Prototyping through the Lens of Network Analysis and Visualisation

DS 116: Proceedings of the DESIGN2022 17th International Design Conference

Year: 2022
Editor: Mario Štorga, Stanko Škec, Tomislav Martinec, Dorian Marjanović
Author: Lee Kent, James Gopsill, Lorenzo Giunta, Mark Goudswaard, Chris Snider, Ben Hicks
Series: DESIGN
Institution: University of Bristol, United Kingdom
Section: Design Information and Knowledge
Page(s): 743-752
DOI number: https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2022.76
ISSN: 2732-527X (Online)

Abstract

Prototyping is a well-established and valued design process activity. However, capturing prototypes and the tacit knowledge that led to and was gained from their creation is a challenge. Beyond that, questions remain on how best to utilise that captured data. This paper looks at how one can exploit and generate insights from data that has been captured, specifically looking at graph databases, the network analysis techniques they permit and the differing fidelities of visualisation and interactivity that they enable.

Keywords: design process, network approaches, prototyping