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This study centers on using different types of brief information to support creative outcomes in architectural and engineering design and its relation to design expertise. We explore the influence of design briefs characterized by abstract representations and/or instructions to frame design problems on the creativity of concept sketches produced by novice and advanced students. Abstract representations of problem requirements served as stimuli to encourage associative thinking and knowledge transfer. The Ishikawa/Fishbone Diagram was used to foster design restructuring and to modify viewpoints about the main design drives and goals. The design outcomes generated by novice and advanced engineering/architecture students were assessed for their creativity using a pairwise experimental design. Results indicated that advanced students generated more novel design solutions while also contributing the most useful solutions overall. Implications for creativity in design education and professional practice are presented. Educational programs aimed at promoting creativity in the design studio may find it helpful to consider that the way design briefs are constructed can either promote or inhibit different aspects of design creativity.
Georgios Koronis; Hernan Casakin; Arlindo Silva; Jacob Kai Siang Kang. THE INFLUENCE OF DESIGN BRIEF INFORMATION ON CREATIVE OUTCOMES BY NOVICE AND ADVANCED STUDENTS. Proceedings of the Design Society 2021, 1, 3041 -3050.
AMA StyleGeorgios Koronis, Hernan Casakin, Arlindo Silva, Jacob Kai Siang Kang. THE INFLUENCE OF DESIGN BRIEF INFORMATION ON CREATIVE OUTCOMES BY NOVICE AND ADVANCED STUDENTS. Proceedings of the Design Society. 2021; 1 ():3041-3050.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGeorgios Koronis; Hernan Casakin; Arlindo Silva; Jacob Kai Siang Kang. 2021. "THE INFLUENCE OF DESIGN BRIEF INFORMATION ON CREATIVE OUTCOMES BY NOVICE AND ADVANCED STUDENTS." Proceedings of the Design Society 1, no. : 3041-3050.
This study explored ways to construct design briefs to identify which formats best foster creativity among undergraduates in their projects. The early-stage ideas of 158 novice designers were assessed in an empirical study using a mix of quantitative and qualitative methods. Collaborative sketching and 6-3-5 method were combined to use drawings as the main form of communication during the ideation task. This was followed by a post-experimental questionnaire aimed at learning about the participants’ views on the ideation task. Our results suggest that briefs with specific numerical requirements helped students score well in appropriateness, while those including physical stimuli led to higher Usability scores but lower Novelty scores. Outcomes from the survey showed that although the presence of a visual prompt led students to believe that they were enhancing the Novelty of their designs, their final scores reflected the opposite. Because of that, educators should consider addressing students' misconceptions about how examples affect the creativity of their design solutions.
Georgios Koronis; Hernan Casakin; Arlindo Silva. Crafting briefs to stimulate creativity in the design studio. Thinking Skills and Creativity 2021, 40, 100810 .
AMA StyleGeorgios Koronis, Hernan Casakin, Arlindo Silva. Crafting briefs to stimulate creativity in the design studio. Thinking Skills and Creativity. 2021; 40 ():100810.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGeorgios Koronis; Hernan Casakin; Arlindo Silva. 2021. "Crafting briefs to stimulate creativity in the design studio." Thinking Skills and Creativity 40, no. : 100810.
This paper aims to identify factors that influence creativity, and strives towards understanding the effect of representations, namely abstract and concrete design outcomes. Three conditions are compared; a control group, an abstract group, and a group provided with various example solutions. The implications of this work can strongly impact the formulation of design briefs, where the goal is to stimulate the creativity of design brief outcomes and examine their relationship to product awareness.
G. Koronis; A. Silva; J. K. S. Kang; C. Yogiaman. HOW TO BEST FRAME A DESIGN BRIEF TO MAXIMIZE NOVELTY AND USEFULNESS IN IDEA GENERATION. Proceedings of the Design Society: DESIGN Conference 2020, 1, 1745 -1754.
AMA StyleG. Koronis, A. Silva, J. K. S. Kang, C. Yogiaman. HOW TO BEST FRAME A DESIGN BRIEF TO MAXIMIZE NOVELTY AND USEFULNESS IN IDEA GENERATION. Proceedings of the Design Society: DESIGN Conference. 2020; 1 ():1745-1754.
