Advances in Interdisciplinary Practice in Industrial Design

This book provides readers with a snapshot of cutting-edge methods and procedures in industrial design, with a particular focus on human-centered and user-experience design, service design, sustainable design and applications of virtual & augmented reality. Reporting on both theoretical and practical investigations aimed at improving industrial design through interdisciplinary collaboration, it covers a wide range of topics – from design strategies to product research and planning, exhibit design, as well as new materials and color research.

The future of footwear design & lasts: Do we now really need them?.- Trans-disciplinarity as a core value: The Richmond Institute for Design and Innovation.- Utilizing music education methods and concepts to enhance industrial design education.- Methods and tools for 3D measurement of hands and feet.- Collective creativity for teaching.- Emotional evidence: Influences on happiness from the frequent positive visual exposure.- A study on user cognitive and affective information supporting system development for product design.- Cultivating values: A service platform design for the preschool children.- Emotional elements of user experience on autonomous vehicle.