It Sounds Sustainable: Practices In Designing Sound For Sustainability,
2024
Østfold University College, Norway
It Sounds Sustainable: Practices In Designing Sound For Sustainability, Georgios Marentakis, Doriana Dal Palù
DRS Biennial Conference Series
Design for sustainability has received significant attention in the past years. Start-ing from green design, the focus gradually shifted towards eco-design, the circu-lar economy, and sustainable development. Meanwhile, design for pro-environmental behavior highlighted the importance of designing for a sustaina-ble use phase of products. Sound design encompasses several practices such as in sound for film, radio and podcasting, sound for interaction and games, and prod-uct sound design. Sound is an important element of any experience and can con-vey several emotional and aesthetic product qualities. The relationship between designing sound and designing for sustainability, however, has not received much attention. Motivated …
Augmenting Soundscapes Of Icus: A Collaborative Approach,
2024
Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands;
Department of ICU, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Augmenting Soundscapes Of Icus: A Collaborative Approach, Gijs Louwers, Sylvia Pont, Esther Van Der Heide, Diederik Gommers, Elif Özcan
DRS Biennial Conference Series
In this study we investigated characteristics for designing soundscape augmentations within Intensive Care Units (ICUs). We introduced soundscape perception and fundamental needs as the basis of design strategies for augmenting sound-scapes experienced by critically ill patients. We used results of a previous study, where in interviews regarding current ICU soundscapes, patients revealed four concerns and underlying needs. They found that ICU soundscapes were alienating, unvaried, unfamiliar, and disruptive. These insights were used as contextual inputs in a collaborative workshop with ICU nurses, resident doctors, and researchers. In separate groups, they developed three system concepts named Smart Environmental Assistant, Patient Soundscape …
Research On The Relationship Between Urban Green Spaces, Perceptual Dimensions, And Psychological Restoration Among Students: A Case Study Of Different Landscape Types,
2024
Hunan Agricultural University
Research On The Relationship Between Urban Green Spaces, Perceptual Dimensions, And Psychological Restoration Among Students: A Case Study Of Different Landscape Types, Haixia Liao, Xuefei Lin, Yingjun Zhu
DRS Biennial Conference Series
With the rapid development of society and the increasing pressure on education, campus psychological issues have become more prominent. Previous studies have demonstrated the positive effects of natural environments on mental health. However, research on campus landscape environments has primarily focused on the impact of campus facilities on student health, neglecting the degree of openness of natural land-scape spaces. This study utilized virtual reality technology to simulate campus green landscape spaces with different degrees of openness and explored the influence of these different spaces on individual psychological recovery. The results indicate that the degree of openness of campus green spaces …
Daily Doses Of Wellbeing: How Everyday Technology Can Support Positive Activities,
2024
Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering
Daily Doses Of Wellbeing: How Everyday Technology Can Support Positive Activities, Lisa Wiese, Anna Pohlmeyer, Paul Hekkert
DRS Biennial Conference Series
Due to their widespread use, consumer technologies like messaging or video streaming services present a promising opportunity to disseminate wellbeing interventions, such as positive activities, to a large audience. Currently, this potential is primarily leveraged by dedicated wellbeing applications. To broaden the scope of applications, we conducted a student-led case study that explored how positive activities could also be integrated into consumer technologies that are not originally designed for wellbeing. Based on the analysis of concrete design examples, we identified three strategies for integration: 1. addition, 2. enrichment, 3. transformation. We showcase each integration strategy through a specific design example. …
Design Anthropology For Ethics Of Care And Emergence: Reflections From An Energy Transition Project,
2024
Delft University of Technology, Department of Human-Centered Design
Design Anthropology For Ethics Of Care And Emergence: Reflections From An Energy Transition Project, Gijs Van Leeuwen, Abhigyan Singh
DRS Biennial Conference Series
This paper describes a design anthropology approach toward design ethics, which understands design ethics in a relational and emergent manner. We characterize how ethical issues and judgments emerge from the continuous stream of social interactions, collaborations, and relations that constitute the design process. The approach recognizes that there is a fundamental uncertainty in how social engagements and associated ethical issues in a design process unfold. Design anthropology aims to remain open to such emergent understandings, and fosters a sense of empathy and practice of care towards collaborators. The approach is illustrated by reflecting on empirical findings from an interdisciplinary energy …