Chicago/Turabian StyleG. Koronis; A. Silva; J. K. S. Kang; C. Yogiaman. 2020. "HOW TO BEST FRAME A DESIGN BRIEF TO MAXIMIZE NOVELTY AND USEFULNESS IN IDEA GENERATION." Proceedings of the Design Society: DESIGN Conference 1, no. : 1745-1754.
This study aims to understand how information in design briefs affects the creativity of design outcomes. We tested this during a Collaborative Sketching (C-Sketch) ideation exercise with first-year undergraduate student designers. We focus on four types of stimuli—quantitative requirements, a visual example (video), a physical example, and contextual information—and we measure creativity according to three metrics—novelty, appropriateness, and usability with either the participants’ gender or the gender diversity of the participants’ groups. The findings suggest that the main effect of providing a video example results in high appropriateness and usability scores but low novelty scores and that physical-contextual briefs have high novelty and usability scores. In addition, we did not find any correlation between gender or gender diversity and creativity scores.
Georgios Koronis; Pei Zhi Chia; Jacob Kang Kai Siang; Arlindo Silva; Christine Yogiaman; Nilanjan Raghunath. An Empirical Study on the Impact of Design Brief Information on the Creativity of Design Outcomes With Consideration of Gender and Gender Diversity. Journal of Mechanical Design 2019, 141, 071102 -35.
AMA StyleGeorgios Koronis, Pei Zhi Chia, Jacob Kang Kai Siang, Arlindo Silva, Christine Yogiaman, Nilanjan Raghunath. An Empirical Study on the Impact of Design Brief Information on the Creativity of Design Outcomes With Consideration of Gender and Gender Diversity. Journal of Mechanical Design. 2019; 141 (7):071102-35.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGeorgios Koronis; Pei Zhi Chia; Jacob Kang Kai Siang; Arlindo Silva; Christine Yogiaman; Nilanjan Raghunath. 2019. "An Empirical Study on the Impact of Design Brief Information on the Creativity of Design Outcomes With Consideration of Gender and Gender Diversity." Journal of Mechanical Design 141, no. 7: 071102-35.
G. Koronis; A. Silva. Eco-impact assessment of a hood made of a ramie reinforced composite. Green Composites for Automotive Applications 2019, 99 -114.
AMA StyleG. Koronis, A. Silva. Eco-impact assessment of a hood made of a ramie reinforced composite. Green Composites for Automotive Applications. 2019; ():99-114.
Chicago/Turabian StyleG. Koronis; A. Silva. 2019. "Eco-impact assessment of a hood made of a ramie reinforced composite." Green Composites for Automotive Applications , no. : 99-114.
Georgios Koronis; Arlindo Silva. Preface. Green Composites for Automotive Applications 2019, 1 .
AMA StyleGeorgios Koronis, Arlindo Silva. Preface. Green Composites for Automotive Applications. 2019; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGeorgios Koronis; Arlindo Silva. 2019. "Preface." Green Composites for Automotive Applications , no. : 1.
Coming at the start of the design process, the information contained in design briefs influences the framing of the designer’s perspectives of the design problem and the creativity of the design outcomes. This study investigates four types of information in design briefs: quantitative requirements, a visual example (video), a physical example and contextual information. Creativity studies typically use a one-variable-at-a-time approach that cannot collect data on interaction effects, thus this study explores the use of a full factorial Design of Experiment to study both the main effects and the two-way interaction effects. Creativity is measured according to three metrics: novelty, appropriateness, and usability. The results suggest that providing no additional information in the design brief results in high novelty scores and low appropriateness and usability scores, the main effect of providing a video example results in high appropriateness and usability scores but low novelty scores, and physical-contextual briefs have reasonably high novelty and usability scores. Methodological limitations and suggestions for improvements are discussed extensively.
Jacob Kang Kai Siang; Pei Zhi Chia; Georgios Koronis; Arlindo Silva. Exploring the Use of a Full Factorial Design of Experiment to Study Design Briefs for Creative Ideation. Volume 7: 30th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology 2018, 1 .
