elicit feedback about design artifacts in the process of production and as a high-stakes assessment tool in academia. In this study, I investigate a specific form of critique between peers that emerges organically in the design studio apart from coursework or guidance of a professor. Based on intensive interviews and observations, this informal peer critique appears to elicit the design judgment of the individual designer in explicit ways, encouraging peers to follow new paths in their design process, while also verbalizing often-implicit design decisions that have already been made. Implications for future research in academic and professional practice are considered.

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