Elements of Design Reading List

Introduction

Norman, D. (2013). Chapter 1: The psychopathy of everyday things from The Design of Everyday Things, Revised and expanded edition, p. 1-36.
Shön, D.A. (1993). Learning to design and designing to learn. Nordic Journal of Architectural Research, 1, 16.

Norman, D. (2013). Chapter 2: The psychology of everyday actions. In The Design of Everyday Things
Chapter 1: "Information" from Design: The Key Concepts (Huppatz, 2019)
A post on "Design Principles"
Gestalt Theory: general summary of gestalt theory as it relates to learning and learning design
Moore, P., & Fit, C. (1993). Gestalt theory and instructional design. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 137-157.
Chang, D., Dooley, L., & Tuovinen, J. E. (2002). Gestalt theory in visual screen design: A new look at an old subject. In Selected Papers from the 7th World Conference on Computers in Education (WCCE'01). Copenhagen, Computers in Education 2001: Australian Topics (Vol. 8, pp. 5-12), Australian Computer Society.

Razzouk, R., & Shute, V. (2012). What Is design thinking and why Is it important? Review of Educational Research, 82(3), 330–348. Download Razzouk, R., & Shute, V. (2012). What Is design thinking and why Is it important? Review of Educational Research, 82(3), 330–348.
Entries on the different stages of the design thinking process (i.e Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, Test) from Interaction Design Foundation.
Scheer, A., & Noweski, C. (2012). Transforming constructivist learning into action: Design thinking in education. Design and Technology Education, 17(3), 8–19.

Suleman, A. (2021). The Five Forces Of Creativity And How They Influence The Design Process.
Henriksen, D., & Cain, W. (2020). Creatively flexible, technology fluent—Developing an optimal online teaching and design mindset. In S. McKenzie, F. Garivaldis, & K. R. Dyer (Eds.), Tertiary Online Teaching and Learning: TOTAL Perspectives and Resources for Digital Education (pp. 177–186). Download Creatively flexible, technology fluent—Developing an optimal online teaching and design mindset. In S. McKenzie, F. Garivaldis, & K. R. Dyer (Eds.), Tertiary Online Teaching and Learning: TOTAL Perspectives and Resources for Digital Education (pp. 177–186).
Kaufman, J. C., & Sternberg, R. J. (2007). Creativity. Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 39(4), 55–60. Download Creativity. Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 39(4), 55–60.</span
Kaufman, J. C., & Beghetto, R. A. (2009). Beyond big and little: The four c model of creativity. Review of General Psychology, 13(1), 1–12.

Cross, N. (1982). Designerly ways of knowing. Design Studies, 3(4), 221–227. Download Designerly ways of knowing. Design Studies, 3(4), 221–227.
Cross, N. (2001). Designerly ways of knowing: Design discipline versus design science. Design Issues, 17(3), 49–55. Download Designerly ways of knowing: Design discipline versus design science. Design Issues, 17(3), 49–55.
Boyd, D. (2015). The growth mindset approach: A threshold concept in course redesign. Journal on Centers for Teaching and Learning, 6, 29–44.