Whether the Relationscape of Interaction Design Strategies During Design Process Can Be Explained by Linkography

Abstract

There are a mass of design decisions within the design process, including the reasoning of design and the evolution of the conception, or undiscovered relevance between sketches/diagrams. If we don't realize the process of design by analysis of results further, the designer will not learn from experience and will not avoid the same mistake. This study through diagram following the linkography method, the critical decision CM (critical moves) will be revealed. By calculating the design process unit CM proportion of the number, the most important moves form a particularly large number of links. The CM can show the main idea of direction of subject, therefore, via CM, designers can understand what's the weakness of themselves and extending their knowledge, getting rid of the traditional thinking mod.