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Muse (Multispecies Sensory Engagement): Enhancing Emotional Bonds With Microorganisms, Logan Shockey, Elena Sabinson Dec 2025

Muse (Multispecies Sensory Engagement): Enhancing Emotional Bonds With Microorganisms, Logan Shockey, Elena Sabinson

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This paper introduces MuSE (Multispecies Sensory Engagement), an interactive silicone bioreactor designed to create emotional bonds between humans and kombucha SCOBY microorganisms. Guided by a More-than-Human-Centered-Design (MtHCD) and Research through Design (RtD) framework, this project applies the concepts of exposure therapy and embodied cognition to biology-based HCI, using an auto-ethnographic approach to explore how sensory interactions can shift human perceptions of less relatable life forms. MuSE translates the microorganisms health into sensory cues, creating opportunities for users to engage in caretaking and build empathy through light, movement and touch. Our RtD process results in two contributions: a design exemplar that …

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The Unseen Hand: The Influence Of Visual And Ai Literacy On Ai Text-To-Image Generation, Alessandro Canossa, Lisa Toender, Lucas Fellner, Jesper Juul, Willem Van Der Maden, Jichen Zhu Dec 2025

The Unseen Hand: The Influence Of Visual And Ai Literacy On Ai Text-To-Image Generation, Alessandro Canossa, Lisa Toender, Lucas Fellner, Jesper Juul, Willem Van Der Maden, Jichen Zhu

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Text-to-Image (TTI) generators are becoming widely used and are often promoted as “democratizing” the making of images, independently of the skill set of the user. However, relatively little is known about whether people with different educational backgrounds, skill sets, and literacies use these tools differently, or how these backgrounds influence the quality of the results. In this article, we investigate the impact of Visual Literacy (VL), AI Literacy (AIL), and Prompt Engineering Literacy (PEL) on prompt use. More precisely, we examine how each literacy influences prompt usage patterns, linguistic and semantic composition, and the structure and morphology of prompts. Additionally, …

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Correct To Connect: Exploring Ai Hallucination And Bias As Social Glue For Digital Placemaking Between Migrants And Locals, Peng-Kai Hung, Janet Yi-Ching Huang, Rung-Huei Liang, Stephan Wensveen Dec 2025

Correct To Connect: Exploring Ai Hallucination And Bias As Social Glue For Digital Placemaking Between Migrants And Locals, Peng-Kai Hung, Janet Yi-Ching Huang, Rung-Huei Liang, Stephan Wensveen

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AI hallucination and bias are commonly viewed as flaws, leading to a premature narrowing of their design space and an under-exploration of their potential to enrich community ties and meaning of place. Focusing on digital placemaking context, this research investigates how innocuous AI imperfections could foster interaction and connection between intercultural communities. We conducted workshops with Dutch locals and migrants who co-created and interacted with Generative AI applications that produced diverse content about places. Findings reveal that AI misinterpretations facilitated intercultural dialogue and connection by prompting shared correction, playful co- imagination, and memory exchange. Notably, biased outputs encouraged collective reflections …

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Exploring Metacognition's Role In Design Process: A Preliminary Study In A Multi-Week Design Course, Yun-Chi Jao, Hsi-Jen Chen Dec 2025

Exploring Metacognition's Role In Design Process: A Preliminary Study In A Multi-Week Design Course, Yun-Chi Jao, Hsi-Jen Chen

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This study explores the relationship between metacognitive activity and the design process among undergraduate design students. Drawing from a structured reflection journal approach within a multi- week design course, the research investigates how students monitor, regulate, and reflect on their design thinking across project stages. Using the Double Diamond model as a process framework and a 4P-based coding system, we identify key metacognitive behavior patterns (e.g., Regulative Monitoring (M1), Process Overview (M3), Continuation or Execution of Existing Actions (R1)) and their contextual variations. Findings suggest that students frequently engage in metacognitive knowledge about strategies and interpersonal dynamics, with notable differences …