Engaging The Public In Technological Futures: A Participatory Speculative Design Approach To Polyphonic Representational Spaces,
2024
Lancaster University, United Kingdom
Engaging The Public In Technological Futures: A Participatory Speculative Design Approach To Polyphonic Representational Spaces, Nuri Kwon, David Perez, Naomi Jacobs, Mariana Cavada, Rachel Cooper, Jose Maron
DRS Biennial Conference Series
This paper explores the concept of polyphonic representational space as technological imaginaries of multiple individuals regarding public space. The context of this research relates to implementing digital technologies, such as the Internet of Things and AI, in the public realm and their impact and challenges on policymaking, everyday practices and spatial experiences. Speculative design offers a way of creating multiple scenarios for the future and provoking conversations regarding technological futures. This research adopts a participatory speculative design (PSD) approach to engage with people, not necessarily designers or technology experts, in the future prototyping process. We introduce a study conducted in …
Situating Imaginaries Of Ethics In / Of / Through Design,
2024
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Situating Imaginaries Of Ethics In / Of / Through Design, Sonja Rattay, Marco C. Rozendaal, Irina Shklovski
DRS Biennial Conference Series
Within the last decade a large corpus of work in HCI as well as the commercial design practice has focused on systematically addressing questions of ethics, values and moral considerations embedded in the design of digital technology. Recent critiques have highlighted that these efforts fall short of actual transformative impact. We use the sociological concept of imaginaries to argue that value and ethics work needs to be considered within the larger context of socially shared visions of a desirable future and outline how existing sociotechnical imaginaries pre-frame contexts in which value work is deployed. We demonstrate that imaginaries provide the …
Designing As Infrastructuring To Impact Policy,
2024
Northumbria University, United Kingdom
Designing As Infrastructuring To Impact Policy, Joyce Yee, Nicholas Spencer, Margaret Anne Defeyter
DRS Biennial Conference Series
Design for policy discourse is often focused on how design supports policy making in central government. And yet, there are other design practices that are contributing to policy development. We frame our work as designing for policy, design work that is happening outside formal policy space, aimed at impacting policy. This paper presents learnings based on a series of co-design interventions with young people in four English local authorities to a) design age-appropriate Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programmes and b) impact national policy. In expanding what might be considered ‘design for policy’, we hope to draw attention to considerations …
A Framework For The Agency Of Sketching,
2024
Delft University of Technology, Netherlands, The
A Framework For The Agency Of Sketching, Annemiek Van Der Wal, Janwillem Hoftijzer, Martijn Haans
DRS Biennial Conference Series
Previous scholars have advocated the significant value of sketching in design process-es. This paper first explores how design sketching functions as an agent for design, building on insights derived from both theory and practice. Interviews with professional designers in the field reaffirm the functions and importance of sketching. Not only for designers themselves, but also for their clients and consumers. Given the value of sketching and the variety of stakeholders involved, this paper then aims to structure the affordances of design sketching in a practical framework. Considering that af-fordances must be discoverable and perceivable in order to be effective, this …
Design And Transdisciplinary Learning In Community-University Collaborations For A Just Transition: The Case Of The Action Learning Course In Valencia, Spain,
2024
INGENIO (CSIC-UPV), Universitat Politècnica de València
Design And Transdisciplinary Learning In Community-University Collaborations For A Just Transition: The Case Of The Action Learning Course In Valencia, Spain, Ana Escario-Chust, Carlos Delgado Caro, Pablo Aranguiz, Guillermo Palau-Salvador, Álvaro Fernández-Baldor
DRS Biennial Conference Series
The Action Learning (AL) master course at the Universitat Politècnica de València endorses during 3 months the collaboration of the students and professors with community leaders from the vulnerable district of Orriols. By combining the diverse backgrounds of the students and the community leaders, it fosters a deeper and collaborative understanding of complex societal issues of the district. Through systems thinking and design thinking tools, they diagnose the context, envision a desired future, and take action to realize it in a transformative and creative way. It creates a bidirectional learning environment, engaging with real-world challenges and breaking down barriers between …
Is Community Currency Feasible In Rural China? A Field Study On Waste Sorting Improvement Via Green Passbook,
2024
School of Design, Hunan University
Is Community Currency Feasible In Rural China? A Field Study On Waste Sorting Improvement Via Green Passbook, Yinman Guo, Han Meng, Ying Hu, Xing Du, Tie Ji
