Creative Design Research Articles

Research on Creative Derivatives of Ice and Snow Culture -- Taking Jilin Province as an Example

In Jilin, a northern country with thousands of miles of ice and snow, the ice and snow culture has a long history, and Jilin Province also has the world s top ice and snow resources. Especially under the infuence of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Jilin Province has also vigorously promoted and promoted ice and snow culture, and a large number of creative derivatives of ice and snow culture have emerged. This article takes Jilin Province as an example to briefy study the creative derivative design and promotion strategies of ice and snow culture, hoping to maximize this natural advantage and help Jilin Province s ice and snow culture fourish, bringing greater economic and social ben-efts to the province.

A process for Indigenous community research through meaningful engagement with Grandmother’s Bay

Historically, research partnerships between Indigenous communities and academic institutions were often harmful for communities; wise ways of achieving more balanced and just relationships are emerging. This project focuses on the research partnership between Grandmother’s Bay and the University of Saskatchewan with the objectives of providing knowledge on initiating Indigenous community-based research and maintaining good relationships between collaborators. One-on-one interviews were conducted with participants and analysed using etuaptmumk (two-eyed seeing), a thematic analysis approach. These themes indicated that research partnerships must proceed through relationships of trust that provide meaningful results and benefit to the community; that traditional approaches, culture, and intergenerational knowledge sharing are key to the research; effective communication and the Indigenous language are encouraged where possible; and ownership, creative design, and dissemination of the research belong to community. This project is the beginning of an ongoing relationship between Grandmother’s Bay and University of Saskatchewan.

Analysis of Creative Expression of City Image by Electro-optical Urban Medium "City Lighting"

As an important medium of electro-optical city, urban lighting plays an important role in the construction of the city's image, communication and conceptual expression. In the 21st century, more and more lighting media incorporate more creative design, having broken through the traditional lighting "shape", strengthened and enriched for its innovative application of urban expression style matrix. This paper focuses on the lighting media in the large-scale light art works carried by the four bridges over the Thames in London, which is an electro-optical city of the 21st century, and analyzes and evaluates the creative expression of the lighting media by combining with the city's representational style matrix, aiming to analyze the concrete practice of the city's representational style matrix in reality, exploring the significance and communication value of the city's media for the construction of urban image.

Do Creativity Metrics from Design Research Correlate with Those from Psychology?

ABSTRACT In this paper, we explore measurements of design creativity through metrics related to the processes used in designing and relate them to the metrics used in psychology for idea creativity, ie, novelty and fluency. Our goal was to test the reliability of psychometric measures of creativity to assess creativity in team design. We studied 19 teams of 3 professional engineers that engaged in a one hour-long design task. Design tasks have a greater ecological validity than single repetitive tasks like the AUT and the RAT. Engaging in a design task involves a wide range of cognitive activities, which contribute to creative ideation and to expanding the design space. This study focused on the relationship between the teams’ design idea creativity and design behaviors during the task. We explored to what extent design collaboration between teammates, design evaluation and the co-evolution of the problem-solution space relate to the psychometric measures of idea creativity. Results suggest no specific trend in the correlation between collaboration and idea creativity as measured by the metrics used in psychology, while more cognitive focus on problem-solution co-evolution negatively correlates with these measures of idea creativity. The paper concludes with potential explanations for this lack of correlation.

The Front Edge of an Advancing Wave-Crest: Creative Ecologies and Designing Sustainable Futures

This editorial introduces the 15 articles in this special issue entitled “Creative Ecologies: Designing Sustainable Futures” and contextualizes them against a rapidly expanding field of climate and ecological studies, creative and affect theoretics, and a burgeoning array of creative relational methods and methodologies extending 21st century qualitative inquiry. The collection calls for a deepening of ethical, political, and eco-collaborative commitments to the work of global research that goes beyond neoliberal discourses of innovation, impact, and human exceptionalism and argues that only in this way will the vital work of academic activism and advocacy remain relevant, revolutionary, and sustainable.

Tea culture carries the message: Analysis on creative product design and promotion based on Guangdong tea culture

As a precious gem of Chinese traditional culture, tea culture carries thousands of years of history and rich cultural connotations, but also faces challenges in international dissemination. This study takes the student innovation and entrepreneurship project Tea culture carries the message from Guangdong University of Education as a case to explore the inheritance and innovation of Chinese tea culture. By analyzing the practice of the this project, this paper focuses on studying the strategies and implementation process of promoting creative products, aiming to provide experience and insights for the dissemination of Chinese tea culture in contemporary society with an academic perspective.