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Designing An Integrated Mobile And Signage System To Support Creative Learning In University Makerspaces, Hirokazu Kawana, Ayako Inatsu, Yui Nagai Dec 2025

Designing An Integrated Mobile And Signage System To Support Creative Learning In University Makerspaces, Hirokazu Kawana, Ayako Inatsu, Yui Nagai

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This paper presents the design and implementation of an integrated system that combines a smartphone application and digital signage to support creative learning in university maker spaces. The system aims to enhance operational efficiency, accessibility, and sustained user engagement by offering intuitive equipment reservation, facility guidance, and visibility of production examples. Motivated by the challenges of managing digital fabrication facilities—such as inefficient booking systems and the lack of accessible knowledge-sharing tools—we developed a user-centered platform that responds to diverse user needs, from experienced makers to beginners. The mobile app enables users to reserve equipment and access FAQs, usage guides, and …

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Generative Ai In Studio-Based Design Education: Human–Ai Relationships, Collaboration And Assessment, Hyunyim Park Dec 2025

Generative Ai In Studio-Based Design Education: Human–Ai Relationships, Collaboration And Assessment, Hyunyim Park

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Rapid advances in generative AI (GenAI) have created both opportunities and challenges that have transformed the landscape for design education. While GenAI offers new ways to envision and explore entire design processes—from framing design challenges to generating design output—its influence on studio-based learning practices and environments remains under explored. Drawing on qualitative data, this study investigates how GenAI is transforming core practices in studio-based design education, focusing on relationships, collaboration, and assessment. The findings show that GenAI disrupts dialogic critiques, undermines creative agency, diffuses ethical responsibility, and renders learning processes increasingly opaque, thus challenging traditional pedagogical structures. In response, this …

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Exploring The Dynamic Path Of Shifting Customer Loyalty Across Nps Groups Driven By Experience And Value: The Case Of Pure Internet Banking, Qiu-Ze Wu, Yu-Ling Lien, Hsien-Hui Tang, Michael T. Lai Dec 2025

Exploring The Dynamic Path Of Shifting Customer Loyalty Across Nps Groups Driven By Experience And Value: The Case Of Pure Internet Banking, Qiu-Ze Wu, Yu-Ling Lien, Hsien-Hui Tang, Michael T. Lai

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In the highly competitive and homogeneous pure Internet banking sector, customer experience is pivotal for differentiation. Prior research remains limited to static analyses, failing to explain dynamic loyalty transitions. This study thus investigates how experience dimensions drive loyalty shifts in pure Internet banking and proposes segment-specific management strategies. Employing an explanatory sequential design (ESD) with LINE Bank (74.3% market share) as a case, we integrated quantitative structural equation modeling (SEM) of High-Medium, High-Low, and Medium-Low Net Promoter Score (NPS) groups (n = 370) with six in-depth interviews. Results reveal that functional value is the most stable loyalty driver across segments …

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Designing Information Interventions To Support Infant Feeding Autonomy In Multi-Generational Families, Jiayu Wu Dec 2025

Designing Information Interventions To Support Infant Feeding Autonomy In Multi-Generational Families, Jiayu Wu

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Maternal autonomy is often constrained when social, cultural, and familial dynamics influence infant feeding decisions. In mainland China, the widespread promotion of breastfeeding has intersected with multi generational caregiving structures and medical authority to produce a rigid "breast is best" narrative, frequently leaving mothers with little space for negotiation or emotional support. This study explores how information design can serve as a medium for rebalancing feeding-related decision- making within Chinese families. Through a research-through-design process, the study draws on qualitative interviews with mothers and family members and narrative content collected from Xiao hong shu (Rednote), a popular social media platform …

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How Designers Leverage Service Design To Catalyze Strategic Transformation: An Action Research On Third-Party Payment Enterprises Responding To Financial Inclusion Challenges, Ching-An Hsieh, Hsien-Hui Tang Dec 2025

