‘My Previous View of Design Was Limited’ – Teaching Design to Non-Designers at Aalto University
DS 130: Proceedings of NordDesign 2024, Reykjavik, Iceland, 12th - 14th August 2024
Year: 2024
Editor: Malmqvist, J.; Candi, M.; Saemundsson, R. J.; Bystrom, F. and Isaksson, O.
Author: Nicoletti Dziobczenski, Paulo Roberto; Keinonen, Turkka; Sekar, Bhuvana
Series: NordDESIGN
Institution: LAB University of Applied Sciences, Finland; Aalto University, Finland
Page(s): 79-87
DOI number: 10.35199/NORDDESIGN2024.9
ISBN: 978-1-912254-21-7
Abstract
The expanding role of design has led to a higher interest in design from non-design professionals. Yet, non-design professionals sometimes lack an understanding of what design is and what designers do. This study reports on the experience of teaching design to non-design students at Aalto University under a project called Design Inside. We interviewed Design Inside members and reviewed 139 answers submitted to Design Bits, an introductory online design course. The results of the study inform design education and give insights into how to support non-design students to learn about design.
Keywords: Design Education, Design Methodology, Design for Non-Designers, Design Learning