Design for Many, Design for Me: Universal Design for Apparel Products

Development of an integrative process model for universal design and an empirical evaluation with hospital patient apparel

“…Does the design satisfy user's functional, expressive, and aesthetic needs? Given the complex nature of universal design, referring to a well-defined process model is critical for the success of a design project (Null, 2014;Park et al, 2014). In the particular design case of hospital patient apparel, the IPM-UD not only served as guidance for the design process, but also provided measurable goals and evaluation criteria for the successful practice of universal design in each stage of the design process.…”

“…As of 2014, there are still very limited numbers of empirical applications available in this particular field (Carroll & Gross, 2010;Martins & Martins, 2012;Park, Morris, Stannard, & Hamilton, 2014). To encourage more practical work by apparel scholars, a study by Park et al (2014) recognised the need for a process model as guidance for universal design practices that can be applicable to apparel design.…”

“…As of 2014, there are still very limited numbers of empirical applications available in this particular field (Carroll & Gross, 2010;Martins & Martins, 2012;Park, Morris, Stannard, & Hamilton, 2014). To encourage more practical work by apparel scholars, a study by Park et al (2014) recognised the need for a process model as guidance for universal design practices that can be applicable to apparel design. The researchers pointed out that existing approaches to develop a framework for universal design are either not fully applicable to apparel products or not sufficiently comprehensive to incorporate principles of universal design into apparel design practices (Carroll & Gross, 2010).…”

Integrating user centered design, universal design and goal, operation, method and selection rules to improve the usability of DAISY player for persons with visual impairments

“…Therefore, the Center for Universal Design followed the spirit of universality to develop the seven principles of UD (Center for Universal Design, 1997;Fletcher et al, 2015). Park et al (2014) examined the potential of UD in the field of apparel product and Sangelkar et al (2012) developed early stage applicable design guidelines for designing universal products. Raviselvam et al (2014) investigated the lead users, specifically the elderly, as a source of ideas on UD and proposed a combination of product function and human activity for those with disability.…”

Wearable Bits

“…The bit modules can be manually interlocked together by inserting the arrows into the slots. This type of modular textile design has been used for aesthetic purposes [19,26], taught as a method to reduce textile waste [9], and is also useful for codesign applications because of the ability to assemble and disassemble pieces [37]. We optimized the arrow and slot tab design used by Soepboer et al [2] with narrower slots so that the fabric would hold together like a garment and withstand weight.…”