Design Language in Motorcycle Design

Design language as a form of non-verbal communication is comprised of shapes, colour, texture, pattern, etc. These elements of design language are the penultimate way of communication for designers, especially industrial and product designers. It is the cue that guides the consumer on how to navigate and behave with a product. In relation with motorcycle design, the author investigated on the design language of various motorcycle designs, including how different types of motorcycles for different use could significantly alter the whole design language. This research was carried out with the elements of design language in mind in order to understand it a little further and how it can assist the design process

Design for amelioration : leveraging a human-centered approach in designing a sustainable product-service system for Jakarta’s urban poor.

This research is an investigation into sustainable product-service systems in addressing the problems of the poor. The focus of this research is the poor population of Jakarta that live in slums located close to river banks, canals, and drainage areas. This study is built upon relevant literature on design for the base of the pyramid, design for sustainability, and sustainable design guidelines and tools. The main objective of this research is to understand how human-centered design, combined with sustainable product-service system design, can help ameliorate some of the issues experienced by the poor. The methodology is predominantly modelled on the approach of human-centered design (HCD). Participatory methods, being important aspects of the human-centered design methodology, are central to this research. The key participatory aspect of this study was the partnership with the Indonesian Street Children Organization Foundation, a non-governmental organization already active in many slum areas in Jakarta. A pilot study to test the methods and confirm the feasibility of the study was conducted before proceeding with the actual fieldwork. The fieldwork itself was conducted over six months, in situ in Jakarta. Participants comprise different groups of the slum community: adolescents, parents, and community workers. The fieldwork was conducted in three stages; adhering to the human-centered design process. First, a series of semi-structured interviews with the assistance of visual tools, to gain insights into slum inhabitants’ living situations as well as their aspirations. Second, a co-creation session was conducted collectively with the inhabitants, where they actively participated in the design process of generating a solution. The co-designed solution took the form of a clean water service that offered an alternative payment of recyclable materials. The prototype was then deployed and tested in the community itself for a period of time. Finally, in the third session, a live prototyping session was conducted, followed by a focus group discussion and product usability interview with the servicepersons who operated the prototype and performed the water service during the testing period. The last session was a platform where participants offered suggestions on ways to improve the solution. Upon discovering the inadequacies of available sustainable design tools, a new framework of a more comprehensive sustainable design tool called the Design for Amelioration was devised. This proposition, which represents an integration of human-centered design methodology and design for sustainability principles, was then used to assess the solution generated in the fieldwork as well as the design process as a whole. Lastly, the Design for Amelioration framework was then further developed to be an appropriate approach that can tackle the challenges of designing for communities

INTEGRATION OF HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN AND DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABILITY TOOL: PROPOSAL OF DESIGN FOR AMELIORATION TOOL

This paper proposes a new comprehensive Design for Sustainability (DfS) tool, called Design for Amelioration, with which designers can assess the sustainability level of all pillars of sustainability: people, planet, and profit, at every stage of the design process. DfS tools are used adjacent to the Human-Centered Design (HCD) process to determine the sustainability level of the proposed solution; be it a product, service, or a combination of both. HCD process is mainly chosen due to its focus on the people pillar of sustainability which is often overlooked in DfS tools. Thirty different types of DfS tools are cataloged and compared and the findings show that the majority of them are underdeveloped while others are still in a theoretical stage. The underperformed ones in one or two pillars of sustainability, thus, can only be categorized as partial DfS tools. These tools are then fitted into the known HCD’s framework of inspiration, ideation, and implementation. While many tools are suitable to be used in one particular stage of a design process, analysis shows that only a small number of them are comprehensive enough to be used throughout the entirety of the design process

PENERAPAN OKALA ECO-DESIGN STRATEGY WHEEL PADA PROYEK DESAIN MAHASISWA PRODUCT DESIGN ENGINEERING

Pengajaran desain produk industri yang berbasis keberlanjutan (sustainable product design) adalah aspek pendidikan desain produk industri yang penting dalam pendidikan desain pada umumnya saat ini. Penelitian ini ditujukan untuk memberi pemahaman lebih lanjut mengenai desain produk industri yang berkelanjutan dalam lingkup perguruan tinggi dengan menerapkan metode Okala pada proyek desain mahasiswa Product Design Engineering untuk memperoleh desain-desain yang berkelanjutan dan yang lebih berwawasan lingkungan. Okala Eco-Design Strategy Wheel merupakan metode life cycle assessment yang memberikan pandangan lebih luas bagi desainer produk industri untuk sehingga dapat memperkirakan dampak yang mungkin terjadi dalam masa hidup sebuah produk mulai dari pembuatan hingga saat produk tersebut habis masa pakai/siklus hidupnya. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa metodologi Okala dapat secara cepat dipahami dan dengan waktu yang cukup singkat diterapkan oleh mahasiswa pada proyek desain mereka. Dengan demikian, dalam garis besarnya, metode Okala dinilai dapat memberikan pemahaman lebih kepada mahasiswa khususnya terkait dengan topik desain produk industri yang berkelanjutan

