Green Design Concept of Ergonomics in Industrial Design and its Wide Application in the Graphic Communications Industry

2011 ◽  
Vol 71-78 ◽  
pp. 3433-3437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang Xian Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Product Design ◽  
Design Theory ◽  
Industrial Design ◽  
Green Design ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Mechanical Equipment ◽  
Manufacturing Cost ◽  
Ecological Damage ◽  
Communications Industry ◽  
Graphic Communications

Today’s industrial design has gone beyond the traditional product design. China is in the transfer process from the world's manufacturing plant to the world's manufacturing center. Green design is the basis of access to green products, and has become one of the hot researches in design areas. The results show that the design phase determines the 70% to 80% of manufacturing cost, while the design itself accounts for only 10% of the total cost. The importance of the roll of design to product is still increasing if considering the environmental factors. Because the level of ecological damage caused by the product design is far greater than the level of ecological damage caused by the design process itself, only in the design stage should the "green level" of products be taken as a design target, the desired design result could be achieved, which is one of the goal of ergonomics. In today's information society, the graphic communications industry is charged with an irreplaceable task of information manufacture and dissemination. A variety of devices (including electronic, optical, mechanical equipment and instruments, and even household facilities and equipment, etc.) used by the modern graphic communications industry need the direct contact, operation or use of the operator. Design and manufacture of these devices need to apply modern ergonomic design theory and research results. In this paper, the importance of ergonomics, the features and research aspects of green design, developing trends of ergonomics, and the application of ergonomics in the graphic communications industry are described.

Study on User Experience and User Cognitive in Product Design

2013 ◽  
Vol 318 ◽  
pp. 174-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ren Qiang Lin ◽  
He Li ◽  
Meng Ma ◽  
Wen Wang
Keyword(s):  
Product Design ◽  
Design Process ◽  
User Experience ◽  
Design Theory ◽  
Industrial Design ◽  
Current Field ◽  
User Awareness ◽  
Correct Understanding ◽  
Play Space ◽  
Reasonable Use

At present, many domestic and international products' design are promoted the design concept based on the user experience or user awareness. It has been generally aware of the industrial design is no longer just belong to the narrow shape and design areas, therefore a correct understanding of user experience and user awareness is very necessary, whereas in the study of design theory, a lot of people have user experience mixed with user awareness as one concept, it's a truth that the both are closely linked, while there are certain differences between them, if they are mixed together, it will not only narrow us thinking play space, but also disable to achieve greater breakthroughs in the design process of innovation, on the contrary if the correct understanding and reasonable use of the both and furthermore transplanted into the design of the product, for the current field of industrial design, it is a huge reform and innovation.

Industrial Design and its Relation to Machine Design

1951 ◽  
Vol 164 (1) ◽  
pp. 177-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. G. Conway
Keyword(s):  
Product Design ◽  
Industrial Design ◽  
Machine Design ◽  
Manufacturing Cost ◽  
New Materials ◽  
Technical Literature ◽  
General Process ◽  
Last Stage ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Moment

The paper deals with improvement in “machine” design in relation to function (specification, durability, and performance), manufacturing cost (processing, redesign, and collaboration with suppliers), and styling. Conscious attempts at improvement in appearance should, in the author's opinion, be the last stage in the general process of improved machine design. In regard to styling the author stresses the importance of appearance, the functions of the specialist “industrial” designer dealing with appearance and utility in co-operation with the “mechanical” designer, and the need for training of engineering designers in “composition” (by which is meant “what not to do” rather than creative artistry, which springs perhaps from an intuitive rather than an instructed apprehension). Incidentally, the need to consider the buyers' tastes of the moment is the greater for products that do not outlast contemporary fashions. Improvement in product design may be brought about by the employment of specialist consultants (who are in continual contact with new materials and ideas); by managements' readiness to improve, and to encourage, rather than frustrate, the creative instinct in designers and engineers; by team concentration upon redesign of particular machines; by training young engineers to be product-conscious; and by the introduction of non-specialist technical literature dealing with design in the broadest sense and with the exploitation of new materials and processes.

