The Role of Prototypes in Design Research

Overview and Case Studies
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-3-031-24548-0
Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland

Buch, Englisch, 138 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 242 g

Reihe: PoliMI SpringerBriefs

This book provides a theoretical framework for design researchers interested in developing their research work about and with prototypes. It describes prototypes' multiple definitions and possible functions in the multifaceted landscape of today's design research. Indeed, while the manufacturing and digital evolutions enable and require new types of advanced prototypes, the design evolution as an academic discipline continuously widens its perspectives, fields, and research methods, among which are the prototypes' applications, features, and purposes. The framework originates from an interpretation of these interrelated phenomena and a collection of case studies. Additionally, it defines those criteria that characterize the relation between the research (context, discipline, and general scope) and the prototype (nature and specific aims) and, altogether, it presents an overview of prototypes' roles in design research.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ferraris, Silvia D.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Betriebswirtschaft: Theorie & Allgemeines
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Maschinenbau Konstruktionslehre, Bauelemente, CAD
• Geisteswissenschaften Design Produktdesign, Industriedesign
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Konstruktionslehre und -technik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- Developing a data classification framework.- Applying the research framework.- Prototypes for speculative design research.- Prototypes of tangible interactions.- Prototypes for industrial design research.- Final considerations on prototypes in design research.