AMA StyleJacob Kang Kai Siang, Pei Zhi Chia, Georgios Koronis, Arlindo Silva. Exploring the Use of a Full Factorial Design of Experiment to Study Design Briefs for Creative Ideation. Volume 7: 30th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology. 2018; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJacob Kang Kai Siang; Pei Zhi Chia; Georgios Koronis; Arlindo Silva. 2018. "Exploring the Use of a Full Factorial Design of Experiment to Study Design Briefs for Creative Ideation." Volume 7: 30th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology , no. : 1.
This study considers a green composite under a twofold assessment; evaluating its process-based cost and environmental footprint profile. The initial objective was to project the manufacturing cost and allow for an additional material comparison of alternative scenarios in the resin transfer molding processes. The additional aim is to have an intermediate environmental assessment to assist in selecting materials and adjust manufacturing parameters which would minimize the energy spent and the CO2 emissions. As it has been noted in numerous applications, the incorporation of natural fiber fabrics, as opposed to glass fabrics, bring together weight savings and consequently cost savings. However, the economic analysis suggests that a glass reinforced composite is marginally cheaper at the production volume of 300 parts (1.9% lower cost) in contrast to a possible green solution (ramie). Considering jute instead of ramie as a reinforcement, the cost gets immediately lower, and further decreases with proposed improvements to the manufacturing process. Additional reduction of up to 10% in the production cost can be achieved by process upgrade. As indicated by the Eco-Audit analysis, 36% less energy and 44% CO2 per kilo will be generated, respectively when swapping from glass to ramie fabrics in the production of the automotive hood.
Georgios Koronis; Arlindo Silva. Green Composites Reinforced with Plant-Based Fabrics: Cost and Eco-Impact Assessment. Journal of Composites Science 2018, 2, 8 .
AMA StyleGeorgios Koronis, Arlindo Silva. Green Composites Reinforced with Plant-Based Fabrics: Cost and Eco-Impact Assessment. Journal of Composites Science. 2018; 2 (1):8.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGeorgios Koronis; Arlindo Silva. 2018. "Green Composites Reinforced with Plant-Based Fabrics: Cost and Eco-Impact Assessment." Journal of Composites Science 2, no. 1: 8.
Georgios Koronis; Arlindo Silva; Jacob Kang. THE IMPACT OF DESIGN BRIEFS ON CREATIVITY: A STUDY ON MEASURING STUDENT DESIGNERS OUTCOMES. Proceedings of the DESIGN 2018 15th International Design Conference 2018, 2461 -2472.
AMA StyleGeorgios Koronis, Arlindo Silva, Jacob Kang. THE IMPACT OF DESIGN BRIEFS ON CREATIVITY: A STUDY ON MEASURING STUDENT DESIGNERS OUTCOMES. Proceedings of the DESIGN 2018 15th International Design Conference. 2018; ():2461-2472.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGeorgios Koronis; Arlindo Silva; Jacob Kang. 2018. "THE IMPACT OF DESIGN BRIEFS ON CREATIVITY: A STUDY ON MEASURING STUDENT DESIGNERS OUTCOMES." Proceedings of the DESIGN 2018 15th International Design Conference , no. : 2461-2472.
G. Koronis; A. Silva; S. Foong. Predicting the flexural performance of woven flax reinforced epoxy composites using design of experiments. Materials Today Communications 2017, 13, 317 -324.
AMA StyleG. Koronis, A. Silva, S. Foong. Predicting the flexural performance of woven flax reinforced epoxy composites using design of experiments. Materials Today Communications. 2017; 13 ():317-324.
Chicago/Turabian StyleG. Koronis; A. Silva; S. Foong. 2017. "Predicting the flexural performance of woven flax reinforced epoxy composites using design of experiments." Materials Today Communications 13, no. : 317-324.
Bio-polymers have already penetrated in a great number of industries such as packaging and automotive in which they typically target the eco-minded consumers. Following that lead, novel green composites were prepared by resin transfer molding (RTM) and tested. Mechanical properties of ramie/bio-polyester composites were investigated in different fiber loadings. The results indicate that the flexural strength can be increased up to 138 % while tensile strength improved up to 31 %. The Young’s and bending moduli have also been increased up to 26 and 79 % respectively by the presence of the fiber fabrics. Environmental degradation tests have been performed on a set of coated and uncoated specimens. It is envisaged that an appropriate coating on the composite surfaces can preserve the durability properties under the range of exposure conditions examined by this study.