How Designers Leverage Service Design To Catalyze Strategic Transformation: An Action Research On Third-Party Payment Enterprises Responding To Financial Inclusion Challenges, Ching-An Hsieh, Hsien-Hui Tang

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This study explores how, under the trend of financial inclusion, designers can apply service design methods to embed human-centered thinking into fintech enterprises, thereby facilitating strategic transformation and guiding organizations to shift their focus from large enterprises to micro, small, and medium-sized businesses to achieve more inclusive services. Adopting an action research approach conducted over nine months and involving twenty-one cross-departmental meetings, the study found that designers visualized service breakdowns to initiate discussions and reveal organizational defensiveness and decision-making inertia. By mitigating commercial sensitivity to enhance focus and using data to strengthen organizational awareness, key issues were gradually incorporated into …

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Exploring Design Contributions To Mental Health Ai: Structuring Clinical Judgment Through Real-Time Data Labeling Interfaces, Jieun Lee, Hwang Kim, Chajoong Kim, Bong-Jin Hahm, Daehun Yoo Dec 2025

Exploring Design Contributions To Mental Health Ai: Structuring Clinical Judgment Through Real-Time Data Labeling Interfaces, Jieun Lee, Hwang Kim, Chajoong Kim, Bong-Jin Hahm, Daehun Yoo

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This study explores how design can contribute to collecting training data for AI models in complex clinical settings, particularly in the context of mental health counseling. Conventional labeling methods only record outcomes, failing to capture moments of expert judgment. This limits AI’s ability to learn the nuances of clinical reasoning. To address this issue, the study draws on the Interactive Machine Teaching (IMT) framework. In collaboration with clinicians, researchers co-designed and iteratively improved a real-time labeling interface. The interface was then refined and used in actual mental health consultations. Using qualitative methods, we examined how the interface influenced judgment and …

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Designing Experiential Futures Through Participatory Practice: Case Studies From Taiwan, Li-Ting Huang, Yen Lun Chen, Yan-Chun Lin, Si Teng Lei, I-Lin Hsiao, Shyhnan Liou Dec 2025

Designing Experiential Futures Through Participatory Practice: Case Studies From Taiwan, Li-Ting Huang, Yen Lun Chen, Yan-Chun Lin, Si Teng Lei, I-Lin Hsiao, Shyhnan Liou

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This study explored how design could enact experiential futures in public issues with participatory contexts through three cases carried out by the Taiwan Design Research Institute. As futures thinking becomes increasingly relevant across civic and policy domains, there is a growing interest in how design can move beyond abstract speculation to make futures tangible and actionable. Specifically, this study examined how participatory workshops allowed participants to pre-experience futures through narratives, scenarios, and prototyping practices. Using the case study method, this study analysed three future-oriented projects addressing future living, future healthcare, and future transportation. Each project corresponds to a distinct level …

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Dynamic Design Integration: A Model For Trans-Disciplinary Innovation And Technology Deployment, Zoey Jung-Yu Liu, Yen Lun Chen, Shyhnan Liou Dec 2025

Dynamic Design Integration: A Model For Trans-Disciplinary Innovation And Technology Deployment, Zoey Jung-Yu Liu, Yen Lun Chen, Shyhnan Liou

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This study explores how design enhances the practical application of technological innovation and clarifies the roles of design integrators, using the Taiwan Design Research Institutes (TDRI) Micro mobility Service Scenarios Research as a case study. Traditional R&D models in technology manufacturing have shifted from being solely technology-driven to adopting user-centered approaches. However, in complex and dynamic social contexts, user-centered methods alone inadequately bridge the “Valley of Death,” hindering the successful transition of technological prototypes into real-world applications. Through in-depth interviews and project document analysis, we propose a Design-Driven Technological Innovation Implementation Model. This model highlights the dynamic interactions among users, …

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Implementing Design Thinking In Taiwan's Industrial Innovation: Fundamental Know-How For Junior Innovators, Yu Tang Hsueh, Min-Yuan Ma Dec 2025

