(2021). Global Reach. The Design Journal: Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 499-502.

Abstract In this paper we discuss how design can have different meanings and uses in practice and what of those are related to innovation processes. The paper looks at diverse theoretical stances in regard to the meaning of design. Later on, the paper describes data collected through in-depth interviews with fifteen UK companies in the manufacturing, engineering, transport, urban living and digital

OVERVIEW This article is situated in the intersection between anthropological and design knowledge, seeking to understand from an anthropological perspective the practice of participatory design (PD) in city-making projects. The research focuses on an urban redevelopment process in Sydney, critically analysing the cultural and socio-political frameworks where PD operates. In doing so, it highlights

Abstract Although there has been a call for design for service implementation, knowledge on service implementation and design practices for it is fragmented. A lack of a theory of service implementation obstructs a holistic understanding of the phenomenon and the current status and limitation of design practices for it. This paper advances the understanding of service implementation by merging a systematic

Abstract To tackle global sustainability challenges of the Fashion Industry and ensure long-term viability, companies have slowly started integrating circular approaches. This paper explores if and how fashion designers can aid the transition towards a circular economy. For this purpose, 15 interviews with ten fashion designers working in medium and large international fashion companies and five key

Abstract The design community has an increasing interest in behaviour change and applying it intentionally in design processes. At the same time, practitioners from diverse fields such as health and policy have embraced behavioural economics theory to inform behaviour change interventions. The success of behavioural economics—or nudge—theory can be explained by its visible results with small investments;

Abstract This paper offers a new perspective on the rhetoric of ‘sustainability’ especially within dialogue around ‘design for sustainability’ (DfS) by applying and advancing the work of twentieth-century rhetorical theorist and cultural critic, Kenneth Burke. Burke’s rhetorical theory is presented here for its potential to not only highlight but also transcend the common disjunction between theory

Abstract With the recent growth in demand for skilled user experience (UX) practitioners, there has been a significant expansion of higher education UX degree courses. Yet, despite increasing educational provision, UX design industry figures criticize UX degree courses for not meeting industry’s needs. To examine the issue, this study asks: (1) What competencies are specified by UX degree courses?

Abstract A research study conducted by six partners demonstrated that, despite the tangible benefits of integrating co-creation into design processes (as well as other areas), there are still noticeable gaps and deficiencies in the knowledge of how to implement the process of co-creation and co-design—both in many professional design teams and in the area of non-formal learning. This paper focuses

OVERVIEW Pedagogical inertia has been prevalent in graphic design education by focusing mainly on the technical and intuitive aspects of the profession. This pedagogical unbalance has been anchoring practitioners as technicians, rather than empowering them to become citizen designers. Entrepreneurship, as a pedagogical method, can offer alternative approaches for improving teaching and learning in

(2021). Sustainable Thinking by Design Researchers. The Design Journal: Vol. 24, No. 3, pp. 339-341.

Abstract Human-Centred Design approaches in museums give rise to a new, digital cultural heritage design practice by refocusing design from the (digital) technology on to the (digitally-enhanced) visitor experience and requiring involvement in design from both designers and non-designers. This practice is foregrounded as central within a wider landscape of transformative museum design and innovation

Abstract The design process is a mysterious problem solving activity which is full of hidden cognitive processes. Investigating the design behaviour of expert architects may demystify the hidden aspects in the design cognition. Accordingly, the paper emphasizes that more thinking aloud sessions with expert architects can give the opportunity to investigate the design behaviour towards the design briefs

Abstract Societal trends, such as the governmental withdrawal from the public realm, increasingly motivates communities to self-organize in taking care of it. As a result, designers have explored the concept of 'generativity' as a quality of design that supports communities in questioning, supporting and giving form to self-organization in the public realm. Nonetheless, a thorough investigation of

Abstract This study explores how a virtual reality (VR) design tool can enhance designers' cognitive action and creativity in the design process. Ten fashion designers participated in cognitive protocol research and in-depth interviews. Regarding the idea generation process's cognitive action, we limited the experiment to the sketch phase early in the design process and selected a 2D digital design

Abstract Although social media has become an important aspect of business strategies, there remains a gap in research on the impact of online content on visual professions such as interior design. Considering this gap, this qualitative descriptive study intended to investigate the impact of social media in exposing the non-designer audience to value interior design. To establish the study, a sample

Abstract As the design-related knowledge base grows to remain abreast of technological and scientific advancements, ‘Design Knowledge’ has emerged as a new genre of pragmatic design. Criteria need to be determined to establish a typology as a knowledge-based system supporting education, literature, and industrial organizations. To this end, this study establishes criteria for design knowledge typology

Abstract To support developing new playful product for older adults, this paper briefly reviewed a range of existing playful products, and describes how they could be strategically deconstructed and refactored from the perspective of the five interaction elements (person, purpose, means, contexts, and actions). A design framework combining case analogies and persona methods was proposed. The formalized

(2021). Design and Spirituality: A Philosophy of Material Cultures by Stuart Walker. The Design Journal: Vol. 24, No. 3, pp. 1-4.

