Handle with care! Why and how designers make use of product metaphors

Hekkert, Paul; Cila, Nazlı

doi:10.1016/j.destud.2015.06.007

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“…Form generation through styling cue synthesis is a method in which the styling cues from two different objects are merged together and abstracted for a new product form (Teubner, 2008). Hekkert and Cila (2015) in their research work, explain the process of applying metaphors to product forms to enhance the product experience. Table 1 summarizes these different methods.…”

Section: Study 1 -A Study Of Processes and Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Design Science Approach to Nature Inspired Product Forms: Studies on Processes and Products

Verma¹,

Punekar²

2020

Proceedings of DRS

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This paper follows a design science approach to inquire into the act of creation of nature-inspired product forms. Structured on Nigel Cross taxonomy, it considers three aspects for design research: Processes, Products, and People. In this paper, we discuss two aspects of the framework examining Processes & Methods by undertaking a comparative study of methods in the published literature on the generation of product forms inspired by nature. The second aspect, the study of Products is a qualitative study of visual elements of product form inspired by nature. The paper explores the possibilities of developing i) systematic design research and ii) systematic design practice in exploring nature-inspired product forms.

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Section: Study 1 -A Study Of Processes and Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Design Science Approach to Nature Inspired Product Forms: Studies on Processes and Products

Verma¹,

Punekar²

2020

Proceedings of DRS

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“…On the experiential side, it motivates people to act in terms of taking a challenge for fun. A product metaphor is defined by Hekkert and Cila (2015) as "any kind of product whose design intentionally references the physical properties of another entity for specific, expressive purposes". The last phrase, expressive purposes can be understood with the discussion on pragmatic and experiential intentions of designers in Section 2.1.…”

Section: Metaphor In Product Design For Promoting Sustainable Behaviourmentioning

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Designing Product Metaphor to Promote Sustainable Behaviour: A Proposed Method

Huang¹,

Carulli²,

Hekkert

et al. 2020

Proc. Des. Soc.: Des. Conf.

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Within the scope of Design for Sustainable Behaviour, the connection between behavioural change strategies and design idea generation has received limited attention. This paper highlights metaphorical thinking in product design to stimulate sustainable behaviour. In particular, the current study proposes a metaphor-based design method to guide designers on how to associate product features with behavioural and experiential cues through metaphors. We next report two design cases to evaluate this method. In the end, the shortcomings of current research and future developments are also discussed.

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“…One simple reason for metaphors' prevalence is that by mapping features of an existing or familiar situation onto a new or unknown one, we are enabled to grasp and (be more confident that we can) understand it more quickly. As such, metaphors are often used strategically in design (Saffer, 2005;Cila, 2013;Hekkert, Cila, 2015). Nevertheless, metaphors are not the thing itself -they are always an abstraction, a model of the situation rather than the situation modelled.…”

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A Vocabulary for Visions in Designing for Transitions

Lockton¹,

Candy²

2019

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Las “visiones de futuros sostenibles” se han propuesto como un componente clave del diseño para la transición, “un medio a través del cual los estilos de vida contemporáneos y las intervenciones de diseño pueden evaluarse y criticarse contra la visualización de un futuro deseado” (Irwin et al, 2015a, p. 8). Tales ambiciones son necesariamente de amplio alcance, y requieren unir líneas sobre el diseño y la especulación de diversas fuentes. Aquí buscamos aumentar el impulso explorando un conjunto de conceptos que se relacionan particularmente con este papel de visión en el diseño de transiciones. Sobre la base de perspectivas y proyectos de otros campos, presentamos elementos de un vocabulario visionario, que abarca diferentes escalas y grados de eliminación del presente, y la ubicación de estos términos en relación con los desafíos específicos y las oportunidades para el pensamiento y la práctica de la transición.

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Handle with care! Why and how designers make use of product metaphors

Cited by 45 publications

References 38 publications

Design Science Approach to Nature Inspired Product Forms: Studies on Processes and Products

Design Science Approach to Nature Inspired Product Forms: Studies on Processes and Products

Designing Product Metaphor to Promote Sustainable Behaviour: A Proposed Method

A Vocabulary for Visions in Designing for Transitions

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