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DESIGNING PRODUCT METAPHOR TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE BEHAVIOUR: A PROPOSED METHOD

Part of: Socio-technical Issues in Design

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 June 2020

S. Huang ,
M. Carulli ,
P. Hekkert ,
R. N. J. Schifferstein  and
M. Bordegoni
S. Huang*
Affiliation:
Politecnico di Milano, Italy Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
M. Carulli
Affiliation:
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
P. Hekkert
Affiliation:
Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
R. N. J. Schifferstein
Affiliation:
Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
M. Bordegoni
Affiliation:
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
*
*siyuan.huang@polimi.it

Abstract

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Within the scope of Design for Sustainable Behaviour, the connection between behavioural change strategies and design idea generation has received limited attention. This paper highlights metaphorical thinking in product design to stimulate sustainable behaviour. In particular, the current study proposes a metaphor-based design method to guide designers on how to associate product features with behavioural and experiential cues through metaphors. We next report two design cases to evaluate this method. In the end, the shortcomings of current research and future developments are also discussed.

Keywords

design methodologyhuman behaviourproduct designsustainable designecodesign

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Proceedings of the Design Society: DESIGN Conference , Volume 1 , May 2020 , pp. 1921 - 1930
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