Personal design philosophy and design process : an exploration through the study of usability in camera design
Markov, Vladimir (2014)
Markov, Vladimir
Karelia-ammattikorkeakoulu (Pohjois-Karjalan ammattikorkeakoulu)
2014
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201401071086
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201401071086
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The thesis presents an overview of a personal exploration of design and a critical view of existing theories and methods. The text goes from discussing the importance of having a design philosophy and proper methods of work, through how they influence each other, to the practical implications of both.
To avoid confusion and to clarify specific current issues in the industry, design is divided into two parts - a philosophy, consisting of values and principles, and a process, consisting of practical tools and methods. The former is covered through a loosely organized collection of thoughts, due to the broadness of the issue, while the latter follows a more structured development. The support for both consists of several camera designs, which are to be used as a practical research, together with appropriate literature.
The main objectives are to take a snapshot of an always evolving process, to reflect on what makes a designer a designer and to define an adaptable design process, able to address various kinds of products and/or services.
Conclusions are based on both subjective reasoning and empirical results, and are not final, but merely the result of a completion of a single stage of a constantly ongoing process.
To avoid confusion and to clarify specific current issues in the industry, design is divided into two parts - a philosophy, consisting of values and principles, and a process, consisting of practical tools and methods. The former is covered through a loosely organized collection of thoughts, due to the broadness of the issue, while the latter follows a more structured development. The support for both consists of several camera designs, which are to be used as a practical research, together with appropriate literature.
The main objectives are to take a snapshot of an always evolving process, to reflect on what makes a designer a designer and to define an adaptable design process, able to address various kinds of products and/or services.
Conclusions are based on both subjective reasoning and empirical results, and are not final, but merely the result of a completion of a single stage of a constantly ongoing process.