Collecting with Cabinet: or how designers organise visual material, researched through an experiential prototype

Intentions and Inspiration in Shaping Visual Appearance of Products: The Practice of Professional Industrial Designers in India

“…Furthermore, industrial designers, in general, keep collections of images, either in digital or nondigital formats, which they can use in the current or future design projects (e.g. Keller et al, 2009). Our findings regarding images in the process of shaping a product's visual appearance are in line with prior research focusing on functional aspects of product design (e.g.…”

Activity Theory as a means for multi-scale analysis of the engineering design process: A protocol study of design in practice

“…For example, Robinson (2010) highlights a number of key features of information behaviour and how it changes over time. However, given the recorded data it is impossible to directly relate these to lower level studies of detailed information activities where there are a number of competing perspectives (Holscher & Strube, 2000;Keller, Sleeswijk Visser, van der Lugt, & Stappers, 2009). Thus, while acknowledging that activity at this scale is embedded within macro--scale processes, and that it is supported by yet smaller micro--scale processes there is little cohesive theory linking the scales.…”

Funky-Design-Spaces: Interactive Environments for Creativity Inspired by Observing Designers Making Mood Boards

“…There are many studies of design practice, focusing on different design disciplines and specific stages of the design process. These include studies with knitwear designers to facilitate communication within design teams [6], and of how product designers keep their informal collections of visual material [12].…”

“…SharePic [1] is a multitouch, gestural, and collaborative digital photograph sharing application for a tabletop, which was strongly influenced by the way physical photographs are handled and placed on physical tables. Cabinet [12] helps designers collect and organize visual material for inspiration. Other authors [28], [20] have studied the general application of hand gestures and movements to support human-computer interaction.…”

“…During the co-design sessions, designers expressed the need to have easily convertible flexible spaces that support different mood-board making activities. The funky-design-spaces consist of interconnected tools that encourage breaking the rhythm [12] and stimulate designers to perform activities away from their desks. The co-design teams suggested a mentality change for their work culture where they would have the mental freedom to go outside during work hours to find inspiration or simply to take a break.…”