Hey Glenn
might i ask you some questions about the design project of the lavatory,
1 what 'scientific' information do you use?
for example, do you guys conduct user study? user testing? that kind of stuff? or
are there any 'design guidelines' for designing lavatory available at hand? or
existing 'lavatory design' regulations? user needs.
( this is a side issue: but lavatory in airplane is not wheelchair accessible, huh.).
2 if 'scientific' information is used, how much do you rely on it?
3 who are in design team besides you and the engineers? and how big is the team?
4 how much do you modify the original 'design brief'? meaning how much are you involved in redefining the design problem?
5 do you use any formalized design methods?
thanks. rosan
> Moving to the various points raised about systematic and socially aware
> tuition, we have a current project that demonstrates the problems facing
> working design teams.
>
> The design of a lavatory for a newly developed airplane - the Sukhoi RRJ.
> Such work has to be socially aware and function with the greater system as
> an integrated whole. We have to work collaboratively over distance as well.
>
> However, the time required to study the situation in the depth these
> problesm really require would mean that the forthcoming presentation to
> airlines that will ensure the success of the overall project would ensure
> no real work is achieved.
>
> To 'sell' this design we need people that can think, draw, 3D model and
> design. (like hell)
>
> However, at this point it would be wise to recall the greater role
> engineering plays in our field - the better engineer overlaps in our area,
> and it is there where many of the fundamental design issues are driven.
> Engineering deals with the qualitative and quantative things, and we seem
> to deal on the subjective aspects.
>
> This is when the traditional skillset comes into play - working in the
> realm of subjectivity. To quote Ideo - if you can't draw it, it probably
> doesn't exist.
>
> Traditional + contemporary skills; without them we'd be out of business.
>
> Glenn Johnson
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