Abstract
The paper discusses the development of generic and practically aimed design guidelines for product designers working with complex products. Research has been undertaken to investigate the usefulness and usability of these guidelines. A pilot-study with student- and academic-designers in New Zealand reveals that the product design guidelines in form of a checklist are generally of great interest to support complex design projects, but also that the format and usability of the generic design guidelines needs to be improved to become a useful and powerful tool for the designers.
Citation
Goellner, M., Wakes, S., and Shaw, C. (2004) Development of Complex Products: Design Guidelines for Product Designers., in Redmond, J., Durling, D. and de Bono, A (eds.), Futureground - DRS International Conference 2004, 17-21 November, Melbourne, Australia. https://dl.designresearchsociety.org/drs-conference-papers/drs2004/researchpapers/163
Development of Complex Products: Design Guidelines for Product Designers.
The paper discusses the development of generic and practically aimed design guidelines for product designers working with complex products. Research has been undertaken to investigate the usefulness and usability of these guidelines. A pilot-study with student- and academic-designers in New Zealand reveals that the product design guidelines in form of a checklist are generally of great interest to support complex design projects, but also that the format and usability of the generic design guidelines needs to be improved to become a useful and powerful tool for the designers.