tailieunhanh - DESIGN CRITERIA BASED ON AESTHETIC CONSIDERATIONS

A tutorial sheet explained the meaning of UML class diagrams, and, using a simple example, described its semantics. Subjects were not expected to have any prior knowledge of UML, and this tutorial provided all the UML background information they required for the experimental task. A worked example demonstrated the task that the subjects were to perform, by presenting a small specification with four different diagrams, and for each diagram indicating whether it matched the given specification or not. Care was taken to ensure that neither the tutorial nor the worked example would bias the subjects towards one layout over another | Design Criteria Based on Aesthetic Considerations Bente Dahl Thomsen Abstract Aesthetic criteria for designs are often debated in a very subjective manner which makes it difficult to reach consensus. In order to have a more rational and transparent process in particular in industrial design we propose a procedure based on Baumgarten s aesthetic considerations and Thommesen s dividing of a form into form elements. The procedure has been tested in student projects. Introduction In science contexts it is a problem that argument for aesthetic qualities of products is unclear since science is traditionally based on clear or explicit statements. Particularly in integrated design processes with a systematic selection of solutions based on statements about quantity and quality it is unfortunate that the statements about product aesthetics are unclear 1 . When the aesthetics is made the focus of design many students have a hard time structuring the process. In order to solve this problem we have experimented with a procedure based Baumgarten s aesthetic considerations and Thommesens dividing of a form into form elements. Practical design requires craftsmanship and whether it relies on manual and or digital tools is important for the outcome 2 but not for design responsibility. This will be discussed in the following where we search for a clarification of two issues Firstly using aesthetic considerations which are analogous to engineering rules and secondly using methodical approaches to formgiving just as those methods used in ergonomics manufacturing and technical construction in the integrated design process. The creative and intuitive approaches are common to the problem-oriented process 3 but outside of this study which focuses on the following two related problems How can designers formulate aesthetic considerations which communicate a clear message to professionals How can single coherent forms be developed methodically in an interaction between practice-based .