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DESIGN RESEARCH NEWS Volume 6, Number 9, Sep 2001 ISSN 1473-3862
Digital Newsletter of the Design Research Society www.drs.org.uk
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CONTENTS
o Editor's space
o 5th Asian Design Conference - reminder
o Design Studies contents
o NEW - Journal of Design Research
o Calls for Papers
o Announcements
o Reviews
o Cyber News
o The Design Research Society: information
o Electronic Services of the DRS
o Contributing to Design Research News
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EDITOR'S SPACE
Many thanks to all those of you who responded about the
inclusion of journal contents lists here. Seems as though
that's a popular move so it will become a regular feature.
If you have the chance to attend the 5th Asian Design Conference
in Seoul next month, it is not too late to book. The 4th Asian
Conference was excellent, and I am sure that folks will have a
good time at this event too.
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REMINDER - 5th ASIAN DESIGN CONFERENCE, SEOUL
Now 197 papers from 17 countries have been submitted for
presentation at 5th Asian Design Conference. The numbers and
quality of papers indicates that the conference will be
successful.
Now we would like to ask you to join for the success of
conference by registering as soon as possible. We have opened
on-line registration through the web:
http://www.adc2001.org
You can enjoy the dicounted price if you register before
September 15.
Please follow the steps as indicated on the web and register.
After finishing registration on the web, please keep in mind to
print the page and fax to the organizing office for 5th ADC.
+82-42-869-4550 or +82-42-869-4510
For co-registration with the preceding ICSID Conference see:
http://www.icsid2001.org
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DESIGN STUDIES - CONTENTS
Design Studies, VOL 22, ISSUE 6, Nov-2001
pp 473-491
Effort-saving product representations in design-results of a
questionnaire survey
A. Romer, M. Pache, G. Weiszhahn, U. Lindemann, W. Hacker
pp 493-517
A scheme for functional reasoning in conceptual design
A. Chakrabarti, T.P. Bligh
pp 519-542
Applying structured methods to Eco-innovation. An evaluation
of the Product Ideas Tree diagram
E. Jones, N.A. Stanton, D. Harrison
pp 543-555
Expert systems and the emergence of teledesign
A. Crabbe
pp 557-582
The development and evaluation of Syco3D: a real-time
collaborative 3D CAD system
T.-J. Nam, D. Wright
Visit the journal at http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/jnlnr/03021
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THE JOURNAL OF DESIGN RESEARCH
Design Research Community has a new publication platform at her
disposal: The Journal of Design Research. An electronic site
(http://jdr.tudelft.nl) where refereed papers are placed
throughout the year. It is currently free of charge accessible
to anyone and submissions are invited.
Interdisciplinary research & human aspects
By focussing on interdisciplinary research, it aims to present
the common ground that design researchers of various disciplines
have. In this, it emphasizes human aspects as a central issue
through integrative studies of social sciences and design
disciplines.
Multimedia
As well as regular papers (we have published six papers so far),
the journal seeks to facilitate multimedia publications, so that
research results that are best shown visually (or through sound)
can be published as well. This means that the journal hopes to
welcome also materials like pictures, sound, simulation, 3D
before too long.
Theme issues
Each year the journal dedicates special attention to one or two
theme issues. The first theme is Sustainability and will last
till December 31st. New themes will be announced very soon.
Publication upon acceptance
Each paper is published upon acceptance and is thus not
dependent on a rigid publication schedule. Per year the journal
opens an issue-in-progress, which is closed at the end of the
journal. This allows that, despite a flexible publication
scheme, your paper has a clear date of publication and volume
number and is archived in an unambiguous way.
Should you have any questions or remarks, please contact the
publisher at [log in to unmask] or the Editor-in-Chief
Henri Christiaans at the TU Delft
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Submissions are welcome.
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CALLS FOR PAPERS
* July 2002: IFIP WG5.2 Workshop on Knowledge Intensive
CAD - MALTA, 2002
Readers may wish to contribute a paper for the next IFIP
WG5.2 workshop on Knowledge Intensvie CAD being held in
Malta, July 2002.
