The Acquisition of Design Skills: A Hybrid Practice in the Digital Age

Allan, Denise

Abstract

This paper will briefly discuss the debate between technological determinism and cultural materialism by reviewing relevant literature. Auto-ethnography will be used to explore the experience of the author as a digital native and her experience with design education, which will inform her PhD research. This will then be analysed to suggest ways in which design education may continue to develop and improve in an increasingly digital world where educators must ensure that heritage practices do not disappear.

Citation

Allan, D. (2017). The Acquisition of Design Skills: A Hybrid Practice in the Digital Age. In G. Pritchard, & N. Lambert (Eds.), Learn X Design London 2017 : the allure of the digital and beyond. , (60-66)

• Conference Name: LearnXDesign
• Start Date: Jun 27, 2017
• End Date: Jun 30, 2017
• Acceptance Date: Jun 7, 2017
• Online Publication Date: Dec 15, 2017
• Publication Date: Dec 15, 2017
• Deposit Date: Dec 13, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 15, 2017
• Publisher: Ravensbourne Publications
• Pages: 60-66
• Book Title: Learn X Design London 2017 : the allure of the digital and beyond
• Chapter Number: 6
• ISBN: 978-1-9998331-0-7
• Keywords: Design skills,
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/985860
• Related Public URLs: https://www.ravensbourne.ac.uk/media/pdfs/Publication-for-LearnX-300dpi-print-version.pdf