Implementing Design Thinking In Taiwan's Industrial Innovation: Fundamental Know-How For Junior Innovators, Yu Tang Hsueh, Min-Yuan Ma

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Despite the growing interest in Design Thinking (DT) in Taiwan, its practical application in industrial contexts remains constrained by conceptual misunderstandings, operational challenges, and insufficient cross-functional collaboration. Motivated by the need to support junior innovators in addressing these barriers, this study aims to identify and validate a set of fundamental know-how items that provide conceptual guidance for the effective implementation of DT in Taiwanese industries. To this end, in-depth interviews were conducted with seven experienced professionals from the fields of industry, academia, and the nonprofit sector to extract insights from real-world practice. These insights were subsequently refined and validated through …

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The Missing Link: Understanding Human-Ai Interaction In Fda/Ce-Approved Radiology Tools, Nick Ruijs, Jon R. Pluyter, Lin-Lin Chen, Mathias Funk Dec 2025

The Missing Link: Understanding Human-Ai Interaction In Fda/Ce-Approved Radiology Tools, Nick Ruijs, Jon R. Pluyter, Lin-Lin Chen, Mathias Funk

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AI-based tools are increasingly developed for clinical radiology, offering potential gains in diagnostic accuracy, consistency, and workflow efficiency. Yet adoption remains limited, as many systems lack support for effective human-AI collaboration within complex diagnostic workflows. To address this gap, we visually analysed 17 FDA- and/or CE-certified commercial radiology AI systems, examining how their interface designs operational ize human-AI interaction across three key dimensions: diagnostic task coverage, information richness of AI explanations, and human control mechanisms. Using visual diagramming, typology-based task mapping, and cross-system comparison, we characterize when and how AI outputs are introduced, how understandable they are communicated, and how …

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Service Design In The Public Sector: Applying Experienscape And Nudge Strategies To Animal Adoption Services, Pei-Hsin Shieh, Hsien-Hui Tang Dec 2025

Service Design In The Public Sector: Applying Experienscape And Nudge Strategies To Animal Adoption Services, Pei-Hsin Shieh, Hsien-Hui Tang

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Following the implementation of Taiwan's "zero euthanasia" policy, public animal shelters face rising intake numbers and declining service quality. This study applies service design methodology to optimize adoption services and promote responsible adoption behavior across two public shelters in eastern Taiwan. Using the triple diamond service design model, the research systematically progressed through three phases. The Problem Distillation phase employed experienscape model to identify environmental imbalances across sensory, functional, social, natural, and cultural dimensions. The Design Iteration phase integrated nudge strategies into design interventions, incorporating behavioral guidance approaches such as appropriate incentives and default options. The Practice Diffusion phase validated …

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Data-Informed Design In Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Empirical Findings And Directions For Generative Ai, Minhw Lee, Younjoon Lee Dec 2025

Data-Informed Design In Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Empirical Findings And Directions For Generative Ai, Minhw Lee, Younjoon Lee

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This study empirically investigates how data can strengthen multidisciplinary collaboration and explores the potential role of generative AI (GAI) as a complementary enabler. Eight teams, composed of designers and business professionals, participated in co-creation workshops where the availability of Big Data and Thick Data was systematically manipulated. The resulting ideas were evaluated across three dimensions: ‘Novelty’, ‘Usefulness’, and ‘Commercial Appeal’. Additionally, follow-up interviews were conducted to capture participants’ reflections on the collaborative idea generation process, utilizing the collected data. The findings show that teams with access to both Big Data and Thick Data produced qualitatively superior ideas compared to those …

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Posthuman Emotional Well-Being: Rethinking Assistive And Interactive Technologies As Co-Agents, Amic G. Ho Dec 2025

Posthuman Emotional Well-Being: Rethinking Assistive And Interactive Technologies As Co-Agents, Amic G. Ho

