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Towards a new disciplinary framework for contemporary creative design practice

The key question in this research is 'Can we define a framework that describes more accurately emerging forms of design practice?' The research presented in this paper worked through a rigorous process of studying traditional models of design collaboration through an extensive literature review as a method of discerning practitioners who work within increasingly fuzzy disciplinary perimeters. As a result, this research presents, for the first time, a novel disciplinary framework for modern creative design practice that clearly shows that each form of practice has distinct characteristics that are discerned through correct use of the terms ‘multi-disciplinary, ‘cross-disciplinary, ‘inter-disciplinary’ and ‘trans-disciplinary’ designer. A significant outcome of this work was material created and utilised as the basis for the successful AHRC funded application – 'We are all Designers' (Grant Ref: AH/I022554/1) that further explores the notion of 'disciplinarity' through research network workshops.