New Progress Concerning Research of Product Design Theory and Methods

2011 ◽  
Vol 121-126 ◽  
pp. 692-700
Author(s):  
Bang Chun Wen ◽  
Xiao Peng Li ◽  
Zong Yan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Product Design ◽  
Design Theory ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Deep Layer ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Green Design ◽  
Synthesis Design ◽  
Traditional Design ◽  
Set Up

The product design theory and methods based on “the Scientific Outlook on Development” have been set up by our group in recent 10 years, The new progress concerning Research of product design theory and methods include: 1) QCTES was instead of IQCTES including six requirements of product design; 2) traditional design stages were replaced with four new stages including investigation, planning, implement and inspection; 3) green design was replaced with harmonious design; 4) traditional design method was replaced with deep-layer design method; 5) concept and connotation of product top-layer design were proposed; 6) more detailed contents of product synthesis design method were advanced. We got good effects to apply above product design methodology on many product designs recent years.

Emphasizing the Roll of Ergonomics in Industrial Design and its Wide Application in the Media Industry

2011 ◽  
Vol 71-78 ◽  
pp. 2063-2067 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang Xian Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Design Theory ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Industrial Design ◽  
Mechanical Equipment ◽  
Media Industry ◽  
Industrial Enterprises ◽  
Brand Competition ◽  
Design Competition ◽  
The Media ◽  
Chinese Manufacturing Industry

Today’s industrial design has gone beyond the traditional product design. China is in the transfer process from the world's manufacturing plant to the world's manufacturing center. Chinese manufacturing industry is transiting from mass production and mass marketing to brand competition and design competition; China’s industrial design is moving from design for products and design for industrial enterprises to design for the market and users, and from basic industries- and technology-oriented model to sales- and marketing-oriented and brand- and user-oriented model. The importance of implementing user-friendly design principles and applying ergonomic principles to sustainable design in Industrial design is increasingly becoming the consensus of the industries. In today's information society, the media industry is charged with an irreplaceable task of information manufacture and dissemination. A variety of devices (including electronic, optical, mechanical equipment and instruments, and even household facilities and equipment, etc.) used by the modern media industry need the direct contact, operation or use of the operator. Design and manufacture of these devices need to apply modern ergonomic design theory and research results. In this paper, the importance of ergonomics, the features and research aspects of modern ergonomics, developing trends of ergonomics, and the application of ergonomics in the media industry are described.

Tailoring Design Development and Ideation in Catering To Industry Demands

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Fadila Mohd Yusof ◽  
Azmir Mamat Nawi ◽  
Azhari Md Hashim ◽  
Ahmad Fazlan Ahmad Zamri ◽  
Abu Hanifa Ab Hamid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Industrial Design ◽  
Protocol Analysis ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Idea Generation ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Conceptual Design Phase ◽  
Industry Practice

Design development is one of the processes in the teaching and learning of industrial design. This process is important during the early stage of ideas before continuing to the next design stage. This study was conducted to investigate the comparison between  academic  syllabus  and  industry  practices  whether  these  processes  are  highly dependent on the idea generation and interaction related to the designer or to the student itself. The data were gathered through an observation of industry practice during conceptual design phase, teaching and learning process in academic through Video Protocol Analysis (VPA) method and interviews with industry practitioners via structured and unstructured questionnaires. The data were analysed by using NVivo software in order to formulate the results. The findings may possibly contribute to the teaching and learning processes especially in the improvement of industrial design syllabus in order to meet the industry demands. Keywords: design development, industrial design, industry demands

Truck Redesign Case: Simulating the Target Costing Process in a Product Design Environment

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Everaert ◽  
Dan W. Swenson
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Product Design ◽  
Goal Setting ◽  
Cost Reduction ◽  
Data Availability ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Target Costing ◽  
Design Environment ◽  
Goal Setting Theory ◽  
Setting Theory

