Using visual representation of concepts to explore users and designers' concepts of everyday products

Design Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 142-159

  Chamorro Koc, Marianella ^a   Popovic, Vesna ^a   Emmison, Michael ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

design activity; design tool; design visuals; product design; user designer differences

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; USABILITY ENGINEERING;

DESIGN ACTIVITY; DESIGN TOOLS; DESIGN VISUALS; USER-DESIGNER DIFFERENCES;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 40649123492     PISSN: 0142694X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.destud.2007.12.005     Document Type: Article

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