Creative Product Design Research Articles

An Intelligent Human-Computer Collaborative Method for Creative Design

Two intelligent models for creative thinking, which are conceptual restructuring and space exploration, are studied based on artificial intelligent and cognitive psychology. The characteristics of the models and their applications are analyzed. A human-computer collaborative creative model is presented, which combines the nonlogical creation typified by conceptual restructuring, and logic creation typified by space exploration on the basis of visualization. The human-computer collaborative model for product creative design is also proposed, and the key technologies for realizing the human-computer collaboration for creative design are provided. A prototype system of car body design is developed to testify the effectiveness of the proposed method.

A quantitative approach for assessment of creativity in product design

Most of the assessment of creativity in product design is based on the outcome, not the design process from which the creative ideas are derived. In this paper, we revealed the correlation coefficient of 20 factors critical in the product design process and the quality of design creativity via investigation of the design processes and outcomes of 30 senior student designers. Six closely related factors were identified as variables to calculate the design creativity. An assessment formula was proposed: the corresponding correlation coefficient is the weight factor of each variable, and the sum represents the design creativity degree. Our quantitative approach can improve the validity and reliability of assessment of creativity in product design.

Exploration on the Data Visualization Based on the Case of Infographics

The article in infographics for example, analysis and data visualization aesthetic relationship, data visualization is an excellent creative product design aesthetics and rigorous engineering science. Presented with a very beautiful form can be very boring tedious data. I try to find the background behind each data graph, add labels and notes, hoping to deeper understanding of the meaning of these charts are presented, rather than stay on for the "nice" praise. These pictures can not speak, but they are more powerful than words and language. Finally, the paper analyzes the value and prospects of data visualization have. Analysis on Design Aesthetics What is the Beauty of Design? As a reality-based artistic creative activity, design shows unique aesthetic characteristics. For the beauty of design, its creation proves to grow out of products shape and design, and its realization is attributed to consumers. To create a wonderful experience for users, designer cognizes aesthetic object from user perspective and interprets the emotional meaning of the works according to the possible rules of psychological cognition. Only in this way, will users be able to perceive the beauty of design. That is, what designer reflects is not the subjective feeling but the commercial purpose and audiences aesthetic trend. For a design, the aesthetic value is primarily embodied in application, with aesthetic creation intended to serve the society, the market and people. The inability to attain the said objective will signify the failure ofa design.

Product Creative Design Method Based on the Strategy of Problem Solving

Based on the characteristics of product innovation design, product innovation was designed into several stages: requirements analysis, problem-finding, problem-analyzing, problem-solving, innovative solution-generation and solution-evaluating. To help designers find problems, analyze the problems, and solve the problems, the innovation model based on problem-solving was developed, and the approaches to find problem were presented. In addition, different types of problems in product innovation design were analyzed; a systematic model supporting problem representation was put forward. Based on internal variable of the problem, the problems were divided into four grades, and the strategies for solving each grade of problems were presented. Besides, several examples were cited to demonstrate the feasibility of the models and methods. Finally, a preliminary prototype software system of computer-aided design for product innovation was developed. Keywords: product creative design, problem-finding, problem-analyzing, problem-solving;

New creative product design industries: International Young Designers Exhibition, Taipei, 19–21 May 2012 – a visual essay

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A Method of Cultural Creative Product Design Based on Reverse Engineering

With the improvement of the social civilization, culture connotations of design problems have become increasingly prominent. And the cultural elements must integrate into design work to get development. Since cultural and creative product design is the re-exhibition of culture, traditional culture spirit connotation and cultural nutrition should be grasped and absorbed. Reverse engineering is a very important design method which is widely used in product design. Based on reverse engineering, a rapid and high quality creative design method over cultural and creative product design is proposed. The practical design application proves that the proposed method is feasible, of practical significance and application value.

A Study of Concept Development in Creative Product Design

The imaginative power of human beings is the reappearance and integration of emotional and perceptional experiences. Therefore, if the personal imagination would like to be further developed, the first thing is to enhance agility of emotional experiences and perception. And also the conceptual combination involves joining of two or more concepts to produce a new meaning that satisfies the representation of each constituent concept. Original concepts may emerge from conceptual combination in imagination. New attributes may also emerge from conceptual combination that cannot be explained by each individual concept. The cognitive processes that produce emergent concepts and attributes in conceptual combination may be viewed as a creative process. This research was conducted through a literature review, case studies, and interviews with experts on award-winning works in international design competitions. Through qualitative analysis of these design projects, we identified several paths leading from imaginative constructs to conceptual development in the design process: thematic relationships, intersecting attributes, the transfer of attributes, inherited attributes, causal relationships, analogical relationships, multi-level inclusive relationships, and the interpretation of contrasting meaning. It is hoped that the results of this study will serve as a useful reference in design education, particularly with regard to the development of imaginative and creative capacity.

