Transforming shape in design: observations from studies of sketching

Prats, Miquel; Lim, Sungwoo; Jowers, Iestyn; Garner, Steve; Chase, Scott C.

doi:10.1016/j.destud.2009.04.002

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“…As they are more closer related with the individual meaning we interpret from the objects and emotions we get from them, the subjective information and subjective concinnity will be studied directly during the experimentation, by focusing on particular stimuli (shapes, colors, textures, sounds…) the emotional and semantic response to them. Practical applications of such evaluations [11] were also a useful source of inspiration for the creation of the experimentation's methodology.…”

Section: Aestheticsmentioning

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Mapping a Multi-sensory Identity Territory at the Early Design Stage

Gentner

Bouchard

Esquivel

et al. 2013

IJAE

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is an open access repository that collects the work of Arts et Métiers ParisTech researchers and makes it freely available over the web where possible. Abstract: This article presents a kansei design methodology. It is placed at the very beginning of the design process and aims to influence the following steps in order to improve the user's understanding and experiencing of the designed product. The experimentation combines in a subtle way the design thinking approach of learning by doing and the kansei engineering quantitative approach. The research presented is based on the results of a previous study that defined the semantic and emotional scope of future hybrid cars for European using visual stimuli. Building on this scope this kansei design methodology creates and assesses multisensory atmospheres is order to provide tangible direction composed of vision, touch, hearing and smell stimuli. From the cognitive and affective responses of the 42 participants we were able to detail 3 directions for future cars interiors that aim to enrich the styling design briefs and to influence the design strategies such as the management of the different grades. The research presented here was supported by the Kansei Design department from Toyota Motor Europe (TME-KD). This collaboration also brought an industrial context to it.

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Section: Aestheticsmentioning

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Mapping a Multi-sensory Identity Territory at the Early Design Stage

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Bouchard

Esquivel

et al. 2013

IJAE

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“…For design processes where visual thinking dominates, shape computations have been shown to provide appropriate formal descriptions that give insight on processes of shape transformations. For example, Prats et al [15] describe how explorative sketching in a design process can be formalised according to shape rules, and Paterson [16] presents a series of studies where shape rules formalise explorative prototyping, including physical modelmaking. In both these works shape computations give formal descriptions of creative design processes, with a focus on the transformation of representations, and this description is then used to analyse the processes, giving insight based on objective external evidence, rather than designers' recollections of their internal thought processes.…”

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Formal Descriptions of Material Manipulations

Gürsoy

Jowers

Özkar

2015

Communications in Computer and Information Science

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Abstract. Shape computation in design is never purely limited to visual aspects and ideally includes material aspects as well. The physicality of designing introduces a wide range of variables for designers to tackle within the design process. We present a simple design exercise realised in four stages where we physically manipulate perforated cardboard sheets as a case to make material variables explicit in the computation. The emphasis is on representing sensory aspects rather than easily quantifiable properties more suitable for simulations. Our explorations demonstrate the use of visual rules to represent actions, variables and form as well as how to control the variables to create new results, both desired and surprising, in materially informed ways.

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“…The primary difference lies in composition. When sketching, designers often change composition during exploration of a design concept to accommodate new ways of seeing, and to develop new avenues to explore [4]. Such switches in interpretation during sketching are visually intuitive, but computationally are difficult to achieve.…”

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“…There is a distinction between these two types of logic, most notably in the way that compositions arise, because shape computations generate compositions. Shape computations mimic the sketching process, and rules are used to accommodate new ways of seeing and new ways of exploring [4]. As such, application of a rule changes the structure of a shape according to recognised parts.…”

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Shape Computations Without Compositions

Jowers

Earl

Stiny

2017

Communications in Computer and Information Science

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Abstract. Parametric CAD supports design explorations through generative methods which compose and transform geometric elements. This paper argues that elementary shape computations do not always correspond to valid compositional shape structures. In many design cases generative rules correspond to compositional structures, but for relatively simple shapes and rules it is not always possible to assign a corresponding compositional structure of parts which account for all operations of the computation. This problem is brought into strong relief when design processes generate multiple compositions according to purpose, such as product structure, assembly, manufacture, etc. Is it possible to specify shape computations which generate just these compositions of parts or are there additional emergent shapes and features? In parallel, combining two compositions would require the associated combined computations to yield a valid composition. Simple examples are presented which throw light on the issues in integrating different product descriptions (i.e. compositions) within parametric CAD.

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Transforming shape in design: observations from studies of sketching

Cited by 76 publications

References 14 publications

Mapping a Multi-sensory Identity Territory at the Early Design Stage

Mapping a Multi-sensory Identity Territory at the Early Design Stage

Formal Descriptions of Material Manipulations

Shape Computations Without Compositions

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