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This research study examines the notion of posthuman welfare in communication design, focusing on the affordances of assistive and interactive technologies recontextualised within more-than-human-centred frameworks. The study furthers the ongoing critique of anthropocentrism in design, highlighting the necessity of integrating nonhuman agency and emotive value into technology systems. The study employs a mixed-methods approach that integrates mini-surveys with participatory design workshops, involving actual users, designers, caregivers and advocates for nonhuman perspectives, thereby amalgamating multiple small-scale hands-on methodologies. The findings indicate that emotional design elements – empathy, flexibility and ethical sensitivity – are essential factors for enhancing well-being, attachment and future …

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Embodying The Digital Breath: A Haptic-Audio Approach To Gamified Mindfulness, Chi Yin Kam Dec 2025

Embodying The Digital Breath: A Haptic-Audio Approach To Gamified Mindfulness, Chi Yin Kam

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In contemporary society, escalating stress levels highlight the urgent demand for effective mental health tools, bringing significant attention to mindfulness. However, existing digital mindfulness tools predominantly rely on singular audio-visual guidance, often resulting in a disembodied experience and low user adherence. Approaching from an industrial design perspective, this study investigates how multi-sensory interaction design can transform the abstract practice of breathing into a tangible, embodied experience, thereby enhancing both immersion and efficacy. Our literature review identifies a significant research gap in combining haptics, audio, and gamification to foster immersive mindfulness. To address this, we propose an innovative mobile application concept, …

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Journey Creator: An Ai-Empowered Journey Mapping Tool For Experience Design Exploration, Jiwon Lee, Tek-Jin Nam Dec 2025

Journey Creator: An Ai-Empowered Journey Mapping Tool For Experience Design Exploration, Jiwon Lee, Tek-Jin Nam

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Although user journey mapping is widely employed to analyze and diagnose user experiences, it offers limited support for design exploration and refining product and service concepts. Recent advances in generative AI have created new opportunities to reconceive the journey map as a tool for creative design inquiry. This study first identifies the limitations of existing tools and then conducts a formative investigation to clarify the requirements for a new approach. We developed Journey Creator, a design tool that visualizes touchpoint-level interactions and multi-user journeys, provides multimodal data representations, and supports a stepwise process for expanding ideas. Evaluation results show that …

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A Very Precise Curvature: A Revelatory Case Study About The Studio Dialogue On Formgiving, Trym Abrahamsen Dec 2025

A Very Precise Curvature: A Revelatory Case Study About The Studio Dialogue On Formgiving, Trym Abrahamsen

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The dialogue in the studio environment can reveal a lot about the mechanisms at play when teaching about and doing formgiving. From analysing language used in “desk-crits” at a master’s level mobility course, this paper reveals three distinct mechanisms at play when discussing form in industrial design. The revelatory approach and thematic analysis offer a unique insight into the way form is discussed between tutor and student in the studio context.

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The Integrated Warning Experience (Iwe): A Theoretical Framework For Visual Warning Design Based On Biological Warning Signs, Hyosang Pak, Kicheol Pak Dec 2025

The Integrated Warning Experience (Iwe): A Theoretical Framework For Visual Warning Design Based On Biological Warning Signs, Hyosang Pak, Kicheol Pak

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Contemporary visual warning systems primarily rely on conspicuity—using strong contrasts in color, brightness, and spatial arrangement—to attract attention. However, these systems often fail to ensure accurate interpretation and appropriate user response, particularly among cognitively vulnerable populations and within complex environments. To complement this limitation, this study introduces the concept of distinctiveness as a perceptual factor that enhances discrimination and interpretation in visual warning perception. When auditory access is limited—as in hearing-impaired users or high-noise industrial contexts—visual warnings that depend solely on cons pic uity often lead to interpretive failure due to the lack of perceptual differentiation. The study proposes the …

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Exploring The Meaning Network In Exhibition Design Of Intangible Cultural Heritage, Zhengyu Chen, Ming Zhong, Tie Ji, Yuqing Chen Dec 2025