DRS Biennial Conference Series
The Green Passbook is a Community Currency mechanism applied to waste sorting initiatives in rural areas of China. A field study was conducted at the Green Passbook national demonstration site to evaluate the local effectiveness of its practice. Through semi-structured interviews and qualitative research using the KJ method, the study shows that using a top-down approach to implement a Green Passbook policy in rural waste sorting reduces garbage and enhances awareness. Nevertheless, the standardized Green Passbook model is adopted in diverse ways across various social systems. The result shows the improvement in community and system attributes in three areas: perceived …
Empowering Urban Wellbeing And Biodiversity Through Design-Driven Citymaking,
2024
Politecnico di Milano Department of Design, Italy
Empowering Urban Wellbeing And Biodiversity Through Design-Driven Citymaking, Laura Cipriani, Francesca Foglieni, Francesco Leoni, Stefano Maffei
DRS Biennial Conference Series
This paper presents a practice-based account of the roles that design can play in the realization of a biodiversity-driven approach to citymaking, specifically as part of urban regeneration. The authors first retrace the evolving relationship between design and citymaking in light of contemporary urban regeneration challenges, to identify the potential roles design can play in these contexts. Urban biodiversity is then explored as a factor relevant to urban well-being, ecosystem services, and proactive citizenship, clustering the types of actions that can support a biodiversity-sensitive urban regeneration. Following these premises, a portfolio of initiatives centered on urban biodiversity within a large-scale …
Learning From Circularity Manifestos. Crafting Designerly Circular Approaches For The Upholstered Furniture Sector,
2024
Department of Design, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Learning From Circularity Manifestos. Crafting Designerly Circular Approaches For The Upholstered Furniture Sector, Patrizia Bolzan, Massimo Bianchini, Stefano Maffei
DRS Biennial Conference Series
Product innovation progressively embraces a sustainable and systemic approach, known as Design for Sustainability, driven by economic, environmental, socio-cultural, and behavioral insights. Nevertheless, transitioning to circularity within upholstered furniture Product-Service Systems and fostering cultural awareness remains a complex endeavor. The paper focuses on the role of Circularity Manifestos as cultural drivers in creating public awareness and behavioral change. It begins by analyzing existing cases to uncover the manifestos' underlying meaning, logic, and communication strategies for promoting and implementing circular innovation practices. These findings are subsequently compared with established theories and approaches through a comprehensive literature review and case analysis, revealing …
Product Creative Content Generation Based On Speech Recognition In E-Commerce,
2024
Modern Industrial Design Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Product Creative Content Generation Based On Speech Recognition In E-Commerce, Haoran Wei, Yixiao Jin, Huawen Wang, Weiqiang Xiao, Jiawen Shi, Chunlei Chai
DRS Biennial Conference Series
Electronic commerce has significantly transformed the modern economy, efficiently connecting production and consumption while altering people's consumption patterns. While artificial intelligence has found extensive application in creative production, its application in creating innovative content for e-commerce is still in its early stages. The progressively refined e-commerce industry demands a significant amount of creative content to attract consumers, thus increasing the demand for designers and further elevating the operational costs for businesses. This paper focuses on creating creative content for products in an e-commerce context. It proposes a design paradigm integrating speech recognition and image generation technology, supplementing existing design theories …
Imagination Meets Algorithm: Redefining Design Practices In The Coming Ai Age,
2024
Università Iuav di Venezia, Italy
Imagination Meets Algorithm: Redefining Design Practices In The Coming Ai Age, Mario Ciaramitaro, Pietro Costa
DRS Biennial Conference Series
The summer of 2022 marked the advent of accessible text-to-image tools, revolutionizing image rendering with distinctive styles swiftly. This generated a creative shift among designers, generally addressed as “prompt design”, although this expression scarcely captures the profound interaction between design and digital tools. This paper elucidates the potential synergy between designers and AI through two pragmatic exercises engaged by university students. Our approaches were polarized: in one exercise we fostered a rich imaginative process before the text-to-image creation; secondly we asked students to elaborate a possible user interface over an artifact drawn by AI, following a very simple textual description. …
Asset Based Architectural Design With A Systemic Perspective In Vulnerable Community- Participatory Action Research In Iraq Bersive 2 Refugee Camp,
2024
School of Design, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong S.A.R. (China)
