TY - JOUR AU - Gero, John S. PY - 1990/12/15 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Design Prototypes: A Knowledge Representation Schema for Design JF - AI Magazine JA - AIMag VL - 11 IS - 4 SE - Articles DO - 10.1609/aimag.v11i4.854 UR - https://ojs.aaai.org/aimagazine/index.php/aimagazine/article/view/854 SP - 26 AB - This article begins with an elaboration of models of design as a process. It then introduces and describes a knowledge representation schema for design called design prototypes. This schema supports the initiation and continuation of the act of designing. Design prototypes are shown to provide a suitable framework to distinguish routine, innovative, and creative design. ER -