Ontological basis of the creative accounting phenomenon as a financial misstatement

PurposeThis article aims to contribute to the accounting knowledge literature by presenting the framework of creative accounting factors and evaluating their identified factors through an argumentation-based total interpretive structural modeling (TISM) approach.Design/methodology/approachThis study adopted mixed, inductive and deductive approaches to develop an integrated framework, validate its practicability and verify its effectiveness in selected manufacturing firms listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), respectively. In developing the framework and implementation procedure, the study employed an exploratory data collection (qualitative) approach to review the phenomenon of creative accounting factors. Then, in this study’s second phase, TISM is used to develop the framework of creative accounting design. This study used two types of theoretical sampling in the qualitative part, including theoretical and snowball sampling. Also, the participants in the TISM process in this study were specialized analysts of the TSE.FindingsBased on the mixed method of this study, the result in the qualitative part provides the creative accounting framework of the existence of three categories. There are 6 components and 35 themes during 12 interviews. In the quantitative section, it was determined that two factors, namely the type of ownership firms and intrinsic objectivity, are the most effective drivers for the formation of creative accounting in TSE firms.Originality/valueSo far, it is rare to find preceding studies that have proposed, validated and practically tested an integrated creative accounting framework within the context of financial markets. Thus, the authors understand that this is the very first research focused on the development of a framework for capital market companies to continuously be competitive and could help financial decision-makers, practitioners and academicians in their perception of knowing more about the financial functions of firms.

Study of Cultural and Creative Design based on Narrative Design

Using narrative design method to combine campus culture for campus cultural and creative product design practice, based on the narrative research method, summarise its design key points and combine it with specific case studies to analyse, combine narrative design and campus cultural and creative products to prove the feasibility of the design practice. With the help of narrative design methodology for campus cultural and creative design, campus emotions are used to create emotional resonance with consumers, with narrative design as the entry point, campus culture as the theme, and campus cultural and creative products to express the final effect. Using narrative design as the theoretical basis and shape grammar as the design method to create cultural and creative products with campus culture will touch consumers' hearts, which will help them to be brought into the constructed narrative scenario, feel the narrative theme, and cause emotional resonance with consumers.

Campus Cultural and Creative Design based on Narrative Concepts

Campus cultural creation marks an essential part of cultural and creative design. Its innovative development is conducive to enhancing the campus brand image, spreading campus culture, and improving the reputation and popularity of universities. Campus cultural creation is a product of the integration of culture and design. Cultural products convey the intrinsic value of culture in the form of design and have dual symbols of culture and emotion. Creating campus cultural products by integrating narrative concepts can better arouse users' emotions, thereby in While giving cultural product design some special symbolic connotation and profound meaning, we can experience the social role and emotional power of design as spiritual culture.

Campus Cultural and Creative Product Design Based on Spatial Narrative Perception: The Case of City University of Macau

Campus cultural and creative design is in an emerging period, so the development is not mature enough and there are some problems and challenges. In this paper, we use spatial narrative theory to design campus cultural and creative products with common emotional memories of users and campuses. Through interviewing and extracting the classification elements, we reconstructed a new narrative using spatial narrative theory and designed a handbook product with the common emotional memory of the user and the campus. The booklet consists of a book jacket cover, a functional book, a three-dimensional bookmark and a highlighter pen. The design is a fusion of subconscious perception design and figurative memory extraction design, and allows the user to use the pen to participate in the process and to construct a shared memory with CityU. Therefore, this study proposes a design framework for campus cultural and creative products based on spatial narrative perception and a specific application of handbook design, hoping that the framework and the design practice can provide new ideas and methods for the design and practice of campus cultural and creative products, and contribute to the enhancement of campus culture transmission and promotion.

Theoretical Research and Practical Application of the Rural Cultural Enhancement by Creative Designs Under Rural Vitalization—A Case Study of Shanxi Province

Theoretical Research and Practical Application of the Rural Cultural Enhancement by Creative Designs Under Rural Vitalization—A Case Study of Shanxi Province

Research on Campus Cultural and Creative Product Design based on Rooting Theory

To address the problem of homogenization of campus cultural and creative products at this stage, and to build campus cultural and creative products that meet consumer needs by combining campus characteristics. This study conducted semi-structured interviews with teachers, students, and staff on campus and coded and analyzed the interview texts using the rooted theory method. Through the analysis, we obtained a demand value embodiment model containing 12 core concepts and three levels of functional value, experiential value, and innovation value. It enables the design of campus cultural and creative products to better trigger users' emotions, disseminate campus culture, become an important medium for interpreting campus culture and provide a new step-by-step reference and practical path for the application of campus cultural and creative product design.

