Evaluation of the aesthetics of products and integration of the findings in a proposed intelligent design system

Rashid, Abdullah Mat; Donald, Bryan J. Mac; Hashmi, M.S.J.

doi:10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2004.04.014

Cited by 10 publications

(2 citation statements)

References 3 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Several studies have been published in the field of consumers' aesthetic preferences and how aesthetic dimensions can be used in the design field (e.g. Chattaraman & Rudd, 2006;Rashid et al, 2004;Giannini et al, 2006;Hsiao et al, 2006;Crilly et al, 2004 and). Nevertheless to a large extent the understanding of aesthetics in the design discipline encompasses only visual and functional levels, with no deeper philosophical discussion on aesthetic foundations in the world of artifacts.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Green Aesthetics in Clothing

Niinimäki

2014

Artifact

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This paper presents an approach to understanding green aesthetics in clothing and design-forsustainability that unifies existing theories and describes aspects of green aesthetics. The aim of this paper is to define the dimensions of aesthetic perception in design and commodities, and while doing so the focus is on green aesthetics in clothing. Hence the approach is made on the basis of aesthetic discourse yet with a multidisciplinary view. The study first constructs an understanding of clothing aesthetics in general: the definition and understanding 'thin' aesthetics in the context of clothing, which combines product properties, multilayered pleasure experiences, and creativity elements. Secondly the study lays the ground for defining green aesthetics, a 'thick' aesthetic evaluation based on environmental aesthetics. Finally the study constructs a framework by which to approach green aesthetics in clothing. On the basis of this paper, parallels and synergies between green aesthetics in design objects and the definition of design-for-sustainability can be drawn, merging aesthetic attributes with environmental values. Hence the paper opens new views on normative beauty in commodities.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Green Aesthetics in Clothing

Niinimäki

2014

Artifact

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…After introduced by Dr. Nagamachi in the 1970 s, kansei engineering has been used extensively in product design in automobiles, consumer electronics, and many other engineering products. 6,7 With questionnaires being properly designed, distributed, and analyzed as discussed by Rashid et al., 8 information can be gathered to gauge people’s viewpoint about an artifact.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A preliminary study on the integration of engineering and aesthetics measures via the design of vehicle silhouettes

Chan

Chang

2014

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C:

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The success of a consumer product is the result of not only engineering specifications but also emotional effects. Therefore, product design must be multidisciplinary as well as transdisciplinary across both natural and social science. In this work, we investigate the optimal design of vehicle silhouettes considering various aesthetic and engineering measures. The entire design problem is modeled as a bi-level structure with the top level being the aesthetic subproblem and the lower level consists of subproblems in the engineering discipline. This multi-level system provides a feasible approach in solving complex design problems; it also resembles the interactions of different departments in the auto industry. The aesthetic subproblem uses 11 proportionality measures and curvature to quantify a vehicle silhouette. The engineering discipline includes safety, handling, and aerodynamics of a vehicle with physical constraints on vehicle geometry. The design variables are the locations of 15 nodal points in describing the silhouette of a vehicle. The linking variables between subsystems are body and chassis dimensions that must be consistent for a design to be feasible. The optimal design of this hierarchical problem is obtained using the analytical target cascading from the literature. Results show that the original prohibitively expensive all-in-one problem becomes solvable if systems of smaller subproblems are created. Adding emotional measures in engineering design is invaluable and will reveal the true merits of a product from consumers’ point of view. Although such metrics are generally opaque, this research demonstrates the impacts of these measures once they become available.

show abstract

Analysis on Universality Evaluation Standard System of Product Design on Basis of Kansei Engineering and Virtual Reality

Xiao

Wang

et al. 2015

Communications in Computer and Information Science

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Evaluation of the aesthetics of products and integration of the findings in a proposed intelligent design system

Cited by 10 publications

References 3 publications

Green Aesthetics in Clothing

Green Aesthetics in Clothing

A preliminary study on the integration of engineering and aesthetics measures via the design of vehicle silhouettes

Analysis on Universality Evaluation Standard System of Product Design on Basis of Kansei Engineering and Virtual Reality

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About