Georgios Koronis; Arlindo Silva; Ana Paula Soares Dias. Development of green composites reinforced with ramie fabrics: Effect of aging on mechanical properties of coated and uncoated specimens. Fibers and Polymers 2014, 15, 2618 -2624.
AMA StyleGeorgios Koronis, Arlindo Silva, Ana Paula Soares Dias. Development of green composites reinforced with ramie fabrics: Effect of aging on mechanical properties of coated and uncoated specimens. Fibers and Polymers. 2014; 15 (12):2618-2624.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGeorgios Koronis; Arlindo Silva; Ana Paula Soares Dias. 2014. "Development of green composites reinforced with ramie fabrics: Effect of aging on mechanical properties of coated and uncoated specimens." Fibers and Polymers 15, no. 12: 2618-2624.
Georgios Koronis; Arlindo Silva; Mihail Fontul. Erratum to ‘‘Corrigendum to ‘Green composites: A review of adequate materials for automotive applications’ [Composites Part B: Engineering 44 (2013) 120–127]’’ [Composites Part B: Engineering 47 (2013) 391]. Composites Part B: Engineering 2013, 49, 93 .
AMA StyleGeorgios Koronis, Arlindo Silva, Mihail Fontul. Erratum to ‘‘Corrigendum to ‘Green composites: A review of adequate materials for automotive applications’ [Composites Part B: Engineering 44 (2013) 120–127]’’ [Composites Part B: Engineering 47 (2013) 391]. Composites Part B: Engineering. 2013; 49 ():93.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGeorgios Koronis; Arlindo Silva; Mihail Fontul. 2013. "Erratum to ‘‘Corrigendum to ‘Green composites: A review of adequate materials for automotive applications’ [Composites Part B: Engineering 44 (2013) 120–127]’’ [Composites Part B: Engineering 47 (2013) 391]." Composites Part B: Engineering 49, no. : 93.
Georgios Koronis; Arlindo Silva; Mihail Fontul. Corrigendum to “Green composites: A review of adequate materials for automotive applications” [Composites Part B: Engineering 44 (2013) 120–127]. Composites Part B: Engineering 2013, 47, 391 .
AMA StyleGeorgios Koronis, Arlindo Silva, Mihail Fontul. Corrigendum to “Green composites: A review of adequate materials for automotive applications” [Composites Part B: Engineering 44 (2013) 120–127]. Composites Part B: Engineering. 2013; 47 ():391.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGeorgios Koronis; Arlindo Silva; Mihail Fontul. 2013. "Corrigendum to “Green composites: A review of adequate materials for automotive applications” [Composites Part B: Engineering 44 (2013) 120–127]." Composites Part B: Engineering 47, no. : 391.
This study provides a bibliographic review in the broad field of green composites seeking-out for materials with a potential to be applied in the near future on automotive body panels. Hereupon, materials deriving from renewable resources will be preferred as opposed to the exhaustible fossil products. With the technical information of bio-polymers and natural reinforcements a database was created with the mechanical performance of several possible components for the prospect green composite. Following the review, an assessment is performed where aspects of suitability for the candidate elements in terms of mechanical properties are analyzed. In that section, renewable materials for matrix and reinforcement are screened accordingly in order to identify which hold both adequate strength and stiffness performance along with affordable cost so as to be a promising proposal for a green composite.
Georgios Koronis; Arlindo Silva; Mihail Fontul. Green composites: A review of adequate materials for automotive applications. Composites Part B: Engineering 2013, 44, 120 -127.
AMA StyleGeorgios Koronis, Arlindo Silva, Mihail Fontul. Green composites: A review of adequate materials for automotive applications. Composites Part B: Engineering. 2013; 44 (1):120-127.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGeorgios Koronis; Arlindo Silva; Mihail Fontul. 2013. "Green composites: A review of adequate materials for automotive applications." Composites Part B: Engineering 44, no. 1: 120-127.