General strategic knowledge models and their interaction with domain-specific knowledge in design

Abstract

This research concentrates on the modelling of general process knowledge that is understood to be represented as a common strategic knowledge relevant to the various design domains, such as product and information design. Its objective is to illustrate the connections between general knowledge and strategies and how they interact with the domain–specific design knowledge.
The knowledge identification in this research is based on the study of designers' sketches generated during the early stage (conceptual stage) of the design process. The applications of general and goal–limited strategies are analysed and compared within the domain of product design and information design.The findings are used as the basis to infer the models of general design strategic knowledge and its interaction with relevant domain–specific knowledge.