A Literature Review on Museum Merchandising and Branding based on Cultural Heritage Creative Design

The cultural and creative industries and the massive dissemination of information in the age of digital media provide new vehicles for the transmission and expression of cultural heritage and use the language of design to capture people's sensibilities, express cultural connotations, and bring the value of history to audiences through new media. Museums, as institutions of culture collection and dissemination, also want to increase their visibility by creating their brand. At the same time, as an important part of urban tourism, museum branding is also conducive to enhancing people's understanding and identification with local culture. For museums, the merchandising and branding of museum-based cultural heritage is an important part of museum marketing, in which museums' cultural heritage design products also tend to function as both consumer promotion and cultural expression. This paper is a literature review using methods that include analysis of literature database platforms and interdisciplinary research and discusses the impact of product design on the branding of museums' cultural heritage. Focusing on the relationship between museum branding and communication with audiences, as well as further study of dialectical thinking on the cultural dimensions of museum product expression, thus identifying key knowledge and research processes in this area.

The Application of Ink Art Elements in Modern Cultural and Creative Product Packaging Design

In the social reality where various cultures collide with each other and art and design are ubiquitous, ink art has constantly absorbed and borrowed the essence of other art forms. absorbs the essence of other art forms, and has a close relationship with various art disciplines. In-depth analysis of the external characteristics and Ink art is analysed in depth for its external characteristics and profound connotations, and the unique features of ink art are explored from the perspectives of truth, simplicity and spirit. The integration and extension of ink into cultural and creative packaging design is feasible and meets the requirements of both consumers and the times. It is concluded that the integration and extension of ink in cultural and creative packaging design is feasible and meets the requirements of both consumers and the times, and it is explored from the viewpoints of truth, simplicity and spirit. The visual elements and the beauty of chiaroscuro in ink and wash culture are The visual elements and the beauty of chiaroscuro in ink and wash culture are the inspirations for the current cultural and creative packaging design. The changes of ink and wash culture, as well as the mood of both motion and tranquility, make the modern cultural and creative product design have more Chinese characteristics and It can make modern cultural and creative product design have more Chinese characteristics and play the role of promoting Chinese traditional culture.

Characteristics of Postmodernism Reflected on Designs of ready-to-wear Children's Clothing Using their Artistic Drawings

This study aims to simplify the postmodernism's characteristics to create innovative fashion designs for children's ready-to-wear clothing. By incorporating children's artistic drawings, the study seeks to achieve the designs' functional, aesthetic, and productive aspects. The significance of this research lies in enriching the practices of the ready-to-wear children's clothing industry through the utilization of postmodernism characteristics. A descriptive analytical approach was employed to identify the relevant characteristics of the postmodernism and adapt them to the design process for children's clothing. Eight designs were created and evaluated by specialists using a study tool. The results revealed statistically significant differences in the evaluations of the designs across various aspects. The aesthetic aspect received the highest evaluation, followed by the production and, finally, the functional aspects. The study concluded that the design incorporating the attribute of ambiguity was the most highly rated among the designs, considering all aspects. Based on these findings, the study recommends further exploration of the postmodernism in fashion design and an in-depth study of international arts to foster creativity and diversity in children's clothing design.

Material Practices in Transition: From Analogue to Digital in Teaching Textile and Fashion Design

The transition to digital design tools challenges the craftsmanship of textile and fashion designers as part of the product value chain, opening for reflection on how textile craftsmanship should be taught in education due to the current trend of digitalisation. By looking at new forms of craftsmanship, this research expands on the idea of teaching students transdisciplinary methods which connect analogue and digital tools within textile and fashion design education. Based on analysis of a number of case studies, we propose a framework of different strategies for teaching textile craftsmanship in the digital design age, with the aim of integrating textile-specific digital environments — which have been designed primarily to maximise the efficiency of industrial processes, rather than to enhance design development with regard to artistic expression — and non-textile digital tools on the basis that these are exploratory in nature and open to more creative design practices.

