ABSTRACT
Ever since Herbert Simon’s The Science of the Artificial (1969), there has been an increasing interest in design research. His expression “The proper study of mankind is the science of design” remains a challenge to ergonomics since ergonomics has not produced much research. Cognitive scientists have performed most of the research on design cognition. This chapter reviews design cognition. It draws from studies of designers, as they were involved in the design of software, architecture or mechanical artifacts.
