Transient in a constant flux. Delft Institute of Positive Design | Delft Institute of Positive Design. Articles. PhD Projects. Changing Atmospheres in Interaction Design This PhD project will investigate how computer technology can be used to rethink the concept of furniture and discover new aesthetic potential by developing prototypes. - Sofie Kinch, Aarhus School of Architecture Co-design: Performativity, intervention and dialogue This PhD project aims to contribute to rethinking and developing ‘co-design’ as a field of research in design research – national and internationally. - Maria Foverskov, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Design Framing the Body The PhD project aims to contribute new knowledge to the field of fashion about its own design methodology and the role of this methodology in forming a professional identity. - Framing the Body, Kolding School of Design Game-based Design With an Emphasis on Paediatric Patients’ Emotional Values - Eva Knutz, Kolding School of Design High Impact: The Intersection of Technology, Business and Human Values - Brett Patching, Aarhus School of Architecture.
D.school: Institute of Design at Stanford. Reach. Trends, Strategies, Research for Design Professionals. Papers. About MakeTools. Mad*Pow - Experience Design │ Mad*Pow Home. ID-Studiolab: : introduction. Contextmapping tools are varied, and include tools that were previously thought to be the domain of professional designers, including visioning tools, visual thinking tools, but also traditional research tools as observations and interview. Using the tools calls upon the design and research skills of users and researchers. Contextmapping is a procedure for conducting contextual research with users, where tacit knowledge is gained about the context of use of products. It aims to inform and inspire design teams, where users and stakeholders actively participate in the design process to ensure a good fit between the design and the use of a product.
The aim is not just to uncover user insights, but also to carry this through in product concepts and product development. Contextmapping views the users as the experts of their experience, and involves them in that role in the design process.