Realizing High‐Flux Lithium‐Ion Conduction by LaF3 Doping in Quasi‐Solid‐State Electrolytes

AbstractThe inherent low ionic conductivity of PVDF‐based electrolytes at room temperature and lithium dendrite penetration hinder its further application. Herein, a LaF3 doped Poly(vinylidene fluoride‐chlorotrifluoroethylene) (P(VDF‐ctfe)) quasi‐solid electrolyte is developed. High‐flux channels are created due to the optimization of the lithium environment that lanthanum preferentially competes coordination with anionic species for relaxing lithium hopping. Lithium carriers are therefore highly free and unbound at the molecular level, resulting in a high ionic conductivity (σ) of 0.7 mS cm−1 and a transfer number (tLi+) of 0.79 at 25 °C. Moreover, the in situ organic–inorganic LiF‐rich dielectric layer effectively improves the stability and compatibility of the electrode/electrolyte interface, ensuring interfacial lithium conduction while facilitating stable Li+ plating/stripping. As a result, the optimized Li/ATCSE‐3%/Li can deliver favorable compatibility at 0.1 and 0.3 mA cm−2 for stable Li+ plating/stripping for 2000 and 1200 h, respectively. The high‐mass loading (6.4 mg cm−2) pouch cell delivers a stable cycling performance over 100 cycles with a capacity retention of 85.8% at 0.3 °C. This work is anticipated to provide considerable insight into the creative design of lithium transport of polymer‐based for practical quasi‐solid‐state lithium metal batteries.

Sustainability-oriented stimuli and their effects on circularity and novelty in conceptual design

ABSTRACT The controlled provision of stimuli during idea generation is considered effective to boost creativity in early design phases. As the interest for sustainable product development and circular design is growing, this paper represents a first attempt to explore the use of inspiration sources in sustainable design. The provision of stimuli ascribable to sustainability and the introduction of environmental objectives in design briefs were supposed to increase novelty and compliance with Circular Economy principles in generated ideas. A design experiment involving 34 junior designers was set up to the scope; the participants’ individual creativity was assessed too. The outcomes reveal that the sustainability clues present in stimuli and design briefs failed to increase the circularity and novelty of the generated ideas; the same applies to the combination of novelty and creativity. A role is seemingly played by individual creativity, although no significant effects could be demonstrated statistically. A possible reason for these results could be the spontaneous orientation of the youth toward sustainable principles, which makes the inclusion of environment-related hints unnecessary. While creative and sustainable design have not found a shared strategy despite the expected benefits, the use of stimuli was unsuccessful in this research to find a common ground.

Nebula rasa: The diaphanous as generative stimulus in architectural design

What visual characteristic makes architectural sketches such effective tools in creative processes or developing spatial ideas? In this article, I suggest that it is the visual characteristic of diaphaneity or the realm of the diaphanous – a nebula rasa – more generally. First, the history of the concept, as well as its relevance to creativity and design theory, is summarily discussed. This is followed by an exposition of how post-war design theory largely developed in a cognitivist direction, largely at the expense of lived experience. Invoking selected accounts from creativity theory and the so-called “phenomenological approach” in architectural thought as well as the work of sinologist and philosopher François Jullien, I shift the focus toward a new, agentive paradigm to re-orient current thinking on creativity and architectural design. Within this new conceptual framework, I develop the argument that the indistinct, suggestive, and allusive dimension of the diaphanous renders sketches effective. I argue that the nebula rasa drives the creative process and is instrumental in generating new ideas. The diaphanous regimen of visibility is inherently dynamic, continuously bringing new options in play and keeping drawings effective. In conclusion, I suggest how the concept of the diaphanous may benefit designing in a time of digital heuristics and increasing complexity. Moreover, I suggest that letting ideas rest may also be nurtured as a skill by engaging with the diaphanous.

Employing ultrasonic waves to extract flax seed for textile printing and applying creative fashion designs

Purpose The purpose of this study is to successfully apply ultrasonic waves for the quick extraction of flax seed gum from flaxseed hull or whole seed and compare it to the standard technique of extraction. Design/methodology/approach The effect of the heating source, extracted time, temperature and pH of extracted solution on the extraction was studied. The obtained gum is subsequently used for silk screen printing on cotton, linen and viscous fabrics. Rheological properties and viscosity of the printing paste were scrutinized in the current study to get a better insight into this important polysaccharide. The output of this effort aimed to specify the parameters of the processes for printing textiles to serve in women’s fashion clothes by applying innovated handmade combinations of Islamic art motives using a quick and affordable method. Seven designs are executed, and inspiring from them, seven fashion designs of ladies’ clothes were designed virtually by Clo 3D software. Findings The result recorded that the new gum has excellent printing properties. In addition, they have better rheological properties, viscosity, chromatic strength and fastness qualities, all of which could help them in commercial production. Research limitations/implications Flaxseed and three different fabric types (Cotton, Linen and Viscous) were used. Practical implications Synthesis of a new biodegradable thickener from a natural resource, namely, flaxseed, by applying new technology to save time, water and energy. Originality/value Synthesis of eco-friendly biodegradable thickener and used in textile printing alternative to the synthetic thickener.