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A FRAMEWORK MODEL FOR FACILITATING DO-IT-YOURSELF DESIGN.
- Source :
- Proceedings of the Design Society; Jul2023, Vol. 3, p181-190, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Today's global context of mass-produced items has resulted in an increasing 'distance', or alienation, between people and the origins of the items they buy and use: an unhealthy human-product relationship. This observation permits the search for an alternative interpretation of well-being: a transformation that would support resilience and self sufficiency, and a better human product relationship or 'a new partnership', as advocated by various scholars. In this paper, this new partnership is considered through supporting 'Do-It-Yourself' (DIY) product design: a scenario in which professional designers facilitate laypersons to design for themselves. Anticipating (1) the designer's responsibility, and (2) the layperson's innate desire to create, this paper introduces a 'Design for DIY' framework method to help bridge the knowledge gap between the product designer and the layperson. The initial starting points of this study, complemented by a range of 'Design for DIY' studies, and an exploration of existing design frameworks and design models, resulted in the design of a 'Design-for-DIY' framework. This paper concludes with recommendations for the testing and further development of the Design-for-DIY framework. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- DO-it-yourself work
PRODUCT design
WELL-being
PARTICIPATORY design
LAYPERSONS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- Volume :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Proceedings of the Design Society
- Publication Type :
- Conference
- Accession number :
- 176695769
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2023.19