Showing papers in "Design Journal in 2009"
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors suggest that design educators should consider six factors before formulating their creativity training: identifying design students' thinking habits, developing students' intrinsic motivation by fun, positive and forward thinking, enhancing students' self-determination, managing students' emotions, and removing students' obstacles to creativity.
Abstract: Creativity training plays a significant role in design education. However, it is sometimes difficult for design educators to design and implement effective creativity training in a design school due to the diversity of interpretations of creativity. Thus, the aim of this paper is to foster further discussions on providing creativity training in higher design education. In this paper, using reference to the theory on creative design practice, thinking habits, styles, motivation, psychology and behaviour, I suggest that design educators should consider six factors before formulating their creativity training. They are: (1) identifying design students' thinking habits; (2) developing students' intrinsic motivation by fun; (3) developing students' positive and forward thinking; (4) enhancing students' self-determination; (5) managing students' emotions; and (6) removing students' obstacles to creativity. Moreover, a proposed learning process is also presented in this paper.
25 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the meaning of taste in relation to convention, associations with cultural elitism, innovation and creativity, and aesthetic discrimination are discussed, and a series of original, exploratory artefacts illustrate how these new directions can be manifested within a broader understanding of product design.
Abstract: This paper considers the meaning of taste in relation to convention, associations with cultural elitism, innovation and creativity, and aesthetic discrimination. This is followed by a discussion of the relationship of taste to ‘design for sustainability’. Drawing on the work of authors such as Thackara and Chapman, it is demonstrated that diversity in taste can be accommodated and welcomed within this relatively new and developing area of design. A series of original, exploratory artefacts illustrate how these new directions can be manifested within a broader understanding of product design.
17 citations
TL;DR: Six of the problems facing design teams in consultancies, Small- to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and multinationals tasked with the design of complex computer embedded products are examined.
Abstract: Much has been written about the need to address the requirements of the user when designing information appliances (mobile phones, MP3 players, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and so on), but less is written about the challenges designers face in bringing this about. Using case studies, this paper will examine six of the problems facing design teams in consultancies, Small- to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and multinationals tasked with the design of complex computer embedded products. A case study of the successful implementation of a technology-based product is presented. The factors that make it an example of good practice and the ways in which the designers have overcome the six challenges are examined. In conclusion, the challenges for the successful design and development of information appliances are summarized and ways in which they might be addressed discussed.
14 citations
TL;DR: This article reviewed the process of institutionalization in industrial design through an analysis of the Endustriyel Tasarimcilar Meslek Kurulusu [Industrial Designers Society of Turkey] (ETMK) since its establishment in 1988.
Abstract: This paper reviews the process of institutionalization in industrial design through an analysis of the Endustriyel Tasarimcilar Meslek Kurulusu [Industrial Designers Society of Turkey] (ETMK) since its establishment in 1988. From 1994 onwards, the ETMK has been the leading institution in promoting industrial design through the organization of design exhibitions, design awards and support of design competitions. Using the ETMK's documentation and insights from the author as the ETMK President, this paper analyses the policies and strategies adopted or generated by the industrial design community when organizing events and developing opinions on design-related issues brought by external stakeholders. The paper concludes by identifying the strategies and policies of the ETMK in its institutionalization process and suggesting new strategies for further developments in the near future.
11 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, a final-year student project "Pillpunch" illustrates how a typical total design method (market and user needs, product design specification, conceptual design, embodiment design, detail design) coupled with user involvement throughout the design process produced an inclusive solution for dispensing medication.
Abstract: 'Design for the young and you exclude the old; design for the old and you include the young.’ Through targeting weaker users, inclusive design aims to include older people and those with disabilities. This paper tackles the issue of introducing inclusive design practice to degree-level teaching. Through a final-year student project ‘Pillpunch’, it illustrates how a typical total design method (market and user needs, product design specification, conceptual design, embodiment design, detail design) coupled with user involvement throughout the design process produced an inclusive solution for dispensing medication. It concludes that inclusive design starts with a deep understanding of the target users. Inclusivity is achieved through removing or reducing task requirements to accommodate a wider range of user capabilities, whilst maintaining mainstream aesthetics. The method used in the project is typical for undergraduate projects, thus the case study can be utilized by design educators in teaching ...
9 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the design of an illuminating textile curtain using flexible photovoltaic cells to collect and store solar energy has been described, which can facilitate our daily life by providing increased light and visibility, and also act as an example o...
