The importance of Critical Thinking in the training of graphic design students

Abstract

We have heard about the importance of developing aspects such as creativity in the graphic design professional, moving to a second term logical-mathematical thinking, especially with regard to reasoned thinking where the student can elucidate from different points of view. In this writing, critical thinking within that logical reasoning is analyzed as an aspect of utmost importance in the student's school trajectory, so that related topics can be incorporated for the student's development, with an open mindset so that the teacher of the design encourages this type of reasoning in your daily activities. For the preparation of this work, a non-experimental, descriptive investigation was carried out. Data are presented on the results obtained in recent years from the EGEL and EXDIAL exams that students take within the graphic design program of the University of Sonora, which are presented under the descriptive statistical data analysis method. As part of the analysis, it is pointed out the importance for graphic thinking to develop critical thinking in parallel in order to stimulate internal questioning within the creative process in design proposals.