Showing papers in "Design Journal in 2020"
TL;DR: Achieving sustainability requires developing consistent solutions to global challenges impacting all levels and aspects of societies, including in arts and crafts as discussed by the authors, and the relatively new concept of sustainable art.
Abstract: Achieving sustainability requires developing consistent solutions to global challenges impacting all levels and aspects of societies, including in crafts. The relatively new concept of sustainable ...
25 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore how agonism used within participatory design processes can enable revealing and contesting hegemonies in society, and explore how it can be used to reveal and contest hegemonic power.
Abstract: Agonism is often described as a means for designers and citizens to reveal and contest hegemonies in society. This paper explores how agonism used within participatory design processes can enable p...
14 citations
TL;DR: This article reviewed existing characterizations of strategy from military, business and management studies and examined how these characterizations may help inform strategic design processes and how they can be used in the design process.
Abstract: This paper reviews existing characterizations of strategy from military, business and management studies and examines how these characterizations may help inform strategic design processes. The pap...
13 citations
TL;DR: The results show that cultural differences reduce the accuracy of their user understanding, but this effect can be mitigated by providing designers with more details of users’ living context.
Abstract: Understanding user experience has become an important part of product design, but doing it well remains challenging. Given the global market and the resulting ubiquity of cross-cultural design, to ...
11 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine different types of value created by design research in the UK and present an innovative 4-leaf value model that integrates different value theories from economics, sustainable development, and the social sciences.
Abstract: This paper examines different types of value created by design research in the UK. Given the significant economic, social and environmental challenges we currently face, funding bodies and governments are increasingly concerned with assessing the value and impact of design research. The value generated by design research is not always clearly articulated by the academic community and understood by the public. With this in mind, this paper examines a sample of 67 projects that traverse conceptual, disciplinary and methodological boundaries representing the spread of contemporary design research in the UK. The paper presents an innovative 4-leaf value model that integrates different value theories from economics, sustainable development, and the social sciences. The paper highlights that design research plays a significant role in generating social, cultural, economic and environmental change, outlines synergies between the different types of value produced, and identifies gaps for design researchers to focus on in future years.
10 citations
TL;DR: This project tries to contribute to this research gap by exploring the meaning of facial anthropomorphic trustworthiness, the effect of specific facial features and their combinations on anthropomorphictrustworthiness, and the effect on dynamic facial features under different daily contexts through multidisciplinary approaches.
Abstract: As a robotic application in artificial intelligence (AI), a social robot is designed for social communication and interactions with humans. Regarding human nature to anthropomorphize objectives, pe...
9 citations
TL;DR: Investigating how digital objects, in their particular constitution, impose new conditions for framing human experience is investigated, which comprehends the ontological constitution of digital objects in relation to materiality, function and conceptual values.
Abstract: The article conceptualizes the ontology and aesthetics of digital objects. In the context of the article, digital objects are defined as designed objects that incorporate and employ digital technol...
8 citations
TL;DR: For example, picture books employing various design elements and formats that are intended to stimulate the senses are often used as reading materials to help children learn effectively as mentioned in this paper, however, it is essentia...
Abstract: Picture books employing various design elements and formats that are intended to stimulate the senses are often used as reading materials to help children learn effectively. However, it is essentia...
7 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the blind and visually impaired visitors in modern museums have adopted various ways for the blind to reach exhibitions and services, however, many requirements remain unfulfilled and need to be addressed.
Abstract: Modern museums have adopted various ways for the blind and visually impaired visitor to reach exhibitions and services. However, many requirements remain unfulfilled. This study aimed to give effec...
7 citations
TL;DR: Although the influence of toys and play activities on child development is a consistent research topic in psychological research, designing artefacts explicitly for social growth can be considered in this paper, where the authors consider the role of toys in children's development.
Abstract: Although the influence of toys and play activities on child development is a consistent research topic in psychological research, designing artefacts explicitly for social growth can be considered ...
7 citations
TL;DR: This study proposes a novel framework for designers by utilizing online reviews for product design depending on the real-world OPRs of a sample product in terms of clarity, comparability, and validity.
