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The value of design: an issue of vision, creativity and interpretation

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The value of design: an issue of vision, creativity and interpretation. / Fonseca Braga, Mariana.
Design Research Society Conference Proceedings 2016. ed. / Peter Lloyd; Erik Bohemia. 2016. (Design Research Society Conference Proceedings 2016).

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Fonseca Braga, M 2016, The value of design: an issue of vision, creativity and interpretation. in P Lloyd & E Bohemia (eds), Design Research Society Conference Proceedings 2016. Design Research Society Conference Proceedings 2016. https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2016.129

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Fonseca Braga, M. (2016). The value of design: an issue of vision, creativity and interpretation. In P. Lloyd, & E. Bohemia (Eds.), Design Research Society Conference Proceedings 2016 (Design Research Society Conference Proceedings 2016). https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2016.129

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Fonseca Braga M. The value of design: an issue of vision, creativity and interpretation. In Lloyd P, Bohemia E, editors, Design Research Society Conference Proceedings 2016. 2016. (Design Research Society Conference Proceedings 2016). doi: 10.21606/drs.2016.129

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Fonseca Braga, Mariana. / The value of design : an issue of vision, creativity and interpretation. Design Research Society Conference Proceedings 2016. editor / Peter Lloyd ; Erik Bohemia. 2016. (Design Research Society Conference Proceedings 2016).

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