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Parametric design for machine knitted patterns
No full text: This paper explores the integration of parametric design principles with knitted pattern designs. The study aims to propose a process of how parametric design can be applied to generate dynamic patterns for manual knitting machine fabrication. Using Grasshopper in Rhino3D as a computational tool to develop knitting patterns, the study investigates the possibilities of creating customizability. The designs are translated from a Grasshopper to a knitting pattern that can be knit on a domestic kitting machine. The study demonstrates the development of a workflow between digital and physical making and design. The use of computational tools offers de-signers greater exploration of a wide range of design possibilities while ultimately using human tacit knowledge and control during the fabrication process. The project demonstrates the blending computational design with manual design development through fabrication. Building the relationships between physical and digital production as a means for new architectural design elements
Counterism and Trust; From Critical to Tactical Design
No full textIn this paper we explore the emerging qualities of Counteristic Design practises as they depart from Discursive models. In this process, Counterism is under-pinned as an emerging field of study that seeks to design trust. Counterism offers a way of resistance by creating systems of autonomy, accountability and repara-tion that values difference and creativity. The two projects analysed vary in ap-proach, with some developing new methods by incorporating new technologies, while others reimagine existing methods. These approaches can offer interesting ways towards a new future for citizens at the intersection of social justice, and technology. Counteristic practises operate within the system with the aim to shape its directionality in a particular direction in which social justice is para-mount. In this process the critical becomes tactical in which the main aim is to restore trust rather than build engagement
Utilising sharing economy to address impact-centred approach in design education
No full textTo confront the growing uncertainties and challenges on a global scale through design, this paper recommends using the sharing culture as a starting point. It establishes a connection between the sharing economy and impact-centred design by examining the components and scope of the sharing economy in existing literature. Exploring how this framework can be integrated into design education, the paper offers a comprehensive account of a course on impact-centred design, grounded on sharing economy. Throughout four years, this framework was applied to explore design solutions for addressing themes related to crisis response, disaster management, and collaborative consumption. We provide methods and deliverables to illustrate how the sharing economy and design thinking collaborate to uncover systems-level exchanges and interactions among stakeholders. Our discussions focus on the transformative influence of such design contexts on the role of the designer, the scale of the design\u27s impact and the designer responsibility
Exploring human-centered design method selection strategies with large language models
No full textIn human-centered design (HCD) projects, designers select and use a variety of design methods in pursuit of a desired outcome. Given the prominence of method selection in designer behavior, what distinguishes a design team’s method selections from design method selection based on frequency or probability? To explore this question, we compare HCD methods suggested by the publicly-available large-language model, GPT-3.5, to 402 novice design team method selections over five offerings of a design projectbased learning course at a large public university. We observe that GPT-3.5 appears to represent design method knowledge held in method repositories like theDesignExchange well. We also observe that GPT-3.5’s method selection recommendations appear to poorly distinguish between HCD phases, and appear limited to highly specific aspects of HCD phases. These findings highlight the unique contribution of human design cognition in design decision-making relative to LLM’s, and herald the promise of human-AI teaming in design method selection
Review of Teaching Graphic Design: Approaches, Insights, the Role of Listening, and 24 Interviews with Inspirational Educators
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SeaWeaver: Integrating Cultural Craft and Materials Innovation for Artificial Reef Conservation Strategies
No full textCoastal reef environments foster biodiversity through their complex topographies, which offer substrate and diverse habitats across trophic levels. While artificial reefs can mimic these functions and results, implementation barriers have historically limited their ability to address coastal habitat loss at scale. This research presents a novel method for artificial reef construction that combines hand craft weaving practices with artificial reef construction innovations. The design framework, dubbed “SeaWeaver,” meets the ecological criteria for reef topography through complex geometries inherent to woven forms while retaining the cost-efficiency, material simplicity and parametric variability of weaving crafts. The integration of simple electrochemical processes presents a variety of corrosion resistance strategies for long-term structural durability. Three years of successful pilot testing underscore the promise of this approach in overcoming historical conservation barriers and fostering positive transformation in coastal ecosystems through a low-barrier and accessible design framework