human-centered design for water, sanitation, and hygiene: Insights from jakarta

This paper aims to investigate how human-centered design (HCD), combined with participatory design methods, can address complex problems in communities such as the slums in Jakarta, Indonesia. Literature review points out that even though it embraces a participatory approach and employs some participatory methods, HCD is not purely participatory. This is because HCD allows designers (and researchers) a certain degree of control that would not be accommodated within a pure participatory approach. After establishing proper reasonings for choosing the HCD methodology, the methods of Card Sort, Solution Card, and In-depth Interviews were utilized to investigate the problems of the people living in slums in Jakarta, especially in the field of WASH: water, sanitation, and hygiene. Insights gathered suggest that most of the issues are closely related to low income and the lack of proper infrastructure in the community. Utilizing the methodology of HCD as well as encouraging participatory engagement in a context with such complex issues was proven to be essential in understanding the problems at hand and informing the creation of suitable solutions

DESIGN FOR AMELIORATION: FRAMEWORK OF DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABILITY TOOL

Design for Sustainability (DfS) tools are used adjacent to a design process to determine the sustainability level of the proposed solution be it a product, service, or a combination of both. A DfS tool must assess all three pillars of sustainability: people, planet, and profit. Different types of DfS tools are cataloged and compared and the findings show that many of them are underdeveloped while others are still in a theoretical stage. Some underperform in one or two pillars of sustainability thus can only be categorized as partial DfS tools. These tools are then fitted into the framework of the human-centered design process due to its focus on the people pillar of sustainability which is often overlooked. While many tools are suitable to be used in one particular stage of a design process, analysis shows that only a small number of them are comprehensive enough to be used throughout the entirety of the design process. The versatility of different DfS tools is deemed essential because it allows designers to keep track of their projects at any point in the design process. A framework for a more comprehensive DfS tool is then proposed, called Design for Amelioration, with which designers assess the sustainability level of all pillars of sustainability at every stage of the design process

INTEGRAÇÃO DO DESIGN E DESIGN CENTRADOS NO SER HUMANO PARA FERRAMENTA DE SUSTENTABILIDADE: PROPOSTA DE PROJETO PARA FERRAMENTA DE AMENIZAÇÃO

This paper proposes a new comprehensive Design for Sustainability (DfS) tool, called Design for Amelioration, with which designers can assess the sustainability level of all pillars of sustainability: people, planet, and profit, at every stage of the design process. DfS tools are used adjacent to the Human-Centered Design (HCD) process to determine the sustainability level of the proposed solution; be it a product, service, or a combination of both. HCD process is mainly chosen due to its focus on the people pillar of sustainability which is often overlooked in DfS tools. Thirty different types of DfS tools are cataloged and compared and the findings show that the majority of them are underdeveloped while others are still in a theoretical stage. The underperformed ones in one or two pillars of sustainability, thus, can only be categorized as partial DfS tools. These tools are then fitted into the known HCD’s framework of inspiration, ideation, and implementation. While many tools are suitable to be used in one particular stage of a design process, analysis shows that only a small number of them are comprehensive enough to be used throughout the entirety of the design process.Este artigo propõe uma nova ferramenta abrangente de Design para Sustentabilidade (DfS), chamada Design for Amelioration, com a qual os designers podem avaliar o nível de sustentabilidade de todos os pilares da sustentabilidade: pessoas, planeta e lucro, em todas as etapas do processo de design. As ferramentas DFS são utilizadas adjacentes ao processo de Design Centrado no Homem (HCD) para determinar o nível de sustentabilidade da solução proposta; seja um produto, serviço ou uma combinação de ambos.O processo de HCD é escolhido principalmente devido ao seu foco no pilar de sustentabilidade das pessoas, muitas vezes negligenciado nas ferramentas do DfS. Trinta tipos diferentes de ferramentas dfs são catalogadas e comparadas e os achados mostram que a maioria delas são subdesenvolvidas enquanto outras ainda estão em fase teórica.Os de baixo desempenho em um ou dois pilares de sustentabilidade, portanto, só podem ser categorizados como ferramentas parciais de DfS. Essas ferramentas são então encaixadas no conhecido quadro de inspiração, ideação e implementação do HCD. Embora muitas ferramentas sejam adequadas para serem usadas em uma etapa particular de um processo de design, a análise mostra que apenas um pequeno número deles é abrangente o suficiente para ser usado em toda a totalidade do processo de design