Exploring The Meaning Network In Exhibition Design Of Intangible Cultural Heritage, Zhengyu Chen, Ming Zhong, Tie Ji, Yuqing Chen

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In traditional exhibition practice, displays are predominantly object-centered, and information flows remain largely unidirectional, positioning visitors as passive recipients. Under this conventional curatorial paradigm, cultural translation and meaning-making processes are comparatively static and singular. This paper, therefore, seeks to articulate the interrelationships among humans, artifacts, space, and technology, thereby constructing a dynamically participatory and complex system for the expression of cultural, historical, and artistic narratives. Drawing on the proposed “meaning network” model, the author designed the Mianyang Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum, rendering meaning generation more dynamic and information exchange more pluralistic. This approach enhances visitors’ experience and cultural empathy while …

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Cantonese Cultural Identity And Regional Design In Aging-Friendly Products, Xinyan Huang, Kang Huo Dec 2025

Cantonese Cultural Identity And Regional Design In Aging-Friendly Products, Xinyan Huang, Kang Huo

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Abstract: Contemporary design for the elderly often grapples with a dual challenge: a diminishing cultural identity and weakening regional characteristics, issues magnified by the unique psychological and social needs of an aging population. This study constructs a three-dimensional theoretical model encompassing cultural identity, regional ity, and design ethics. Through literature review, user research, and case studies, we reveal the profound impact of Cantonese cultural symbols on the emotional identity of the elderly. We propose four design principles and three design methods to systematically integrate cultural elements into product design. The validity of integrating Lingnan traditional craftsmanship with modern design is …

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An Empathic Design Approach To Understanding Caregivers' Perceptions On Multi-Modal Behavioral Information Of Adults With Intellectual Disabilities, Zhen Zhao, Qian Mao, Yunhe Du, Yu Hin Brian Lee, Wai Man Raymond Sit, Hailiang Wang Dec 2025

An Empathic Design Approach To Understanding Caregivers' Perceptions On Multi-Modal Behavioral Information Of Adults With Intellectual Disabilities, Zhen Zhao, Qian Mao, Yunhe Du, Yu Hin Brian Lee, Wai Man Raymond Sit, Hailiang Wang

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Caregivers of adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) encounter various challenges that lead to stress and burnout. Although multi-modal behavioral information holds potential for improving caregiving efficiency in healthcare, there is still limited research on adapting these technologies to address the unique requirements of ID caregivers. This study employs an empathic design approach to understand the experiences, emotions, needs, and contextual challenges of ID caregivers regarding multi-modal behavioral information systems for adults with ID. Through interviews with 16 formal caregivers (aged from 25 to 62, female=14) in Hong Kong, we identified key challenges in their daily caregiving practice, including addressing non-compliance, …

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Heuristic Design Approaches For Humanoid Robots, Jeehyun Yang, Jaesik Jeong Dec 2025

Heuristic Design Approaches For Humanoid Robots, Jeehyun Yang, Jaesik Jeong

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This paper presents design methodologies for humanoid robots that have had achievements in international humanoid robot competitions. In addition, recognizing the gap between the fields of design and engineering, the paper proposes an approach that uses technical requirements to design disciplines. The proposed approach explains the heuristic mechanical and electrical design strategies informed by a multitude of practical experiences. Specifically, we describe lightweight mechanical structures and optimized wiring paths with hollow shafts, ensuring robustness and efficient dynamic movements for various environments. The electrical design employs reasonable devices based on performance, reliability, and operational efficiency. Components such as main & sub …

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Optimistic While Cautious: An Investigation And Reflection On Aigc Usage Influence On Design Attitude Of Product Design Students, Jinghao Hei, Zhenyuan Liu, Jiaying Chai Dec 2025

Optimistic While Cautious: An Investigation And Reflection On Aigc Usage Influence On Design Attitude Of Product Design Students, Jinghao Hei, Zhenyuan Liu, Jiaying Chai

