Metaphors in Design Curricula

• Metaphors are central to the way we see and shape the world, and identifying metaphors can help toquestion how certain issues are explained or set-up, thereby opening up a range of opportunities fordesign. This paper explores how metaphors can contribute to understanding theories and models, aswell as problems and opportunities in design courses at different levels. Following the introduction,section two and three introduce metaphors, and identify the roles metaphors play in design and designeducation with help of analyzing three examples in design curriculum. The fourth and final sectiondiscusses educational implications of metaphors as tools to inspire and facilitate knowledge generationin design curricula.

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HUMANIORA  -- Konst -- Design (hsv//swe)

HUMANITIES  -- Arts -- Design (hsv//eng)

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