Analogies and metaphors in creative design

International Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 283-294

  Hey, J ^a   Linsey, J ^b   Agogino, A M ^c   Wood, K L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Texas AandM University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Analogy; Creative design; Design education; Design methods; Design thinking; Idea generation; Innovation processes; Metaphor; Problem framing

Indexed keywords

EID: 42349101588     PISSN: 0949149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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