Thesis
Sketching and creativity of interior design students
Washington State University
Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
2008
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/105459
Abstract
Sketching is evidence of how a designer thinks through an idea. This research aims to answer the question: in the preliminary stage of concept generation for interior design, do the quantity of sketches produced predict creativity? What is the correlation between the number of concept development drawings generated and creativity, aesthetics, or technical quality? Is there a phase in the design process in which the actual number of process sketches produced predicts creativity for a design? This study investigates the relationship between a measurement of creativity and the quantity of concept development process sketches a student produces, by exploring the connection between the evidence of process (the sketches) and a representation of creativity through a final product (the process poster). Using the Consensual Assessment Technique (Hennessey and Amabile, 1999) measurement of creativity is determined by assessment of project posters created by students. Linear regression is utilized to determine the relationship between the two variables: measurement of creativity and number of process sketches produced. Learning styles assessments and a self-evaluation of creative achievement support understanding of assessed creativity and the creative process. The relationship between sketching and creativity within this group of students is not clearly defined. Changes in the rating system and creative product may be warranted to yield a more conclusive result.
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Details
- Title
- Sketching and creativity of interior design students
- Creators
- Kathleen Ryan
- Contributors
- Robert J. Krikac (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Design and Construction, School of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; [Pullman, Washington] :
- Identifiers
- 99900525110901842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis