Design tools for interdisciplinary translation of material experiences

Wilkes, Sarah; Wongsriruksa, Supinya; Howes, Philip D.; Gamester, Richard; Witchel, Harry J.; Conreen, Martin; Laughlin, Zoe; Miodownik, Mark

doi:10.1016/j.matdes.2015.04.013

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“…The research demonstrates that the appraisal of sustainable materials compared to that of traditional materials includes systemic evaluations, which regard the broader impact of a material. The elements assessed during systemic evaluations were found to align closely to those characterising the biography of a material as specified by Wilkes et al (2016). The dominant themes of appraisal were sensorial and expressive semantic followed by technical, emotional, use, associative and systemic themes.…”

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confidence: 74%

“…preconceptions and world views (Wilkes, 2014). An element of interest to this research is the biography of the material including the substances that the material is made of, its life cycle and how much the material conform with specific criteria such as recyclability, biodegradability, and durability (Wilkes et al, 2016). In a pre-study about willingness to purchase bio-based products, the resource basis or material origin was found as an important aspect that users would like to know about (Kainz, 2016).…”

Section: Perception Of Sustainable Materialsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Appraisal of Sustainable Materials

Bahrudin¹,

Aurisicchio²

2018

Proceedings of the DESIGN 2018 15th International Design Conference

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This paper seeks to understand how users appraise and perceive sustainable materials. Using thinking aloud sessions, appraisals of sustainable materials embodied in commercial products were collected from users and categorised. To account for the appraisal of systemic features of materials we have extended a previous categorisation of material appraisals. We have also investigated the relationships between the appraisal themes of sustainable materials. The results stress the influence of material origin in the appraisal. This understanding is useful to facilitate the uptake of the materials. sustainable design, user experience, multisensory product experience

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Section: Perception Of Sustainable Materialsmentioning

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The Appraisal of Sustainable Materials

Bahrudin¹,

Aurisicchio²

2018

Proceedings of the DESIGN 2018 15th International Design Conference

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“…Existem diversas lacunas quanto aos aspectos relacionados diretamente aos materiais e seus significados, no design de produtos. Quando se fala da experiência com o material, esforços vem sendo apreendidos, principalmente no que diz respeito a compreensão do mesmo (WILKES et al, 2016;GIACCARDI;.…”

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Novas abordagens de criação de materiais para o Design

Monteiro¹,

Dantas²

2019

Blucher Design Proceedings

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ResumoO presente artigo propõe uma contribuição aos estudos de desenvolvimento de novos materiais dentro da temática "design e materiais". O seu objetivo é elucidar abordagens metodológicas voltadas à criação de materiais levando em consideração a experiência do usuário, procurando incentivar novas pesquisas nesta área ainda pouco estudada no Brasil. Para isso, realizou--se um levantamento bibliográfico que definiu como principal foco de pesquisa as abordagens Material Driven Design de Karana et al. (2015) e DIY materials de Rognoli et al. (2015). Tais abordagens propõem a criação, avaliação e planejamento de produtos tendo como ponto de partida a utilização ou a criação de novos materiais. Os principais aspectos destes estudos foram organizados em uma tabela que pretende auxiliar estudantes e profissionais sobre qual caminho percorrer durante o projeto do produto que tenha como requisito a criação ou a utilização de um material inovador.Palavras Chave: material driven design; DIY materials; criação de materiais. AbstractThis article proposes a contribution to the studies of development of new materials as part of the theme "design and materials". Its objective is to elucidate methodological approach's aimed to creating materials taking into account the user experience,, encouraging new research in this area that is still poorly addressed in Brazil. For this, a bibliographical survey was carried out and was defined as main research focus the Material Driven Design approach by and DIY materials by Rognoli et al. (2015). Such approaches propose the creation, evaluation and planning of products based on the use or creation of new materials. The main aspects of these studies were organized in a table that intends to help students and professionals during the process of product design that requires the creation or use of an innovative material. Keywords: material driven design; DIY materials; development of materials. 13º Congresso Brasileiro de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento em Design, Univille, Joinville (SC) 05 a 08 de novembro de 2018

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“…Resources for designers in this area are very limited: there are no standard test procedures for simulating material ageing in use, and materials libraries [1] present pristine material samples, which only represent the briefest phase of a product's life. Wilkes et al [55]) describe the scope for designers to influence material development to achieve specified sensoaesthetic, as well as functional, material properties, but again the materials considered are in new condition, with no consideration of wear, ageing or deterioration in use. A library of materials which compares the pristine surface to various forms of deterioration, damage and graceful ageing, accompanied by details of the associated ageing processes, would provide designers with new insights into the possible futures of the objects they design.…”

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confidence: 99%

Cosmetic obsolescence? User perceptions of new and artificially aged materials

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This paper presents the findings of a user study which explored tactile and aesthetic responses to new and artificially aged mobile phone cases made from bamboo, walnut, cork, leather, brushed titanium, plastic and rubber. The paper outlines test methods for accelerated ageing of the external enclosures of consumer electronics based on the types of wear experienced in use, and the use of semantic differential scales (SDS) to probe user attitudes to these materials. The results indicate that preferences for the materials tested were extremely subjective, and even a single participant can have conflicting requirements for the characteristics of the materials (for example, sleek and shiny yet easy to grip). Whilst in general participants preferred the new materials and saw the ageing process as negative, there were examples where the aged samples either scored more highly due to durability (titanium) or received positive comments about the aesthetic changes caused by severe ageing (bamboo and leather). This study captured the participants' immediate, visceral response to the materials, which may be very different to their feelings towards materials and objects that they have owned and interacted with for a period of time.

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Design tools for interdisciplinary translation of material experiences

Cited by 65 publications

References 31 publications

The Appraisal of Sustainable Materials

The Appraisal of Sustainable Materials

Novas abordagens de criação de materiais para o Design

Cosmetic obsolescence? User perceptions of new and artificially aged materials

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