How Inspirational Sources are Adapted Towards Textile Surface Designs

• Author / Creator

  Stafiniak, Lesley A.

• Using inspirational sources for generating ideas and stimulating
  productivity in designing is a significant stage in the design process that impacts
  designing and design outcomes. Another important aspect during designing is the
  role of influence on the designer as they work through design projects. This
  research explores how the adaptations of inspirational sources manifest during the
  early phase of textile designing. Specifically, it examines how inspirational
  sources of biological specimens are adapted in designing, with one group of
  designers using actual biological specimens and the other group using
  representations of the specimens in the form of photographs. This research
  attempts to understand the adaptation of inspirational sources and to understand
  how adaptations occur when sources are presented differently. It also seeks to
  acknowledge the role of influence in the design process and to explain how it
  differs from inspiration.

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Cultural capital
  • Design process
  • Inspirational sources

• Graduation date

  Fall 2013

• Type of Item

  Thesis

• Degree

  Master of Arts

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R3ZH60

• License

  This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for non-commercial purposes. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.