CHALLENGES OF COLLABORATIVE PRODUCT STYLING IN DESIGN TEAMS

DS 83: Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&PDE16), Design Education: Collaboration and Cross-Disciplinarity, Aalborg, Denmark, 8th-9th September 2016

Year: 2016
Editor: Erik Bohemia, Ahmed Kovacevic, Lyndon Buck, Christian Tollestrup, Kaare Eriksen, Nis Ovesen
Author: Ovesen, Nis
Series: E&PDE
Institution: Aalborg University, Denmark
Section: Form and Aesthetics in Collaborative Design
Page(s): 316-321
ISBN: 978-1-904670-62-9

Abstract

Apart from a long list of advantages, design students face certain challenges when working
collectively in groups on form, styling and aesthetics. An investigation about these challenges has
been carried out and a number of challenges have been identified. The most apparent challenges relate
to different aesthetic preferences, lack of tools and methods, and difficulties in establishing form
related requirements. The challenges are presented and design quality, as well as some solution
strategies, is discussed.

Keywords: Product styling, aesthetics, design teams, collaboration, design education.

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