Vara resurser ar inte oandliga och det vi producerar och konsumerar har en betydande inverkan pa ... more Vara resurser ar inte oandliga och det vi producerar och konsumerar har en betydande inverkan pa var miljo. Har har design en stor och viktig roll att fylla.
Resources are not endless and what we produce and consume has a significant impact on our environ... more Resources are not endless and what we produce and consume has a significant impact on our environment. In this context design has a decisive role to play. Two European projects help designers to wo ...
The research field of human-packaging interaction, which includes both marketing and ergonomics, ... more The research field of human-packaging interaction, which includes both marketing and ergonomics, is gaining attention. Based on recent work within this field, in particular papers published in pack ...
DS 82: Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&PDE15), Great Expectations: Design Teaching, Research & Enterprise, Loughborough, UK, 03-04.09.2015, 2015
DS 117: Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&PDE 2022), London South Bank University in London, UK. 8th - 9th September 2022, 2022
Member states of the European Union have some flexibility in how they implement EU legislation. W... more Member states of the European Union have some flexibility in how they implement EU legislation. With regard to the legislation on packaging and sustainability, the Netherlands has experimented recently with sector innovation plans. Thirteen innovation plans, together representing 88 percentage point (by weight) of packaging introduced on the Dutch market, were drafted and approved. In this paper, we will evaluate the targets formulated in the 13 plans for their diversity and review the process of drafting sector innovation plans through sector organizations. In doing so, we aim to inform policy in other countries.
About 30% of the food grown never gets eaten. It is lost or wasted somewhere between farm and for... more About 30% of the food grown never gets eaten. It is lost or wasted somewhere between farm and fork. If we are to feed a still growing population, tackling that 30% is a sensible strategy. This talk ...
Child-safe or child-resistant caps come in a range of solutions, but the dominant solution is a c... more Child-safe or child-resistant caps come in a range of solutions, but the dominant solution is a closure which has to be pushed down and turned simultaneously. The idea is that young children have neither the strength nor the dexterity required for this operation. Safe use of such a packaging solution requires that the safety feature is restored to the same condition after re-closing the package. Practice shows however, that child-safe caps also present a challenge to elderly and people with reduced hand function. For them, child-resistant caps are hard to open, which causes the packs to be poorly reclosed (intentionally or unintentionally), or even left open, leading to incidents. Current solutions are (partly) based on the force to be exerted, but this may not be the best approach. As part of a re-design process of this type of packaging, a theoretical ergonomic assessment was made, combined with a set of expert interviews of academics in the field of packaging ergonomics. It is concluded that the push-and-turn solution is based on physical ergonomic properties that insufficiently distinguish children and intended users. An alternative solution space is mapped and evaluated based on different working principles. An ideal safety cap should utilise a cognitive set of actions and physical ergonomic distinction between children and users with reduced hand function or strength.
DS 117: Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&PDE 2022), London South Bank University in London, UK. 8th - 9th September 2022, 2022
This paper explores the changing role of designers in a circular economy setting, focusing on the... more This paper explores the changing role of designers in a circular economy setting, focusing on the different skill sets needed for this role from educational and industrial perspectives. Relevant literature from the areas of Cradle-to-cradle, Biomimicry, Product Life Extension and Whole System Design are reviewed to begin to identify the requirements of design for a circular economy. Furthermore, implications for design teaching and the stage at which skills should be taught during a designer’s educational journey are explored. The analysis is based on early experiences of course and curriculum development from three pioneering universities, and an expert workshop held at the Re-thinking Progress Symposium organized by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
This paper explores a design brief exchange method using freshmen students in the beginner course... more This paper explores a design brief exchange method using freshmen students in the beginner course Introduction to Design and Product Development at XX University as a case. In design projects for clients, the design brief, irrespective of whether it is an explicit document or not, is generally seen as a critical step towards successful outcomes. From a design didactical perspective, it is a relevant question how to empower design students to engage with client-drafted briefs. In the proposed design brief exchange method, a student group drafts a design brief which they hand to a second group, while receiving a brief from a third. Every group thus performs both a client and designer role. A study was conducted on twelve student groups of 6-7 students each to investigate if and how the proposed method supports teaching students to cope with ambiguity. The students were, at several times during the course, prompted by staff to reflect on the brief they drafted in the role of clients as...
