Generative Research Techniques Crossing Cultures: A Field Study in China

The value of understanding user needs has been recognized by industry, and user research methods have become an accepted part of industrial design practice. These techniques were originally developed and tested for Western markets, with participants from Western cultures. More recently, companies developing goods and services for the Chinese...

Locally go from digital to garments

The maker culture has created a dynamic in which designers are less responsible for the design and quality of the final product, but instead for the tools the consumer uses to create their own. While additive manufacturing (AM) is gaining acceptance among the general public, it is still seen as a prototyping tool instead of a high quality...

Locally go from digital to garments

The maker culture has created a dynamic in which designers are less responsible for the design and quality of the final product, but instead for the tools the consumer uses to create their own. While additive manufacturing (AM) is gaining acceptance among the general public, it is still seen as a prototyping tool instead of a high quality...