Creativity and artificial intelligence in design

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ID19488369
AuthorsJuan Carlos Quiñones-Gómez (0000-0003-3768-6686, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, corresponding author)
Year2026
Volume19
Issue1
Pages150-159
Publication date2026-03-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCreativity Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2345-0487 • E-ISSN: 2345-0479
PublisherVilnius Gediminas Technical University (PUBLISHER • LT)
DOI10.3846/cs.2026.22376
OpenAlexW7137239046
LanguageEN
References cited27

This article examines the evolving relationship between creativity and artificial intelligence in design by analysing how artificial intelligence tools influence creative work within designer-led processes across design domains. A semi-systematic literature review of 67 studies maps artificial intelligence contributions to idea generation, decision-making, and conceptual exploration across stages of the design process. Findings inform a functional taxonomy grouping tools by creative support roles, stimulus generation, optimisation, evaluation, and hybrid workflow support, prioritising situated use over technological typologies. Recurring challenges include dependence on automated outputs, interface-driven shifts in ideation strategies and reduced diversity of exploration. The taxonomy enables assessment of how artificial intelligence contributes to ideation and refinement, informing research, education, and professional practice concerned with exploratory breadth, diversity, and workflow efficiency

Artificial intelligence, situated approach · Creativity · Exploratory research · Ideation · Situated · Taxonomy (biology) · Workflow · Architecture and Computational Design · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience · Design Education and Practice

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