Abstract
One of the designers’ responsibilities is to make the product communicate to its users what it affords to them. Repeatedly, designers, design researchers, journalists and
people at parties relate examples of mistakes that have been made; some have produced directions, approaches and guidelines to improve this practice. In this paper we
report a small study in which a number of examples were collected of products miscommunicating their intended functions and use. The examples are discussed, and some underlying themes are highlighted, addressing issues of the meaning of automation, the limits of influence that the designer has, and the need for a wider study of
form pragmatics, next to the venerable form syntax and established form semantics.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 2nd European workshop on Design and Semantics of Form and Movement |
| Editors | xx L. Feijs, xx S. Kyffin, xx B. Young |
| Place of Publication | Eindhoven |
| Publisher | Koninklijke Philips NV |
| Pages | 104-108 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-90-386-2559-1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 |
| Event | 2nd European Workshop on Design and Semantics of Form and Movement (DeSForM 2006) - Evoluon, Eindhoven, Netherlands Duration: 26 Oct 2006 → 27 Oct 2006 http://www.desform2006.id.tue.nl/ |
Workshop
| Workshop | 2nd European Workshop on Design and Semantics of Form and Movement (DeSForM 2006) |
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| Abbreviated title | DeSForM 2006 |
| Country/Territory | Netherlands |
| City | Eindhoven |
| Period | 26/10/06 → 27/10/06 |
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