Product experience: introducing students to the relevance and application of design research

Mary Maclachlan, David K. Harrison, Bruce Wood

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Abstract

In today’s competitive consumer market it is increasingly important that Product Designers understand how people will use and interact with the products they design. Designers also need to understand why people form relationships with products so that they can influence a richer and more sustainable connection between product and consumer. This paper describes an investigative project undertaken within a new 12-week undergraduate module entitled ‘Design and the User’.

Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2010
Event12th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (EPDE10) - Trondheim, Norway
Duration: 2 Sept 20103 Sept 2010

Conference

Conference12th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (EPDE10)
CityTrondheim, Norway
Period2/09/103/09/10

Keywords

  • product design
  • design research
  • undergraduate students
  • design education

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