My sister has raised a very interesting question: Why hasn't design been explored as a way of looking at the creative process in the same way art has?

My sister, Allison Bell, has raised a very interesting question on her research BLOG (she's in the middle of writing a thesis and this blog of hers is a part of her assessment). She is also on a search for designers to interview about this. So if you're a designer who is willing to be interviewed on the topic, please leave a comment here and I'll get you in touch with her. Allison hasn't asked me to do this. So perhaps she's already found her guinea pigs, but if not, this might be of some help.
Allison says:

• ... Many of the articles use either art or science to illustrate how breakthroughs are made when creating, or how inspiration might strike. Articles written from a neurological perspective in particular seem to use art as a point of reference, with expositions into how the brain interprets colour, line, etc, and how this is a fact of biology.

• This leads me to wonder why design hasn't been explored as a way of looking at the creative process in the same way art has. Has design somehow been deemed to be less creative? Or perhaps less 'accessible' to the reader of these articles? ...

To read more of this article please visit her blog.

PS: If you have some spare time, take a moment to read her articles. Wow, is she a smart cookie and boy am I so PROUD!!!!

Why do you think design is somehow deemed less creative?
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