Design Expertise: A Structured Literature Review
Year: 2023
Editor: Kevin Otto, Boris Eisenbart, Claudia Eckert, Benoit Eynard, Dieter Krause, Josef Oehmen, Nad
Author: Tollestrup, Christian; Laursen, Linda Nhu; Vesti, Helle Nødskou
Series: ICED
Institution: Aalborg University
Section: Design Methods
Page(s): 1237-1246
DOI number: https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2023.124
ISBN: -
ISSN: -
Abstract
Today research has come far in explaining distinct aspects of design expertise at different skill levels. However, with the increasing number of studies, we argue there is a need to assimilate present knowledge. In this paper we advance the field of design expertise by conducting a structured literature review. Through a systematic search of papers, from 1970 to today, we identify 110 papers concerning design expertise. We then analyze the accumulated research, and map how design expertise research has evolved, in terms of what we know and what remains unexplored. Through the review, we contribute with a distinction of skills acquisition at increasing levels of design expertise.
Keywords: Design expertise, Design theory, Design methodology, Design education