OVERVIEW Textiles have always been an important carrier for people to express their emotions. Wearable technology brings the power of computing closer to body, which has led to the rising focus of the design of bodily emotion-related interactive textiles. Body engaged affective design for emotion regulation has become a trend in the field of games and interactive art, but the advantages of interactive

OVERVIEW Little is known about North Korean user experience (UX). The advancement of information technology in North Korea is remarkable, and the spread of IT in North Koreans’ everyday lives exceeds our expectations. Considering that UX develops concurrently with IT, we can assume that UX design exists in the North Korean IT industry. This study explores three problems: What are the political UX factors

(2021). For the Record. The Design Journal: Vol. 24, No. 2, pp. 161-165.

Abstract This study investigated the product/user relationship between a sample of 186 athletes and their racing bicycles. These participants completed a product relationship questionnaire that utilized a five-point Likert scale that investigated five pre-validated determinants of a product/athlete attachment. The questionnaire obtained an internal consistency using Cronbach’s Alpha with a range of

Abstract This paper aims to understand how asset-based approaches can enhance how design researchers work with communities. Asset-based approaches support people to share perspectives of complex societal issues, recognize local strengths and capabilities, and apply these to inform action and change. Situated in the field of participatory design and drawing from a project investigating concepts of wellbeing

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a surge in development of Open Source Hardware, especially open source ventilators. Many of these open source ventilator projects have adopted an open-when-finished model due to legitimate legal and liability concerns. This, however, has led to a proliferation of projects with teams across the world independently designing over a hundred mutually incompatible

OVERVIEW Whilst the sighted generally imagine people with blindness as living in darkness, only a small percentage of people have total vision loss and many visually impaired persons have some perception of light, form, movement, and shape. As mental images can be generated without sight, the ability to see is not necessary for the creation of visual art. This practice-based PhD project explores animation

Abstract This article discusses the relevance of the HfG Ulm discourse to the notions of Sustainable Design. The Ulmer programme included values such as social equity, resource optimisation and respect for the planet and the environment, which are main pillars for Sustainable Design practices. Links between the HfG’s ideas of the ’60s and contemporary sustainable design values could be examined by

(2021). Nature’s Intelligence and Human Endurance. The Design Journal: Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 1-3.

Abstract Fashion design is often understood as one of design’s subfields that lacks critical reflection on its domain-specific situation. Research on fashion design practice has either simply adopted research results from design studies or been overshadowed by its social and cultural implications from fashion studies. This paper questions this overgeneralization of design, especially the practice of

OVERVIEW This project explores learning and reflection practices in architecture teams. When architects use reflection-on-action, they learn from experience. When they use reflection-in-action, they learn from experiencing. Such reflective practices help architects build project knowledge and deliver their project. But most architects work in teams, alongside individuals with different ways of learning

Abstract The world of design is fast moving beyond the physicality of experiences. The theory and practice of inclusive design, however, is still largely focused on considerations of physical aspects. This research attempts to fill the gap in understanding of psychosocial inclusivity in design by identifying a formal definition with constructs. Theoretical interrogation of literature (design and non-design

Abstract Antimicrobial resistance is of growing concern in human and animal health. The aim of this study was to raise awareness and perception of risk of infection-related behaviours during routine preparation for veterinary surgery. We took a multi-disciplinary and multi-method approach to ‘make visible, the invisible’ by illustrating how microbial contamination can be spread during the preparation

Designers play an important role in service transformation and the development of product-service systems by applying co-creation methods. This paper presents a case of how we applied co-creation in practice and the impact this has had on developing a circular product-service system. It details the method used in the co-creation process and highlights five benefits, such as the ability to develop value-adding

Abstract As designers increasingly become involved in larger and more complex multidisciplinary collaborations, they find themselves in unprecedented contexts of practice. New tools and methods are needed to support these challenging ways of working. This paper presents an ethnographic study focusing specifically on the role of materials samples in supporting knowledge sharing and mutual understanding

Abstract Central to the present paper is the question of how designers can be supported to deliberately facilitate positive emotional experiences. Related to this, the paper provides an overview of the research on design for positive emotions, its issues, and opportunities for further investigations. The practical relevance of transcending the notion of generalised pleasure is discussed, highlighting

ABSTRACT In this article, the author explores the nature of design writing in the online environment by looking at everyday conversations of design: the written conversations that occur as a combination of a design-centred blog or social media post, its reader responses, and affordances of its platforms. This study focuses on the authorial activities of readers on graphic design blogs and social network

