Brief:
The theoretical:
The word theory comes from the Greek word theoria, which basically means ‘speculation as opposed to practice’. As design students you know that speculation and practice are not always opposed, because speculation can encourage research into practice, and vice versa, but ‘theory’ and the theoretical is all about the discussions and debates about what seems to be the best explanation based on all the available evidence, which in our case will relate to design and designing. If evidence contradicts a theory then we have to “go back to the (theory) drawing board” and re-work it, or drop it altogether!
If you can show in your essay you are aware of the theoretical discussions and debates that are relevant to your chosen subject by citing references to them then you are definitely in the ‘theory’ business.
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