{"title":"Communication Design as a Relational Mediation Approach for Territorial Networks","authors":"Daniela Anna Calabi, Alice Maturo","doi":"10.30682/diid7923n","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30682/diid7923n","url":null,"abstract":"With regard to the idea of contemporary society as a system of relational networks, Communication Design for the Territory assumes a pivotal role as a facilitator for the exploration of territorial networks. The research takes on the perspective of “Apomediation”, as it attempts to answer the question of how to design communication guidelines that improve accessibility and integration of the existing offer of services for health and well-being in urban spaces. Starting from the study of the social and health networks of Piacenza, the text defines the pivotal role of design with respect to the opportunity of guiding the citizen towards knowledge and participation in the services offered by territorial and digital networks. The goal is to give back to the community aggregated and inclusive information in the area, with the fundamental aim of enriching personal health culture in the daily practice of diverse lifestyles, while preserving the state of health in the event of an emergency.","PeriodicalId":485660,"journal":{"name":"Diid. Disegno industriale industrial design","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135692619","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Critical Catalyst: A Critical Approach to Design Futures Literacy","authors":"Manuela Celi, Ammer Harb","doi":"10.30682/diid7923h","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30682/diid7923h","url":null,"abstract":"Design and Future Studies are intrinsically related fields. Both fields pursue the goal to introduce potential visions of the future to achieve a sustainable future for humanity. However, future challenges are becoming more evident with the increasing ubiquity of socio-technological advancements. Over the past three decades, several movements have emerged with the shared objective of being critical of design (Mazé, 2019); these movements are attempting to operate outside the external borders of market-driven enquiry (Malpass, 2017). These practices require a critical examination of the possibilities to achieve change that mitigate unfavourable consequences. This paper reflects on the way that the Research through Design approach can affect these practices through the activities and devices we have developed and refer to as the Critical Catalyst (CC). We applied this approach to MSc students in Integrated Product Design at the Design School at the Politecnico di Milano. The results of this experience are condensed into nine provo-types (provocative prototypes) presented at the end of the course. This paper examines the CC design future process and reflects upon the experience and tools by analysing the critical choices.","PeriodicalId":485660,"journal":{"name":"Diid. Disegno industriale industrial design","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135692628","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Life-Centred Design of a Packaging Value Cycle","authors":"Tatjana Karpenja","doi":"10.30682/diid7923a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30682/diid7923a","url":null,"abstract":"Packaging is omnipresent and has evolved through times reflecting the changes in society and in our lifestyles. The modern packaging industry gradually shifted its focus from a product-centred to a human-centred approach and is now starting to embrace a new era in which packaging is considered from a broader perspective — a so-called life-centred design perspective. The reasons behind the constant change are many, from market demands, rapid technological development, rapid population growth, to political steering due to resource and other societal constraints. A life-centred design of packaging value cycles is one that will take into account the well-being of and interaction between all ecosystems. Answers will be discovered through an inclusive exploratory journey of how it should be done.","PeriodicalId":485660,"journal":{"name":"Diid. Disegno industriale industrial design","volume":"316 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135692616","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Holistic Approach in Design Research","authors":"Clara Giardina","doi":"10.30682/diid7923b","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30682/diid7923b","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract We are going through uncertain times due to the “polycrisis”, a context which makes us wonder about the role of Design in simplifying complexity into projects with a 5P perspective. The hypothesis is that the figure of a Transitional Industrial Designer (TID) is emerging to support complex industrial sectors such as Packaging, someone able to interact with all stakeholders, manage digital tools and design project flows. The article illustrates the Packaging Innovation Observatory and Spoke 1 – MICS PNRR Project, in which Design — in terms of process-oriented design research with a systemic approach — is a crucial element in bringing different areas of expertise together to achieve sustainable and circular solutions. In addition, a mapping was carried out of the Italian Universities that deal with packaging design, in terms of the approaches and tools used: it shows that the design methods they apply are contributing to training a Transitional Industrial Packaging Designer, who can brings these practices into the manufacturing sector, in a time lapse closer to the market time.","PeriodicalId":485660,"journal":{"name":"Diid. Disegno industriale industrial design","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135692621","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring How Material Demonstrators Accelerate the Transition to a Circular Bioeconomy","authors":"Marie-Claude Béland, Hjalmar Granberg","doi":"10.30682/diid7923d","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30682/diid7923d","url":null,"abstract":"Taking ideas to market can be a long, iterative, and complex process. When dealing with new bio-based materials, understanding factors that help bridge the lab-to-market gap and how materials are selected for new product development have the potential to speed up the transition to a circular bioeconomy. This article defines abstract and conceptual material demonstrators and explores how they support the innovation