TY - JOUR
T1 - Designing for to kalon
T2 - how the unity of beauty and good inspires product design
AU - Ross, Ph.
AU - Overbeeke, C.J.
AU - Wensveen, S.A.G.
AU - Hummels, C.C.M.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Aesthetics in product design is commonly related to secondary functionality, i.e. expressing a specific lifestyle. We propose a broader scope for aesthetics in interactive product design, one that ties into a design's ethical dimension. Products change people's behaviours and experiences in interaction. Design is not only about incorporating primary or secondary functionality, but also includes ethical considerations about what kind of behaviours and experiences a product should invite. This paper describes an exploration of how to incorporate this ethical dimension through aesthetics. Central is the concept of to kalon as used by Aristotle, expressing the unity of the good (ethics) and the beautiful (aesthetics). In the workshop 'Ethics and aesthetics in interaction', designers create products with predefined primary functionality based on specific ethical systems, using aesthetics from related artworks. The results indicate that to kalon is a powerful means to innovate and to incorporate ethics in interactive product design.
AB - Aesthetics in product design is commonly related to secondary functionality, i.e. expressing a specific lifestyle. We propose a broader scope for aesthetics in interactive product design, one that ties into a design's ethical dimension. Products change people's behaviours and experiences in interaction. Design is not only about incorporating primary or secondary functionality, but also includes ethical considerations about what kind of behaviours and experiences a product should invite. This paper describes an exploration of how to incorporate this ethical dimension through aesthetics. Central is the concept of to kalon as used by Aristotle, expressing the unity of the good (ethics) and the beautiful (aesthetics). In the workshop 'Ethics and aesthetics in interaction', designers create products with predefined primary functionality based on specific ethical systems, using aesthetics from related artworks. The results indicate that to kalon is a powerful means to innovate and to incorporate ethics in interactive product design.
U2 - 10.1504/IJPD.2012.049833
DO - 10.1504/IJPD.2012.049833
M3 - Article
SN - 1477-9056
VL - 16
SP - 187
EP - 206
JO - International Journal of Product Development
JF - International Journal of Product Development
IS - 3-4
ER -