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Sustainable through behaviour, 2009
The notion of sustainable design is interrogated and its variable definitions discussed as being ... more The notion of sustainable design is interrogated and its variable definitions discussed as being problematic. A working definition is suggested. The interaction between technology and the human uses of that technology is highlighted and various attempts to influence user behaviour through design practice are examined. There is a review of aspects of contemporary theories of Behavioural Design and case studies are examined to illustrate three basic strands of the theories and produce evidence of the efficacy of design solutions that save energy.
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In order to develop and evolve their own process designers need a model of the design process aro... more In order to develop and evolve their own process designers need a model of the design process around which there is a high level of consensus and one that they can relate to. Understanding design in practice and knowing when and how to apply design methodology is a necessary precursor to improving individual design work. When we pose the question: "How does or, should design work in practice? " we access a debate, which has argued between the intuitive understanding of designers used to deal with problems, which are often for various reasons indefinable, and the more definable and controlled problems where various methodologies can in theory be rigorously applied. This debate finds it origins in the early decades of the 20th century and intensifies from the 1960s to 1990s in the form of comparisons between the polarities of the designer as creative artist and the designer as functionary of a scientifically driven industrial process. This essay focuses on a number of theorists central to the development of research on design.
Sustainable through behaviour, 2009
The notion of sustainable design is interrogated and its variable definitions discussed as being ... more The notion of sustainable design is interrogated and its variable definitions discussed as being problematic. A working definition is suggested. The interaction between technology and the human uses of that technology is highlighted and various attempts to influence user behaviour through design practice are examined. There is a review of aspects of contemporary theories of Behavioural Design and case studies are examined to illustrate three basic strands of the theories and produce evidence of the efficacy of design solutions that save energy.
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In order to develop and evolve their own process designers need a model of the design process aro... more In order to develop and evolve their own process designers need a model of the design process around which there is a high level of consensus and one that they can relate to. Understanding design in practice and knowing when and how to apply design methodology is a necessary precursor to improving individual design work. When we pose the question: "How does or, should design work in practice? " we access a debate, which has argued between the intuitive understanding of designers used to deal with problems, which are often for various reasons indefinable, and the more definable and controlled problems where various methodologies can in theory be rigorously applied. This debate finds it origins in the early decades of the 20th century and intensifies from the 1960s to 1990s in the form of comparisons between the polarities of the designer as creative artist and the designer as functionary of a scientifically driven industrial process. This essay focuses on a number of theorists central to the development of research on design.