process in different ways. Nine roles are identified, including how material demonstrators contribute to generating and expressing new ideas, enable a shared understanding of technology, support the discovery of market value and the visualization of potential applications as well as helping to articulate internal and external strategies and communications. Abstract and conceptual material demonstrators are exemplified with both technology-driven and market-driven bio-based materials used in packaging.","PeriodicalId":485660,"journal":{"name":"Diid. Disegno industriale industrial design","volume":"85 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135692624","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Methods for Life Cycle Evaluation and Design of Packaging","authors":"Oscar Huerta","doi":"10.30682/diid7923c","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30682/diid7923c","url":null,"abstract":"The current use of packaging provokes significant environmental impact. This impact comes from all stages of the packaging life cycle. In order to help in the design and development of packaging with minimal or no environmental impact, this article proposes a hybrid use that integrates descriptive and prescriptive methods. While descriptive methods aim at investigating and describing the environmental impact of packaging, prescriptive methods help to work on the planning and design of product packaging with environmental responsibility. Two descriptive assessment methods and three prescriptive design methods are proposed as viable options to be used in a hybrid approach to packaging design projects. Future work would inquire about case studies of the hybrid use proposed in real world or hypothetical packaging design projects.","PeriodicalId":485660,"journal":{"name":"Diid. Disegno industriale industrial design","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135692615","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Life-Centered Concurrent Packaging Design: Integrating Packaging, Product, Logistics Process and Supply Chain","authors":"Chris Dominic, Carl Olsmats","doi":"10.30682/diid7923e","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30682/diid7923e","url":null,"abstract":"Using a life-centered packaging design approach in the context of packaging applications for consumer goods, this paper presents a conceptual model for the concurrent development of packaging, product, logistics process, and supply chain (SC). The objective is to enhance the understanding of packaging logistics and logistics management in SCs and to identify current packaging logistics issues in the SC. The four-dimensional concurrent engineering (4DCE) framework, based on the alignment of and interaction between SC, logistics, packaging, and product, is used to increase overall SC efficiency. The model is applied and tested via three case studies within different industries. The results indicate improved understanding and knowledge-sharing between SC actors, with collaborative efforts leading to an increased overall SC performance.","PeriodicalId":485660,"journal":{"name":"Diid. Disegno industriale industrial design","volume":"98 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135692617","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Complexities of Political Engagement and Consumer Response to Woke Design","authors":"Alexa Mottram, Craig Nyarambi, Emilio Rossi","doi":"10.30682/diid7923m","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30682/diid7923m","url":null,"abstract":"What happens when brands engage in activism and involve themselves in the socio-political lives of their consumers? The rise of social issues and political messages in brand design is an emerging topic for the Design discipline. Designers are asked to communicate more complex ideologies in products and advertising campaigns. Designing-in values, individuality and political stance is becoming more commonplace though the impact of such efforts on consumers is mixed. This study explores the complexity of political engagement to woke design. A series of case studies discussed in this paper show that when brands are involved in activism, it impacts their consumers, reputation, and products. The analysis of evidence extracted from case studies indicates that activism campaigns have polarizing effects on consumers, increasing the brands’ reputation. Moreover, a visual model mapping the dynamics of activism in brand design is presented to allow an assessment of the phenomenon.","PeriodicalId":485660,"journal":{"name":"Diid. Disegno industriale industrial design","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135692614","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Geographical Mapping of Case Studies in Packaging Research","authors":"Davide Pletto","doi":"10.30682/diid7923g","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30682/diid7923g","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":485660,"journal":{"name":"Diid. Disegno industriale industrial design","volume":"316 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135692627","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Consumer Experience Perspective in European Projects on Packaging and the Circular Economy","authors":"Luisa Crisigiovanni, Elsa Agante","doi":"10.30682/diid7923f","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30682/diid7923f","url":null,"abstract":"During the last 5 years we have had the chance to develop and participate in European and national research projects in which the organizations belonging to Euroconsumers.org network were partners, and which investigated consumer needs and concerns about packaging and the circular economy. This article aims at sharing the main learnings and meaningful experiences of consumer involvement in four projects: Cirthread, Circkpack, Resss, Meno Plastica in Comune. Why is citizens’ science so relevant in discussions about packaging? Because design’s consumer-centric approach prevents usability problems that producers and retailers might discover too late, because UN Agenda 2030 SDG12 calls for sustainable production and consumption patterns (UN, 2022), and finally because in the New Consumer Agenda (European Commission, 2020) key priorities are green transition and consumer empowerment.","PeriodicalId":485660,"journal":{"name":"Diid. Disegno industriale industrial design","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135692622","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}