Asset Based Architectural Design With A Systemic Perspective In Vulnerable Community- Participatory Action Research In Iraq Bersive 2 Refugee Camp, Hei Chan, Peter Hasdell
DRS Biennial Conference Series
Vulnerable communities often lack of basic housing and facilities. However, with more understanding, they not only face housing problem but also with social, economic, environmental, political issues and so on. Traditional building approach often focuses on material needs while the underlying causes could be neglected. In fact, vulnerability is often more in the intangibles: relationships with self, others and environment. With this regard, how could designers develop efficient systemic design strategies responding to the complexity of social systems and empower vulnerable groups to recognize themselves as interrelated actors in community development? Asset based design approach under the community capital framework …
‘Does Phosphorus Want To Sound Like That?’: Experiencing More-Than-Human Futures,
2024
Aalto University, Department of Design, Finland
‘Does Phosphorus Want To Sound Like That?’: Experiencing More-Than-Human Futures, Anton Poikolainen Rosén, Camillo Sanchez, Felix Anand Epp
DRS Biennial Conference Series
The paper explores the learning possible from including the public in explora-tions of more-than-human future visions. We presented an installation at a de-sign festival of a speculative scenario that emerged from ethnographic research with urban permaculture farmers, using sounds to represent concentrations of nutrients in soil. We studied how visitors wearing a sensor ring experienced the playing of these sounds upon insertion of a finger in the installation’s soil. Re-sponses underscore the importance of cultivating the skill of noticing through deep listening, alongside the profound connection thus established between humans and the more-than-human world. In a further contribution to more-than-human …
Discovering Service Insights Through Data-Driven User Analytics Process: Studies Based On The Social Media Platform Instagram,
2024
Department of Service Design Convergence, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea, Republic of (South Korea)
Discovering Service Insights Through Data-Driven User Analytics Process: Studies Based On The Social Media Platform Instagram, Yu Cheng, Sanghun Sul
DRS Biennial Conference Series
A critical goal when designing commercial services is the discovery of customer insights. In the digital transformation era, customer discussions of brands on social media have become indispensable for brands to explore service insights. The use of data-driven approaches for exploring service insights from the vast range of customer online data merits research. This study proposes a data-driven user analysis process to help brands explore service insights from massive amounts of data using data-mining techniques based on the social media platform Instagram. Using the proposed data-driven user analysis process, service designers can gain brand service insights from a large amount …
Speculative Design Positions On Future Liveable Cities,
2024
University of Sydney, Australia
Speculative Design Positions On Future Liveable Cities, Leigh-Anne Hepburn, Emrah Baki Ulas, Densil Cabrera, Clare Cooper, Phillip Gough, Kazjon Grace, Luke Hespanhol, Marius Hoggenmueller, Wenye Hu, Kiran Ijaz, Yaron Meron, Andres Pinilla, Callum Parker, Ricardo Sosa, Yasemin Tekmen Araci, Jody Watts, Bow Wu, Mariana Zafeirakopoulos, Rohan Lulham
DRS Biennial Conference Series
Designing for future liveable cities demands a spectrum of perspectives, each responding in some way to global and local challenges, from climate change to safe housing. However, enabling spaces for often juxtaposed, contradictory and cooperative voices, both hopeful and cautionary, can be challenging. This paper is a first step in harnessing pluralistic expression through design fiction as an approach to speculating on design’s role in future liveable cities. In presenting individual speculative positions, authors attempt to reconcile their personal experiences, disciplinary expertise, and vision. This collective voice represents disciplinary diversity including – but not limited to – artificial intelligence, co-design, …
Exploring The Design Opportunities For Conversational Agents As Reflection Partners In Domestic Environments,
2024
Koç University, Turkiye
Exploring The Design Opportunities For Conversational Agents As Reflection Partners In Domestic Environments, Pelin Karaturhan, Egemen Ertuğrul, Ecem Arıkan, Kemal Kuşcu, Asım Evren Yantaç
DRS Biennial Conference Series
Reflection is a core element of our everyday lives for higher self-insight and better well-being. Guided conversation is one of the methods that supports reflective thinking. The increasing abilities of conversational agent systems make them potential reflection partners for the future. Home is suitable for engaging in reflective conversations with conversational agents on daily experiences since it provides a private space. We explore the user expectations and design considerations for reflection with conversational agents through a mixed-method approach with design/HCI researchers. We first explored a psychology-based reflection approach with a diary study. Then, we designed a future-oriented methodology, adapted our …
