'Feeling good' unpacked

Developing design tools to facilitate a differentiated understanding of positive emotions

Conference paper (2016)

Authors

J. Yoon Design Aesthetics - IDE
A.E. Pohlmeyer Design Aesthetics - IDE
P.M.A. Desmet Design Aesthetics - IDE
Research Group
Design Aesthetics (IDE) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2016 J. Yoon, A.E. Pohlmeyer, P.M.A. Desmet
User-centered design Design tool Design for emotion Positive emotion
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Published Date

2016

Language

English

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Faculty

Industrial Design Engineering

Department

Human-Centered Design

Research Group

Design Aesthetics

Abstract


The range of positive emotions experienced in human-product interactions is diverse, and understanding the differences and similarities between these positive emotions can support emotion-driven design. Yet, there is little knowledge about what kind of tool would be effective to leverage the differentiated nature of positive emotions in a design process. The current study explores the possibilities to develop design tools that facilitate a nuanced understanding of positive emotions and the considerations for developing such tool. Four new tools were developed that were different regarding how they described distinctiveness of positive emotions, formats, and usages. This paper introduces the tools and reports a focus group study that investigated when and how the tools would be of use in design processes, and their strengths and weaknesses.