Abstract: How can we make things better for people and the environment through the textile products we design? By thinking about the environment when we design, choose and use technology, we can play an important part in building a better world for the future. If we are going to live in a sustainable way, the technology that we use has to be sustainable.This paper provides an insight into how the design of textile products can provide for a more sustainable future. It describes the design of an illuminating textile curtain using flexible photovoltaic cells to collect and store solar energy. In the long term, this design may help towards ensuring a better quality of life for everyone, now and in the future.The raw materials and process, the plant dye, the electronic devices and the dimensions of solar energy for this application are analysed from an environmental perspective. The solar illuminating curtain can facilitate our daily life by providing increased light and visibility, and also act as an example o...
8 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on the importance of the traditional Turkish tea drinking and the objects associated with this tradition, and the ways in which these traditions have been transformed, shaped and reinvented within the dynamics of modern Turkish society.
Abstract: Rituals are repeated acts reinforcing the sense of identity for the individual in society, building up the links with a shared past. The ritual of tea drinking along with the values, practices, the kinds of objects and customs associated with this tradition, is significant in Turkish culture. The reason to focus specifically on tea drinking and the involved objects is that tea is brewed in a certain way and the necessary devices have been designed and developed accordingly. With its historical, cultural and physical contexts, the whole event could be said to be standing at the cutting edge of tradition, modernity and identity in modern Turkish society. The problematic centring around these concepts of tradition and identity is their positioning in the modern world. The ways in which these traditions have been transformed, shaped and reinvented within the dynamics of modern Turkish society is the subject of further discussion.
7 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined international product design award schemes to identify the relationship between successful manufacturers in design award scheme and their corporate design competitiveness and reveal the true value of winning awards in reflecting corporate design excellence.
Abstract: This paper examines international product design award schemes to identify the relationship between successful manufacturers in design award schemes and their corporate design competitiveness. Four international product design award schemes – the International Design Excellence Award (IDEA), iF Product Design, Red Dot Product Design and Japanese Good Design Award (JGDA) – were selected from a group of 22 potential schemes. The awards were comparatively reviewed in detail, and the inter-dynamics of the benefits of the award schemes were discussed. In order to reveal the true value of winning awards in reflecting corporate design excellence, a new qualitative analysis method that takes into consideration the selectiveness of different awards was developed. The results from the qualitative analysis challenge the popular belief of simply regarding the number of awards won as corporate design excellence. The design excellence of the award winners were re-ranked according to the new method developed thr...
7 citations
TL;DR: The first decade of the twenty-first century has seen the ascent of Turkish industrial design and designers, not only on a national scale, but also as an international phenomenon as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: What do the following have in common: a Rolling Stones Tour DVD, a Paul Verhoeven film, a Guy Gerber song and an exhibition of Turkish design and designers in the 2000s? The answer surprisingly is that they were all entitled Turkish Delight. Though currently under the heavy influence of a global economical crisis, the first decade of the twenty-first century has seen the ascent of Turkish industrial design and designers – not only on a national scale, but also as an international phenomenon. Only three or four decades ago, the discipline was almost unknown in Turkish society, even in industry, its main area. Today, courses in industrial design and industrial product design at Turkish universities are among the most popular choices, and design is now considered a crucial element in production and service industries in addition to innovation, management, marketing, research and development. In the international arena, not only is there an increase in quantity but also in the quality of design and de...
5 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the role of design when cities are re-built and re-constructed after "disaster" (natural and man-made) alters the material and physical face of the urban environment is examined.
Abstract: It has been common in post-enlightenment Western society to view binary pairs as oppositional in nature. I wish to interrogate how the narratives of our society determine our evaluation and response to disaster and events which create disorder in our lives. What is the role of design when cities are re-built and re-constructed, after ‘disaster’ (natural and man-made) alters the material and physical ‘face’ of the urban environment? By changing our relationship to binary pairs from an oppositional view, can we transform the design and inhabitation of the urban landscape? This is an environment that is increasingly perceived, particularly by Western thought, as alienating, hostile and sterile.The locus of my research is the city of Tokyo, and how it has transitioned from the Edo of the Tokugawa Regime 1600–1863. This was a city with a built materiality of wood and paper, which through repeated destruction, has re-emerged as contemporary Tokyo – a city of concrete and glass. This will be illustrated ...
3 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a working definition of creative scholarship and criteria to evaluate creative scholarship identified using a modified Delphi technique were defined and evaluated using a survey conducted by the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences national conference in San Diego, California.
