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Attributing intended character to products through their formal features

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DPPI '11: Proceedings of the 2011 Conference on Designing Pleasurable Products and Interfaces

Article No.: 16, Pages 1 - 8

https://doi.org/10.1145/2347504.2347522

Published: 22 June 2011 Publication History

Abstract

This paper introduces the definition of a model aimed at finding connections between products character and products formal properties, starting from the analysis of users' responses. The model returns guidelines which can be used by designers during the generation of product shape. The suggested guidelines could be valuable for companies if used as input at the beginning of the Product Development Process for the development of new concepts addressed at conveying a specific character.

The present research focuses on the analysis of product shape as influential element in determining a product character.

Eight selected characters were investigated, in relation to a specific product category. Users' responses were collected through the use of verbal methods and visual questionnaires. Connections between formal features and perceived character were then derived and validated through their implementation in a design process. Results demonstrate that the use of formal guidelines obtained from the analysis of users' response can lead to an improvement of the design under the character attribution point of view.

The results of the study and the effects of guidelines application, together with limits and possible developments, are thoroughly discussed in the present paper.

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Attributing intended character to products through their formal features
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  1. Document types
    1. General conference proceedings
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Interaction design
    1. Interaction design process and methods
      1. User centered design

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DPPI '11: Proceedings of the 2011 Conference on Designing Pleasurable Products and Interfaces

June 2011

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ISBN:9781450312806

DOI:10.1145/2347504

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