The Creative Methodology Applied Through Graphic Thinking. Illustrative Case of the DesignWorkshop Subject

Abstract

Digital tools are moving students away from manual graphic tools and rendering techniques in technical and design careers.Especially in the initial stages of projects. The research aims to show a series of teaching strategies aimed at developing graphic thinking. It is included within the creative process of the Industrial Design Engineering and Product Development student. Graphic thinking and manual expression skills have been enhanced. The purpose is to show ideas and represent them graphically during the design process. The development of an innovative teaching experience is shown within the subject of Design Workshop I. The results obtained reveal the student’s ability to interpret, abstract, synthesize and represent a musical piece. The graphic tools used have been points, lines and planes. The development of the exercise uses the knowledge acquired in the first block of the subject called Component Analysis: Conception of shape and volume.