Knowledge Retrieval Strategy Research for Product Creative Design

To make knowledge retrieval better aid designers for product creative design, according to the analysis of the characteristics of various stages of product design, the knowledge was classified. Combined with the characteristics of knowledge resources, aiming at new type, improving type and tracking type, this paper proposed three knowledge retrieval strategies, including function solution, technical solution, special solution, and formed a knowledge retrieval framework. According to the cognitive process of conceptual design, a knowledge retrieval application was discussed.

Innovation support system for creative product design based on chance discovery

Under a turbulently changing and highly competitive market, discovery of a chance is always significant for many companies to launch new and creative products or services in time, fulfilling consumers demands for occupying more market share. Many available methods on market research for designing new products are more focused on the analysis process, so that product designers run short of ideas discovery. In this paper, we present a novel innovation support system (ISS) based on chance discovery with data crystallization to assist human innovation in designing new products, especially creative products. The ISS is a human-centric system to enable value cognition and follows the following process: (1) visualized scenario graph generation, (2) human value cognition, (3) value co-creation based on shared knowledge, and (4) emerging chances evaluation. The result of a case study validates the effectiveness of ISS.

Products Information Inheritance Based on Object-Oriented Technology

In the process of product creative design, we advanced the conception of Product Gene (PG) as a result of the thought of genetic engineering applied to product design. In this paper, an effective PG coding method is put forward based on the actual requirement of product information inheritance. Then a Function Surfaces (FS)→Parts→Products configuration system is established based on this coding method and the Object-Oriented technology is adopted to realize product information inheritance. Finally, the paper offers an example of the design of a spurgear to prove the feasibility of our method.

A System Method to Elicit Innovative Knowledge Based on Chance Discovery for Innovative Product Design

In the past few years, supplying value-added and innovative products has become an important business strategy. In this paper, a system method of innovative knowledge elicitation based on chance discovery for new product design is proposed and described. This system contains three functional modules: (1) scenario graph generation module by using Keygraph, a visual tool of chance discovery; (2) innovative knowledge solicitation module by innovators market game (IMG), a kind of table game for collaborative innovation; and (3) innovative knowledge alternatives selection module based on the method of analytic hierarchy process (AHP). The experiment is taken to play IMG and make value cognition by humans based on the scenario graph generated by Keygraph. During the IMG, innovative knowledge as new value is co-created by humans. AHP is used to evaluate these innovative alternatives. The performance of the method is illustrated by using a case study on innovative product design. The results indicate this method can aid humans in eliciting innovative knowledge for creative product design at the early stage of product development.

Return to Original Purity and Simplicity"- Creative Product Design Research

The design objective is to satisfy people's needs, improve the quality of life, the pursuit of human, natural and social harmony. This article mainly elaborated the guidance in product design is the natural substance and natural elements, grasping the true feelings, returning to the initial, plain, true desire and behavior, discussing the design idea and method of return to original purity and simplicity, and will be up to a new value of passionate life, natural life and how to achieve certain value and meaning in creative product design.

Research on computer-aided creative design platform based on creativity model

Since existing computer-aided creative design systems have various limitations, so based on the guiding ideology of human-machine cooperation, the factors that affect the creativity of a designer are analyzed from cognitive psychology point of view and a creativity model for individual designers is established. Through analysis of the creativity model, the mechanism of how computer support tool affects a designer’s creativity and its major elements are identified. In terms of the characteristics of product design, incorporating cognitive science, information technology and design technology, a creative product design method and cognitive principles that such computer support tool should follow are presented. A preliminary prototype software system of computer-aided design for product innovation was developed, whose main function is to aid the designer’s creative behavior, instead of the automation of conceptual design. Finally, an instance is given to demonstrate the practicability and validity of the prototype system.