Abstract This article examines and discusses the connection and the role of service design in the wicked problem field. Many management theorists divide problems into three categories, simple, complex and wicked. The latter is the most difficult and requires specific methods and tools. Systematic literature review was performed to see what the relation and role of service design are in wicked problems

Abstract This article examines the emotive significance of culturally prominent patterns and sets out an agenda for their purposeful use in design. An exploratory study reviewed 16 distinct patterns and asked participants to judge to what extent a set of emotion terminology related to the aesthetic of each. The results suggest the dynamics of observing aesthetically complex pattern are both exciting

OVERVIEW For years now, design students have started to hold a conscious dialogue with materials, especially considering materials and their experiential attributes as designable elements. However, the design education focused on materials still struggles to keep pace with the practical needs of future designers and contradicts the technological and material world where we live. This study aims to

There are many books that flout the beauty of data visualization for the purpose of inspiration. Communication designers often look to glossy coffee table books like Knowledge is Beautiful and Info...

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-designing open to everyone and demonstrates opportunities for repair, reuse and upgrading through transparent processes and design sharing. While such opportunities are conceptualized in literature, how

OVERVIEW Presenting inspirational triggers to designers is conducive to stimulating creativity. This study assessed the influence of different types of cultural inspiration triggers on design creativity. Each trigger was categorized into visual or textual information. In addition, the visual information was divided into complete and partial images, according to the degree of pictorial richness. The

Overview The field of engineering is a major contributor to the economic stability and growth of the UK and other economies. Therefore, the efficient operation of engineering companies and firms is vital. However, design projects undertaken by large engineering organizations are often beset with a number of problems and constraints that stem from the decision-making process and design process that

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 improve user experience, designers should accurately understand users from different cultures. The extent to which designers can empathize and understand users from different cultures is an under

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 support reading acts by creating texts that are as clear and as easy to read as possible. We explore recent literature on the disfluency effect in an effort to contextualize the results for typography

Abstract In this paper, we address the problem of poor academic prose. Academic writing style has crystallised into a format that is antithetical to its main purpose: to convey complex ideas understandably. We explore this issue from the perspective of design research for two reasons: (1) designers, being visual thinkers, may particularly struggle with the challenges of academic writing and (2) the

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 designers' use and requirements of information within the design process. ‘Practicing designers’ and ‘people information’ are focussed upon. Four initial information dimensions are outlined through literature

Abstract This paper presents a case study where participatory design practices were used to design a cultural museum and inaugural exhibition with designers from an Australian university and the Kelabit community in the Highlands of Borneo. We draw on experiences from fieldtrips, across a five-year period, investigating the exchange of expertise between participants. The findings show a shift in roles

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 departments in the country. Utilizing multiple sources, we collected longitudinal data on forms of employment and duration of jobs for a total of 1205 individuals. Drawing on this data, we present

Abstract Contemporary design exhibits a transition from the design of objects (as things) towards the design of interactions between subjects and objects (as processes). Furthermore, subjects are no longer considered users, but rather persons (personal identities). These persons perceive what we design from an autonomous self-referred meaning organization, which allows them to make embodied value judgments

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. Using a scoping review process, the article uses 75 peer-reviewed publications to find answers that identify and categorize its most fundamental features. Detailed keyword searches led to the emergence

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 are being adopted to attract visitors to such exhibitions. Therefore, this study examines the effect of virtual exhibition presentation methods on visitor communication and enjoyment, focusing on

Abstract Drawing is a powerful tool for industrial designers when presenting the potential of an idea to convince viewers. Thus, they should have an increased understanding of perspective drawing techniques. These techniques may still cause miscommunication between designers and viewers even though they are applied correctly. The present study examines whether the perspective drawing techniques in

+ Have we said that lately? I can’t say that we have, and yet without you – the readers, contributors, reviewers, gurus, ambassadors, stewards, mentors, critics – our journal simply would not be the same and, let’s be honest, nor would it function effectively. Upfront and on centre stage in each issue are the articles that have been double-blind peer-reviewed by an international peer-review network

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 this course, the inclusion of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is generally not often considered to gather information on how the student is learning, losing the benefits of these

Abstract Dementia is one of the most common causes of disability among older adults. The design of supportive IT applications requires an understanding of the multitude of individual challenges faced by people living with dementia, as well as the knowledge of the condition per se. A scaffolding design process and the inclusion of appropriate experts might be the key. Our research for a supportive IT

Overview 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, people’s trustworthiness perception towards a social robot is prominent in Human-Robot Interaction (HRI). However, how to achieve a trustworthy looking for social robots is still a challenging problem

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 collaborations lead to rich outcomes, we need to better understand the roles performed by biologists and designers in these collaborations. In seven case studies of collaborations between designers

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

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 paper serves as an entry point for both design researchers and practitioners interested in understanding the rich and nuanced perspectives that such varied characterizations of strategy may provide