A designerly methodology for software development

This PhD researches the domain of industrial design engineering starting from the strong technological evolutions and changing economic, social and ecological needs. Our current products are not only build from hardware components, but are a complex mix of hardware, software and services (in different proportions). This complexity is needed to...

Evolutionaire productontwikkeling: Productfasen beschrijven de meest waarschijnlijke levensloop van een product, Evolutionary Product Development: how "product phases" can map the status quo and future of a product

In the field of industrial design engineering, research was until now concentrated on ergonomics, marketing, design methodology, etcetera. However, very little research has been undertaken studying the relationships between form giving and the following aspects: functionality, ergonomics, production and marketing. In this thesis, the phenomena...