ABSTRACT This active learning exercise simulates the target costing process and demonstrates how a management theory (goal setting theory) is relevant to a business improvement initiative (target costing). As part of the target costing simulation, student participants work in teams to address a business issue (product development) that moves across functional boundaries. The simulation begins with students learning how to assemble a model truck and calculate its product cost using activity-based costing. Students are then divided into teams and instructed to reduce the truck's cost through a redesign exercise, subject to certain customer requirements and quality constraints. Typically, the teams achieve cost reduction by eliminating unnecessary parts, by using less expensive parts, and by using less part variety. This exercise provides a unique opportunity for students to actively participate in a redesign exercise. It results in student teams creating a wide variety of truck designs with vastly different product costs. The case ends by having a discussion about target costing, goal setting theory, and the implications of the target costing simulation. This simulation contains a number of specific learning objectives. First, students learn how the greatest opportunity for cost reduction occurs during the product design stage of the product development cycle. Second, students see firsthand how design-change decisions affect a product's costs, and the role of the cost information in guiding those decisions. Third, students experience the cross-functional interaction that occurs between sales and marketing, design engineering, and accounting during product development. Finally, this exercise helps students understand the concept of target costing. The simulation is appropriate for undergraduate or graduate management accounting classes. Data Availability:  For more information about this case, contact the first author at [email protected].

scholarly journals Metrics for Measuring Sustainable Product Design Concepts

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 3469
Author(s):  
Ji Han ◽  
Pingfei Jiang ◽  
Peter R. N. Childs
Keyword(s):  
Product Design ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Conceptual Design ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Sustainable Product Design ◽  
Early Design ◽  
Design Concepts ◽  
Concept Evaluation ◽  
Sustainable Product

Although products can contribute to ecosystems positively, they can cause negative environmental impacts throughout their life cycles, from obtaining raw material, production, and use, to end of life. It is reported that most negative environmental impacts are decided at early design phases, which suggests that the determination of product sustainability should be considered as early as possible, such as during the conceptual design stage, when it is still possible to modify the design concept. However, most of the existing concept evaluation methods or tools are focused on assessing the feasibility or creativity of the concepts generated, lacking the measurements of sustainability of concepts. The paper explores key factors related to sustainable design with regard to environmental impacts, and describes a set of objective measures of sustainable product design concept evaluation, namely, material, production, use, and end of life. The rationales of the four metrics are discussed, with corresponding measurements. A case study is conducted to demonstrate the use and effectiveness of the metrics for evaluating product design concepts. The paper is the first study to explore the measurement of product design sustainability focusing on the conceptual design stage. It can be used as a guideline to measure the level of sustainability of product design concepts to support designers in developing sustainable products. Most significantly, it urges the considerations of sustainability design aspects at early design phases, and also provides a new research direction in concept evaluation regarding sustainability.

Sustainability and Design Education: The Current Status of Product Design Higher Education in the UK

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emelia Delaney ◽  
Wei Liu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Product Design ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Design Education ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Area Of Concern ◽  
The Uk

Abstract The aim of sustainability is to fulfil the needs of current generations without compromising the needs of future generations. It is also a rising area of concern within industry, it is therefore important that graduate designers are equipped with the skills to accommodate sustainability issues as well as demands from industry. Additionally, the product design stage during New Product Development has been identified to have the greatest impact on the sustainability of the entire product, however how educated designers are on the topic of sustainability is unclear. An initial literature review has been conducted to investigate design education on sustainability as well as teaching styles. Following this the study identifies and reviews UK Product Design courses to establish the current status of sustainability integration in higher education. The exploration into university prospectuses has found that around half of UK universities implement sustainability in some way, however there are limited courses which dedicate specific modules to sustainability. Additionally, links with industry and accreditation organizations between UK product design courses have been confirmed, but there is no definite information to suggest that the universities use this to aid in the implementation sustainability education. From this review future research directions have been outlined.

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