Abstract: The purpose of this research was twofold. Firstly, creative scholarship was defined and criteria to evaluate creative scholarship identified using a modified Delphi technique. Experts in textile and apparel design and attendees of the juried design presentation at the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences national conference in San Diego, California, were asked to complete the Criteria for Creative Scholarship Survey. The second purpose was to compare results from the experts to responses from active members of the International Textile and Apparel Association. The result of this research was a working definition of creative scholarship and identification of 15 criteria to evaluate creative scholarship.
TL;DR: The relationship between the artist and the fashion designer in the 20th century was examined by Vettese et al. as discussed by the authors, where the differences and affinities in the mechanisms of 20th-century art and fashion, including imposing messages and innovation in Modernism and the mixed messages, recycling and commercial aspects of Postmodernism, are disseminated.
Abstract: This paper undertakes to construe the affinities and divergences in the genres of art and fashion throughout the 20th century through the use of particular visual and theoretical examples, examined at greater length in a more extensive study of ‘The relationship between the artist and the fashion designer in the twentieth century’ (Vettese, 2005). Examination of the 20th century has revealed two particular periods – ‘Modernism’ and ‘Postmodernism’ – that were evident and fitting to this analysis. The research is a summation of these findings, where the differences and affinities in the mechanisms of 20th century art and fashion, including imposing messages and innovation in Modernism and the mixed messages, recycling and commercial aspects of Postmodernism, are disseminated.
TL;DR: In this paper, the origins of design research in Turkey from various perspectives are investigated, and it is shown that demand for design research coexisted at the periphery with the development of industry; and currently, design research is undertaken primarily by design academics, graduate and postgraduate students.
Abstract: The objective of this paper is to investigate the origins of design research in Turkey from various perspectives. The roots of design research can be traced back to the declaration of the Republic and its reforms relating to universities and the educational system, when the influences of refugee German professors soon became significant. Demand for design research coexisted at the periphery with the development of industry; and currently, design research is undertaken primarily by design academics, graduate and postgraduate students.
TL;DR: In this paper, an attempt to read certain rituals and objects in Turkish culture from a semiotic and anthropological framework is made, based on the terms from social anthropology and structuralism, like rite of passage, myth and transition, to discuss and theorize the cultural background of the phenomenon in more detail.
Abstract: This paper is an attempt to read certain rituals and objects in Turkish culture from a semiotic and anthropological framework. The anthropological analysis is based on the terms from social anthropology and structuralism, like rite of passage, myth and transition, to discuss and theorize the cultural background of the phenomenon in more detail. The reason for such an analysis lies in the fact that every object with a ritual could be seen in the material form or a strong reflection of an underlying cosmology or ideology. The common point of the objects chosen for this study is that all depend on a dynamic formal change – from liquid to solid – believed to signify the notion of the ‘unknown’. Change in the form in each case recalls the binary oppositions of form/matter and form/function as fundamental debates on design and material culture, especially in a non-Western society.
TL;DR: The results revealed that non-surgical hospital equipment and basic rehabilitation devices held the highest potential and were selected to enhance the capability of medical device design and development in Thailand.
Abstract: This research sets out to achieve a better understanding of the Thai public healthcare sector and Thai medical device industry in order to identify strategic directions for the Medical Devices Laboratory (MDL) of the National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC), other researchers in related fields and Thai medical device producers. Based on this strategic platform, the ultimate goal is to enhance the capability of medical device design and development in Thailand, increase the competitiveness of the Thai medical device industry and improve the quality of life for Thai people. Soft System Methodology was adopted, as a rigid structure was not suitable for the fuzzy nature of the research. A series of qualitative research methods were employed to capture requirements from all stakeholders and suggest potential products that matched the capabilities of the MDL and the Thai industries. Although the research intended to explore all possibilities, the results revealed that non-surgical hospital ...
TL;DR: In this article, Fawcett et al. published a book "Made in Newcastle: Visual Culture edited by Hilary Fawlett", which describes the history of visual culture in the UK.
Abstract: (2009). Made in Newcastle: Visual Culture edited by Hilary Fawcett. The Design Journal: Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 117-119.
TL;DR: Carlini et al. as mentioned in this paper presented a theory of consumer motivation based on the Foundations for a Theory of Consumption (FOCUS) and Carlo Mari's theory of consumption.
Abstract: (2009). Consumer Motivation: Foundations for a Theory of Consumption by Carlo Mari. The Design Journal: Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 249-254.
TL;DR: The Culture of Design (Second Edition) by Guy Julier as discussed by the authors is a seminal work in the field of design, focusing on the relationship between design and technology, and includes:
Abstract: (2009). The Culture of Design (Second Edition) by Guy Julier. The Design Journal: Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 243-248.