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- Babapour Chafi, Maral, 1983, et al.
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A comparison of Diary Method Variations for Enlightening Form Generation in the Design Process
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Ingår i: Proceedings of the Design Research Society conference 2012, Bangkok, 1-4 July 2012.
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper presents two studies in which an empirical approach was taken to understand and explain form generation and decisions taken in the design process. In particular, the activities addressing aesthetic aspects when exteriorizing form ideas in the design process have been the focus of the present study. Diary methods were the starting point of this research for investigating the form generation process through collecting self-reflective comments from the participants. The main focus of this paper is to address potentials and limitations of the three variants of diary method used for data collection, namely, unstructured diaries, structured diaries and visual diaries. A set of method evaluation criteria was developed to compare the structure of the diary variants. By qualitative analysis of the results and comparison of the diary variants, strengths and weaknesses of each variant were identified. One of the prominent factors in the diary variants was pegged to be due to the logging delay after the occurrence of the activities.
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- Rahe, Ulrike, 1964, et al.
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Creating Novel Product Form Based on Formal Aesthetics – A Method for Advanced Form Design Education
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Ingår i: Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education, Antwerp, 6-7 September, 2012..
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- One of the most distinct aspects of creativity in design is an aesthetic sense, an indubitable determinant of product success in the market. It is therefore of great importance to nurture creativity in terms of formal aesthetics in design education. However, the focus of design education has shifted away from product form and instead towards user-centred design (UCD) practices. An intrinsic challenge in the tradition of user-centred design is that it initiates creating products from the definition of some user needs, educing design solutions that are, to some extent, already known by the user, as familiarity factors are favoured. In our research, we turn the established UCD process around and propose an approach for exploring and creating novel product form with a focus on formal aesthetics. This paper elaborates on the Formal Aesthetics Design Approach that has been explored during a three-year case study, performed within a Masters programme in Industrial Design Engineering. A deep exploration of aesthetic form opportunities, consciously without any respect to user demands, was carried out by a structured five-step method. There was no ‘given’ or predefined aim for the form design process, which lead to a creative and experimental yet structured generation of formal solutions beyond the functionality of use. Hence, a variety of novel and unexpected form ideas emerged, broadening the morphological form repertoire as a result of the suggested method of work. This research illustrates benefits offered by applying a formal aesthetic design approach as a creative form generation process in design education.
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- Rahe, Ulrike, 1964, et al.
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Innovative Form Design - A Formal Aesthetics Design Approach for Creative Form Generation
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Ingår i: Proceedings of the Design Research Society conference 2012, Bangkok, 1-4 July 2012.
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- An intrinsic challenge in user-centereddesign approach is that it educes designsolutions that are, to some extent, alreadyknown by the user, since familiarity factorsare favoured. In our research, we turnthe established UCD process around andpropose an approach for exploring andcreating novel product form based onformal aesthetics, unconstrained by convention,function, use and context.
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