Abstract: Identifying and analysing large amounts of online product reviews (OPR) have become a critical challenge for product design due to their valuable and insightful content. Despite the potential of th...
TL;DR: The results show relevant aspects to be considered in the e-portfolio implementation, such as the evidence type gathered, the relevant collaborative strategy, the time used and the reflection levels of the students in the training process.
Abstract: Architectural Design Studio (ADS) is the most important course in architectural education due to the integrative nature of the knowledge acquired by the students through the formative process. In t...
TL;DR: This work demonstrates a novel method for participatory research considering the privacy implications of IoT deployments in public spaces, through the use of worldbuilding design fictions to inform transparency and governance in public space IoT deployments.
Abstract: As Internet of Things (IoT) technologies become embedded in public infrastructure, it is important that we consider how they may introduce new challenges in areas such as privacy and governance. Pu...
TL;DR: In recent years, the design community has started envisioning biology as a design medium and designers are entering laboratories to pursue designer-biologist collaborations to ensure that these co....
Abstract: In recent years, the design community has started envisioning biology as a design medium and designers are entering laboratories to pursue designer-biologist collaborations. To ensure that these co...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine why graphic design has struggled to establish an academic research culture, despite significant gains in design research over the last 20 years, and identify the absence of consensual nomenclature, lack of confidence and exemplars with practice-based graphic design research.
Abstract: This paper examines why graphic design has struggled to establish an academic research culture, despite significant gains in design research over the last 20 years. It considers the criticisms levelled against graphic design research submitted to the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF2014). Through analysis of publicly available data, we identify a low volume of graphic design research adhering to traditional academic, non-practice-based forms, and concentrated amongst few institutions. Results confirm graphic design is yet to establish an academic research culture that accords with its widespread standing in higher education. We identify the absence of consensual nomenclature, lack of confidence and exemplars with practice-based graphic design research, the uncertain expectations of research audits, lack of venues for dissemination, heavy teaching loads and few established career pathways for research. In response we make a series of recommendations towards a sustainable graphic design research change agenda.
TL;DR: This study explores how designers made sense of user narratives that are generated through casual conversations in the context of discursively informed design and proposes a method for utilizing these narratives in idea generation process.
Abstract: In this study, we explore how designers made sense of user narratives that are generated through casual conversations in the context of discursively informed design. Our aim is to propose a method ...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined academic publications on service design over the last two decades using a summative content analysis of 305 articles that use SD as one of its "author provided subjects" and found that SD research is largely comprised of practice-oriented and phenomenological studies based on interpretative approaches.
Abstract: This paper presents the findings from a systemic enquiry into the current research on Service Design (SD). It examines academic publications on SD over the last two decades using a summative content analysis of 305 articles that use SD as one of its ‘author provided subjects’. The analysis revealed: (1) three distinct groups of publications that use SD differently, with research rooted in Design (142 articles) seen as the driver for development of SD as a discipline; (2) a typological overview of SD research including nine categories differentiated by ‘knowledge’ and ‘methods’. The findings suggest that SD research is largely comprised of practice-oriented and phenomenological studies based on interpretative approaches. Research underpinned by objectivism is noticeably rarer. Future research needs to go beyond practice-based research, to embrace more objective and systemic approaches.
TL;DR: In this paper, video is used to investigate and communicate architectural and urban design research, from social research of a site before design, to the lived experience of a completed sited s...
Abstract: Video is becoming an important tool when investigating and communicating architectural and urban design research. From social research of a site before design, the lived experience of a completed s...
TL;DR: A deep dive into the definitions and distinctive features of collaborative design is proposed to encourage a more precise use of the expression among design researchers and practitioners and uses the activity theory framework to support the analysis.
Abstract: This article proposes a deep dive into the definitions and distinctive features of collaborative design to encourage a more precise use of the expression among design researchers and practitioners....
TL;DR: How generative design has the potential to enable more fluid product outcomes and interactions is explained, enabled by advances in additive manufacturing moving it from a rapid prototyping technology into a viable production process for end-use manufacturing.