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The concept of Design Attitude extends the inquiry of Design Thinking beyond procedural stages into how designers internalize, negotiate, and perform design values—making it a unique framework for looking into the influence of AIGC on designers and design students. In the light of such argument, this study investigates how the usage of AIGC affects the Design Attitude of product design students. Building on Mich lewskis framework of Design Attitude, this research combines structured questionnaires and focus group interviews to investigate core research questions: Does the usage of AIGC influence product design students' Design Attitude in terms of each dimension? If …

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Healthclockface: Design Of Glanceable Health Data Visualization For Smartwatches, Tianqin Lu, Bin Yu, Jun Hu Dec 2025

Healthclockface: Design Of Glanceable Health Data Visualization For Smartwatches, Tianqin Lu, Bin Yu, Jun Hu

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Remote measurement technologies (RMTs) hold promises for health tracking, yet current health data visualizations in RMTs primarily target data-savvy experts, posing challenges for those with limited expertise. Although researchers have explored creative visualization methods, they often fall short in aiding data comprehension and neglect the needs of individuals and informal caregivers. This paper introduces Health Clockface, a smartwatch clockface that offers a glanceable visualization of health data using abstract and dynamic visuals generated by chaotic attractors. Designed for non-expert users, the system translates real-time inputs into ambient, glanceable feedback that supports awareness of one’s health. The system was developed through …

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Brand Identity Design With Generative Ai: Between Automation And Authorship, Borami Kang, Yvette Shen Dec 2025

Brand Identity Design With Generative Ai: Between Automation And Authorship, Borami Kang, Yvette Shen

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Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is transforming brand identity design by dramatically compressing concept development cycles and expanding creative access to non-designers. Yet early adoption exposes unresolved legal, cultural, and quality risks that current design standards do not address. This ongoing study investigates how GenAI reshapes tools, workflows, and professional roles across the brand-identity lifecycle and identifies where human expertise remains essential to safeguard creative integrity. Using a mixed-methods, practice-led approach, the research draws on 1) six comparative case studies of branding projects launched between 2020 and 2025, 2) seven semi- structured interviews with designers, educators, technologists, and clients, and 3) …

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Systemic Facilitation For Execution In Process-Centered Living Labs, Hannah Kang, Yong-Ki Lee Dec 2025

Systemic Facilitation For Execution In Process-Centered Living Labs, Hannah Kang, Yong-Ki Lee

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Civic participatory design is widely practiced as a means of engaging communities in addressing complex public challenges (Sanders & Stappers, 2008; Wacnik, Daly, & Verma, 2024). However, a persistent gap remains between participatory ideation and actual implementation (Teal et al., 2022). This study addresses that gap by introducing a systematic facilitation framework with systemic orientation, which guides participants from exploration to execution readiness. Through a ten-session civic Living Lab designed as a real-world participatory setting involving residents, parents, and officials, focused on school route safety in South Korea, the study tested the use of intentionally sequenced facilitation tools referred to …

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The Utilization Of Multimodal Interaction In Social Robots For Elderly Care: Interaction Types, System Architecture, And Purchasing Motivation, Ye Zhang, Yuqi Liu, Liang Xiao Dec 2025

The Utilization Of Multimodal Interaction In Social Robots For Elderly Care: Interaction Types, System Architecture, And Purchasing Motivation, Ye Zhang, Yuqi Liu, Liang Xiao

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The rapid acceleration of global aging demographics has elevated the integration of smart technologies to enhance the elderly’s quality of life to a critical societal priority. While existing social robots demonstrate significant potential in health monitoring and emotional companionship, their practical implementation faces substantial barriers, including steep learning curves, limited emotional responsiveness, and insufficient adaptability to heterogeneous geriatric needs. To address these challenges, this study conducts a comprehensive analysis of multimodal interaction modalities (visual, auditory, affective, tactile, electromyographic, and brain-computer interfaces) specifically tailored for older adults through literature synthesis and empirical user surveys. The results of the research and analysis …

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