Models and principles relevant to design

XVI.3 May + June 2009
Page: 54
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ON MODELINGModels of models


Authors:
Hugh Dubberly

Models are ideas about the world—how it might be organized and how it might work. Models describe relationships: parts that make up wholes; structures that bind them; and how parts behave in relation to one another. For example, the sun rises in the east, moves across the sky, and sets in the west. Or the earth orbits the sun. Models support communication and learning. Models help bridge the gap between observing and making, between research communities and design communities [1]. Models are especially important in interaction and service design. Making Sense and Guiding Action Models help us make…




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