Reference: Sio, U. N., Kotovsky, K., & Cagan, J. (2015). Fixation or inspiration? A meta-analytic review of the role of examples on design processes. Design Studies,39, 70-99.
Some papers make it straight to my reading list (and this blog) due to their title, venue, and authors. This is a clear example. I'm looking forward to reading this paper for several reasons:
1. Jon Cagan's excellent track record and diverse research interests
2. By itself, interesting to see meta-analyses in the field of design research
3. May be quite useful to see their findings and interpretations of the (I assume) non-obvious influences that precedents play in design processes.
I hope to see some insights here on disciplinary differences, as I know that examples play a hugely different role across design areas, from robotics to architecture, graphic design, games, mechanical design, etc.
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