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“THE GAME DON’T CHANGE” Designing Beats and Rhymes, A metaphor and guide to ideate design concepts

Carr, Nicolas
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1428070292

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2015, MDES, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning: Design.
This research aimed to investigate how to integrate the design process with creative techniques found in rap music production in order to help architects, product and fashion designers ideate concepts. To understand this integration, interviews and surveys were performed to develop connections between the creative processes of designers and rap musicians. Later on, the research findings were synthesized into sets of design hip hop methodologies that were combined and developed into a guideline intended for designers. After exploring different frameworks to communicate this guideline, a website was created as a prototype. Both designers and non-designers evaluated the website. Their positive feedback proved that integrating the design process with hip hop methodologies improves the creativity and innovation of design concepts. It also makes a powerful connection for youth who are engaged in rap music to be inspired and educated about design.
Craig Vogel, M.I.D. (Committee Chair)
Stephen Slaughter, M.Arch. (Committee Member)
Noel Anderson, M.F.A. (Committee Member)
53 p.
Design
Creativity; Innovation; Design Process; Rap Music; Concepts; Hip Hop

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  • Carr, N. (2015). “THE GAME DON’T CHANGE” Designing Beats and Rhymes, A metaphor and guide to ideate design concepts [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1428070292

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Carr, Nicolas. “THE GAME DON’T CHANGE” Designing Beats and Rhymes, A metaphor and guide to ideate design concepts. 2015. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1428070292.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Carr, Nicolas. "“THE GAME DON’T CHANGE” Designing Beats and Rhymes, A metaphor and guide to ideate design concepts." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1428070292

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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