On designing open-ended interpretations for collaborative design exploration

Autor: Eva Brandt, Tuuli Mattelmäki, Kirsikka Vaajakallio
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: CoDesign. 7:79-93
ISSN: 1745-3755
1571-0882
Popis: User-centred design is a widely acknowledged practice. Much attention has been paid to the methods, tools and processes on how to conduct design research and field studies with and about ‘users’ and existing or possible ‘contexts of use’. The underlying driver is that the design team will be better at designing if they have an empathic understanding of the people to design with and for. Currently, more effort is invested in engaging various stakeholders in collaborative design activities that nurture an attitude of human-centredness as a strategy. Empathic design approaches are essential in such strategies as they value subjective and experiential perspectives in design. The objective of this paper is to illustrate and discuss different kinds of formats that can be used to work with representations of field research findings and insights in ways that can be open-ended. Being open-ended means that they can allow and inspire new individual interpretations for various participants in the collaborative design...
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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