Narrative Imagination: a Design Imperative

Autor: Robert Tully
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Irish Journal of Academic Practice, Vol 1, Iss 1 (2012)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2009-7387
DOI: 10.21427/D7S146
Popis: Each generation entrusts the collective future to the next. Just like the oral traditions of our past continue to manifest in our consciousness, we need to tell stories today that will free the imagination. Designers in particular need to develop the ability to articulate the imagined possibilities that the narrative imagination can create. In order to appreciate the complexity of interactions that are occurring in a spatial or object orientated context we need to think about the imagination as a vehicle to discover and explore these new possibilities. To do this we need to enhance our capacity to access the imagination and use it as a constructive and formative tool for generating concepts. This paper sets out to consider storytelling in design education as a vehicle for imaginative exploration. The narrative is used as the vehicle to stimulate and manage this imagination. Reference is made to a design education intervention where the focus of activity is on developing a narrative approach within a three-dimensional design module. The process is described in this paper as well as student observations of the experience.
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