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Decisive Constraints as a Creative Resource in Interaction Design. / Biskjaer, Michael Mose; Halskov, Kim.

In: Digital Creativity, Vol. 25, No. 1, 2014, p. 27-61.

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Harvard

Biskjaer, MM & Halskov, K 2014, 'Decisive Constraints as a Creative Resource in Interaction Design', Digital Creativity, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 27-61. https://doi.org/10.1080/14626268.2013.855239

APA

Biskjaer, M. M., & Halskov, K. (2014). Decisive Constraints as a Creative Resource in Interaction Design. Digital Creativity, 25(1), 27-61. https://doi.org/10.1080/14626268.2013.855239

CBE

Biskjaer MM, Halskov K. 2014. Decisive Constraints as a Creative Resource in Interaction Design. Digital Creativity. 25(1):27-61. https://doi.org/10.1080/14626268.2013.855239

MLA

Biskjaer, Michael Mose and Kim Halskov. "Decisive Constraints as a Creative Resource in Interaction Design". Digital Creativity. 2014, 25(1). 27-61. https://doi.org/10.1080/14626268.2013.855239

Vancouver

Biskjaer MM, Halskov K. Decisive Constraints as a Creative Resource in Interaction Design. Digital Creativity. 2014;25(1):27-61. doi: 10.1080/14626268.2013.855239

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Biskjaer, Michael Mose ; Halskov, Kim. / Decisive Constraints as a Creative Resource in Interaction Design. In: Digital Creativity. 2014 ; Vol. 25, No. 1. pp. 27-61.

Bibtex

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