Research on Method of Knowledge Classification for Supporting Product Creative Design

In order to study creative design technology based on multi-domain knowledge-driven, it has been proposed that a novel method of knowledge classification to support product creative design. This method, using the theory of cognitive psychology classifies knowledge into explicit and tacit knowledge, analyzing knowledge transfer and knowledge creation, combining the characteristics of product design, builds up a creative knowledge supply model by constructing a continuous pedigree of creative design. On this basis, the knowledge supporting creative design has been divided into four types: scientific effect, factual knowledge, knowledge of creative design principles, strategies and methods, and personal tacit knowledge. The types and scope of knowledge have been also discussed in different conceptual design stage. The classification provides a theoretical basis for establishing knowledge system of product creative design.

Knowledge Support Technology of Creative Design for Electromechanical Products

It has been discussed in this paper that the necessity of knowledge support technology used in creative design of electromechanical products. In order to apply knowledge support technology to creative design of electromechanical products, a relation matrix has been constructed by QFD (Quality Function Deployment) technology between the various performances of electromechanical products and the involved knowledge of them. Thus, the HOQ (House of Quality) about the knowledge–performance of electromechanical products is built. Then, the further demand tracking has been made as well. After that, it has been established that the knowledge model and knowledge application process used in creative design of electromechanical products. Finally, a new method has been proposed which can guide designers to do product creative design by knowledge demand.

Product design engineering – a global education trend in multidisciplinary training for creative product design

Product design is the convergence point for engineering and design thinking and practices. Until recently, product design has been taught either as a component of mechanical engineering or as a subject within design schools but increasingly there is global recognition of the need for greater synergies between industrial design and engineering training. Product design engineering (PDE) is a new interdisciplinary programme combining the strengths of the industrial design and engineering. This paper examines the emergence of PDE in an environment of critique of conventional engineering education and exemplifies the current spread of programmes endorsing a hybrid programme of design and engineering skills. The paper exemplifies PDE with the analysis of the programme offered at Swinburne University of Technology (Australia), showing how the teaching of ‘designerly’ thinking to engineers produces a new graduate particularly suited to the current and future environment of produce design practice. The paper concludes with reflections on the significance of this innovative curriculum model for the field of product design and for engineering design in general.

The Study for Sustainable Creative Product Design Process - With Decision Making Theory of 6Sigma Process -

The Study for Sustainable Creative Product Design Process - With Decision Making Theory of 6Sigma Process -

Rational Approach for Creative Products Design

Computer-Aided Design and Applications is an international journal on the applications of CAD and CAM. It publishes papers in the general domain of CAD plus in emerging fields like bio-CAD, nano-CAD, soft-CAD, garment-CAD, PLM, PDM, CAD data mining, CAD and the internet, CAD education, genetic algorithms and CAD engines. The journal is aimed at all developers and users of CAD technology to ptovide CAD solutions for various stages of design and manufacturing. The journal publishes all about Computer-Aided Design and Computer-Aided technologies.

A case-based shape conceptualization system for supporting creative product design

This article attempts to explore the extent of the usefulness of computer-aided design tools applied in the conceptual design of a new product. Conceptual design is one of the most important steps in deriving the engineering characteristics and, more importantly, the expression in geometric shapes of a new product from customer requirements. However, current computer-aided systems are not capable of supporting this crucial design stage. This study proposed a computer-aided shape conceptualization design system that employs the use of morphological analysis together with functional analysis. Then, methods with a discursive bias are employed to assist a designer to generate concepts and search for solutions for a specified product. In addition, the proposed prototype system used the programming techniques of VB to create user interfaces for accessing the CATIA objects within a Microsoft Component Object Model environment. The solution principles, defined as feature-based computer-aided design models, can be stored in and retrieved from Excel spreadsheets. The case study of manually operated screwdrivers has demonstrated that the proposed shape conceptualization design system is capable of generating various design layouts to meet the product requirements.

Knowledge-based platform for collaborative innovation development of products

The platform of distributed design and resource sharing is important for medium-sized and small companies in developing products to improve competitiveness. As a background of creative product design, a knowledge model based on product collaborative innovation development of products (CIDP) is proposed. Characteristics of CIDP are analyzed, and the framework and key technologies of the CDDP-platform based knowledge studied. Through integration of existing system and interface designs, a development platform has been built to support the PCID within knowledge-based engineering (KBE). An example is presented, indicating that the prototype system is maneuverable and practical.