Exploring negotiated determinants of product form
(2012) 11th Nordcode Conference- Abstract
- This paper describes work in progress exploring influences of product form in design practice based on interviews with five industrial designers in southern Sweden. Participants were asked to list and compare different designers, and to explain how their respective characteristics affected product form. The findings indicate designers as shaped by traditions and acting not only to serve their clients/employers, but also with respect to others in the profession. Designers make decisions on strength and novelty of expressions, but behind the seemingly rational product design process, designers interpret and perform practices based on their own agendas, which may sometimes contrast commercial goals.
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- author
- Hiort af Ornäs, Viktor LU and Kristav, Per LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2012
- type
- Contribution to conference
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Determinants of product form, designer practice, designer roles, personal constructs, machine design, industrial design
- pages
- 8 pages
- conference name
- 11th Nordcode Conference
- conference location
- Helsinki, Finland
- conference dates
- 2012-06-11 - 2012-06-13
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- d00c16e8-4484-4031-953e-b851e63e2aab (old id 3046780)
- date added to LUP
- 2016-04-04 14:38:05
- date last changed
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