end of service life. In line with the industry environment, and in providing creative solutions to design problems …, product design students are encouraged to take account of the market, technical, functional, visual, and humanistic aspects of … design as well as exploring the possibility of making their designs sustainable. Consideration of factors including waste …

This paper provides an overview of research at the inception stage of a PhD design research project. It describes an … underpinning to the project and the general context for the pilot study. The pilot study seeks to establish what role design might … emotional responses to a product within a fixed time period; and what general and specific aspects of the design influenced …

, and much has been written about the use of industrial or ‘live’ briefs for undergraduate projects within design and … to become involved with a higher education design project have a significant impact on that project. Thus, this paper …

This master's thesis is a reevaluation of the dominant product design methodology. Designing products is not just a …. By separating design methodology into three sub-categories (brand, social need, culture), a more user-focused and … personalized approach can be used to determine what makes a design successful. Rather than looking at success within product design …

identify and validate best management practices for soil C in the partnership region, and to design a risk/cost effectiveness …

, from design through operation to reengineering. At each stage, steps can be taken to minimize the occurrence and effects of … human errors. These include defensive design philosophies, architectural patterns to guide developers, and collaborative … design that incorporates operational experiences and surprises into design efforts. We conclude by looking at three aspects …

design a risk/cost effectiveness framework to make comparative assessments of each viable sink, taking into account economic …