Abstract: Product Design has a digital future, but the changes in thinking and practice required of discipline leaders involve a paradigm shift, rather than an evolution. Rather than challenging existing cul...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the core domain level practices of thinking cultures in the sciences, arts and humanities and propose a conceptual model of how inter-domain collaboration can address some of the problems of the Anthropocene.
Abstract: This paper strikes an arc through C.P. Snow's influential 'Two Cultures' lecture at Cambridge University in 1959 through to Bruce Archer's assertion that design is the third culture of thinking in 1978 and positions how design thinking can contribute at a domain level to contemporary issues of the Anthropocene. After describing the separation of the three cultures of thinking, it considers different concepts for the third culture and how it may interact with the others. The core domain level practices of thinking cultures in the sciences, arts and humanities are explored and wroughting and wrighting is proposed for design. This contributes to a temporal model of knowledge production and exchange across domains. The value of governing and its application across domains is discussed and a proposal for a conceptual model of how inter-domain collaboration can address some of the problems of the Anthropocene is developed.
TL;DR: This broad case study of design integration, signals 4 design areas (infrastructure, information, system design and vehicles) involving 13 types of design specialist and there is a clear and timely need for a ‘Passenger Champion’ who can insure a user focus for an integrated design approach.
Abstract: EU transport research is led by a vision of sustainable, accessible, inclusive, joined up transport services. The FP7 METPEX project developed a standardized tool for measuring the quality of multi...
TL;DR: Hong Kong as an international city has long held the title of ‘Pearl of the Orient’, known for its gleaming night view as mentioned in this paper, and the Hong Kong Tourist Association often featured local neon signs as promotio...
Abstract: Hong Kong as an international city has long held the title of ‘Pearl of the Orient’, known for its gleaming night view. The Hong Kong Tourist Association often featured local neon signs as promotio...
TL;DR: This article argued that difficult to read, or disfluent, typefaces can improve certain learning conditions, which is counterintuitive for typography where it is the aim to suppor...
Abstract: Recent debate has seen the proposition that difficult to read, or disfluent, typefaces can improve certain learning conditions. This is counterintuitive for typography where it is the aim to suppor...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the change in the forms of employment of industrial designers between 1984 and 2018 in Turkey, using data from the graduates of the four oldest industrial design de...
Abstract: This paper examines the change in the forms of employment of industrial designers between 1984 and 2018 in Turkey. The empirical data come from the graduates of the four oldest industrial design de...
TL;DR: In this paper, the heritage preservation of cultural identity is a concerning issue that is exacerbated by the rapid growth of globalization, and it is highlighted that cultural practices are increasingly threatened by the advance of globalization.
Abstract: Cultural practices are increasingly threatened by the advance of globalization. As such, the heritage preservation of cultural identity is a concerning issue that is exacerbated by the rapid growth...
TL;DR: Many challenges that confront today's society are complex and dynamic and require new perspectives to arrive at solutions that could not be found before as mentioned in this paper, finding such new perspectives is part of a...
Abstract: Many challenges that confront today’s society are complex and dynamic and require new perspectives to arrive at solutions that could not be found before. Finding such new perspectives is part of a ...
TL;DR: The study revealed sustainable design considerations for idea-generation, open part properties that respond to them, the strategies for iterating open designs and their implications for product/part longevity, personalization and reuse.
Abstract: Emerged at the intersection of open-source, do-it-yourself and maker movements, and blurring of the lines among users, designers and producers, open design suggests a continuous process of co-desig...
TL;DR: As online virtual exhibitions become a central communication channel in museums, and both the communication and entertainment aspects of museums are being emphasized, various presentation methods a... as mentioned in this paper have been proposed.
Abstract: As online virtual exhibitions become a central communication channel in museums, and both the communication and entertainment aspects of museums are being emphasized, various presentation methods a...
TL;DR: This research addresses lack of a holistic and rigorous understanding of designers' information behaviour, through outlining seven dimensions for investigation, analysis, and capture of designers’ use and requirements of information within the design process.
Abstract: This research addresses lack of a holistic and rigorous understanding of designers' information behaviour, through outlining seven dimensions for investigation, analysis, and capture of de...