Publication: Design tools for interdisciplinary translation of material experiences
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Issued Date
2014
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ISSN
2641275
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2-s2.0-84952630451
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มหาวิทยาลัยศรีนครินทรวิโรฒ
Bibliographic Citation
Materials and Design. Vol 90, (2014), p.1228-1237
Suggested Citation
Wilkes S., Wongsriruksa S., Howes P., Gamester R., Witchel H., Conreen M., Laughlin Z., Miodownik M. Design tools for interdisciplinary translation of material experiences. Materials and Design. Vol 90, (2014), p.1228-1237. doi:10.1016/j.matdes.2015.04.013 Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/7219
Abstract
Designers increasingly have the opportunity to influence the development of materials as they emerge from the laboratory. In order for this to be successful, designers need to be able to communicate effectively with materials scientists so that materials can be developed with desired functionalities and properties. This paper reviews evidence in favour of using isomorphic sets of material stimuli as tools to bridge the disciplinary gap between designers and materials scientists. We show how these isomorphic sets and their accompanying experiments can be used to translate between the two communities, and to systematically explore the relationship between the technical attributes of materials and subjective experiences of their sound, taste and feel. This paper also explores the limitations of psychophysical approaches and other quantitative techniques for elucidating material experience, and suggests new possibilities for interdisciplinary collaborations that draw on ethnographic approaches. © 2015 Elsevier Ltd.