A framework model for facilitating do-it-yourself design

A framework model for facilitating do-it-yourself design

Hoftijzer, J.W. (TU Delft Human Information Communication Design)
Keyson, D.V. (TU Delft Design Conceptualization and Communication)

2023

Today's global context of mass-produced items has resulted in an increasing 'distance', or alienation, between people and the origins of the items they buy and use: an unhealthy human-product relationship. This observation permits the search for an alternative interpretation of well-being: a transformation that would support resilience and self sufficiency, and a better human product relationship or 'a new partnership', as advocated by various scholars. In this paper, this new partnership is considered through supporting 'Do-It-Yourself' (DIY) product design: a scenario in which professional designers facilitate laypersons to design for themselves. Anticipating (1) the designer's responsibility, and (2) the layperson's innate desire to create, this paper introduces a 'Design for DIY' framework method to help bridge the knowledge gap between the product designer and the layperson. The initial starting points of this study, complemented by a range of 'Design for DIY' studies, and an exploration of existing design frameworks and design models, resulted in the design of a 'Design-for-DIY' framework. This paper concludes with recommendations for the testing and further development of the Design-for-DIY framework.

Collaborative design
Design methodology
Do-It-Yourself
human-product-relationship
Participatory design

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:3d3afd85-a04f-46bc-81e6-bcd491704222

https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2023.19

Proceedings of the Design Society, 3, 181-190

24th International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED 2023, 2023-07-24 → 2023-07-28, Bordeaux, France

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© 2023 J.W. Hoftijzer, D.V. Keyson