Vara resurser ar inte oandliga och det vi producerar och konsumerar har en betydande inverkan pa ... more Vara resurser ar inte oandliga och det vi producerar och konsumerar har en betydande inverkan pa var miljo. Har har design en stor och viktig roll att fylla.
Resources are not endless and what we produce and consume has a significant impact on our environ... more Resources are not endless and what we produce and consume has a significant impact on our environment. In this context design has a decisive role to play. Two European projects help designers to wo ...
The research field of human-packaging interaction, which includes both marketing and ergonomics, ... more The research field of human-packaging interaction, which includes both marketing and ergonomics, is gaining attention. Based on recent work within this field, in particular papers published in pack ...
DS 82: Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&PDE15), Great Expectations: Design Teaching, Research & Enterprise, Loughborough, UK, 03-04.09.2015, 2015
DS 117: Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&PDE 2022), London South Bank University in London, UK. 8th - 9th September 2022, 2022
Member states of the European Union have some flexibility in how they implement EU legislation. W... more Member states of the European Union have some flexibility in how they implement EU legislation. With regard to the legislation on packaging and sustainability, the Netherlands has experimented recently with sector innovation plans. Thirteen innovation plans, together representing 88 percentage point (by weight) of packaging introduced on the Dutch market, were drafted and approved. In this paper, we will evaluate the targets formulated in the 13 plans for their diversity and review the process of drafting sector innovation plans through sector organizations. In doing so, we aim to inform policy in other countries.
About 30% of the food grown never gets eaten. It is lost or wasted somewhere between farm and for... more About 30% of the food grown never gets eaten. It is lost or wasted somewhere between farm and fork. If we are to feed a still growing population, tackling that 30% is a sensible strategy. This talk ...
Child-safe or child-resistant caps come in a range of solutions, but the dominant solution is a c... more Child-safe or child-resistant caps come in a range of solutions, but the dominant solution is a closure which has to be pushed down and turned simultaneously. The idea is that young children have neither the strength nor the dexterity required for this operation. Safe use of such a packaging solution requires that the safety feature is restored to the same condition after re-closing the package. Practice shows however, that child-safe caps also present a challenge to elderly and people with reduced hand function. For them, child-resistant caps are hard to open, which causes the packs to be poorly reclosed (intentionally or unintentionally), or even left open, leading to incidents. Current solutions are (partly) based on the force to be exerted, but this may not be the best approach. As part of a re-design process of this type of packaging, a theoretical ergonomic assessment was made, combined with a set of expert interviews of academics in the field of packaging ergonomics. It is concluded that the push-and-turn solution is based on physical ergonomic properties that insufficiently distinguish children and intended users. An alternative solution space is mapped and evaluated based on different working principles. An ideal safety cap should utilise a cognitive set of actions and physical ergonomic distinction between children and users with reduced hand function or strength.
DS 117: Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&PDE 2022), London South Bank University in London, UK. 8th - 9th September 2022, 2022
This paper explores the changing role of designers in a circular economy setting, focusing on the... more This paper explores the changing role of designers in a circular economy setting, focusing on the different skill sets needed for this role from educational and industrial perspectives. Relevant literature from the areas of Cradle-to-cradle, Biomimicry, Product Life Extension and Whole System Design are reviewed to begin to identify the requirements of design for a circular economy. Furthermore, implications for design teaching and the stage at which skills should be taught during a designer’s educational journey are explored. The analysis is based on early experiences of course and curriculum development from three pioneering universities, and an expert workshop held at the Re-thinking Progress Symposium organized by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
This paper explores a design brief exchange method using freshmen students in the beginner course... more This paper explores a design brief exchange method using freshmen students in the beginner course Introduction to Design and Product Development at XX University as a case. In design projects for clients, the design brief, irrespective of whether it is an explicit document or not, is generally seen as a critical step towards successful outcomes. From a design didactical perspective, it is a relevant question how to empower design students to engage with client-drafted briefs. In the proposed design brief exchange method, a student group drafts a design brief which they hand to a second group, while receiving a brief from a third. Every group thus performs both a client and designer role. A study was conducted on twelve student groups of 6-7 students each to investigate if and how the proposed method supports teaching students to cope with ambiguity. The students were, at several times during the course, prompted by staff to reflect on the brief they drafted in the role of clients as...
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