Full paper is due by 21st December 2001. Further details
about KIC-5 are available at:
http://www.eng.um.edu.mt/~dme/kic5.html
* 12-17 May 2002: 2002 Congress on Evolutionary
Computation Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, HI
Held as part of the WCCI World Congress on Computational
Intelligence
The annual Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC) is one
of the premier international conferences in the field. It
covers all topics in evolutionary computation: from
combinatorial to numerical optimization, from supervised to
unsupervised learning, from co-evolution to collective
behaviors, from evolutionary design to evolvable hardware,
from molecular to quantum computing, from ant colony to
artificial ecology, etc. The emphasis of the Congress will
be on original theories and novel applications of
evolutionary computation techniques. The Congress welcomes
paper submissions from researchers, practitioners, and
students worldwide.
The 2002 Congress will be held in conjunction with the
International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN)
and the IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems
(FUZZ-IEEE) as part of the World Congress on Computational
Intelligence (WCCI). Crossfertilization of the three fields
will be strongly encouraged. The Congress will feature
keynote speeches and tutorials by world-leading researchers.
It also will include a number of special sessions and
workshops on the latest hot topics. Your registration admits
you to all events and includes the World Congress
proceedings and banquet. The deadline for submissions is 1
December 2001. Look for more details on paper submission and
conference registration coming soon at
http://www.wcci2002.org.
CEC is jointly supported by the IEEE Neural Networks
Council, the Evolutionary Programming Society, and the
Institution of Electrical Engineers.
* The International Interior Design Association (IIDA)
Foundation invites interior design practitioners and
interior design educators to submit proposals for the Joel
Polsky/Fixtures Furniture/IIDA Foundation Research Award in
the amount of $10,000. The Polsky award is given annually to
fund a research project that will support and enhance the
practice of interior design. Proposals must clearly
demonstrate the value of the proposed project to the
interior design profession.
Proposals are due in the IIDA Foundation office by November
15, 2001. The award will be made in December 2001.
For more information and application materials, visit the
IIDA Foundation's website at
http://www.iida.org/organizations/foundation
or e-mail Eve Gutmann at [log in to unmask] or call the
IIDA Foundation Headquarters at 312-443- 9671.
* 29 November - 2 December 2001: IEEE Data Mining 2001:
Call for Participation
The 2001 IEEE International Conference on Data Mining
Doubletree Hotel, San Jose, California, USA
The 2001 IEEE International Conference on Data Mining (ICDM
'01) provides a forum for the sharing of original research
results and practical development experiences among
researchers and application developers from different data
mining related areas such as machine learning, automated
scientific discovery, statistics, pattern recognition,
knowledge acquisition, soft computing, databases and data
warehousing, data visualization, and knowledge-based
systems. The conference seeks solutions to challenging
problems facing the development of data mining systems, and
shapes future directions of research by promoting high
quality, novel and daring research findings. As an important
part of the conference, the workshops program will focus on
new research challenges and initiatives.
On-line registration (and other information) at
http://www.cs.uvm.edu/~xwu/icdm-01.html
* 10-12 June 2002: The 11th International Forum on Design
Management Research & Education
The deadline for abstracts has been extended to October
15th. Here is the link again.
http://www.dmi.org/dmi/html/conference/academic02/academic.htm
* The paper submission deadline forthe Fourth
International Symposium on TOOLS AND METHODS OF COMPETITIVE
ENGINEERING (TMCE 2002), to be held in Wuhan, China, April
22 - 26, 2002, has been changed.
NEW SUBMISSION DEADLINES:
Submission of full-length papers: September 30, 2001
Notification of acceptance of papers: November 30, 2001
Deadline for camera-ready papers: January 15, 2002
Proceedings available: April 15, 2002
http://www.io.tudelft.nl/research/ica/tmce2002/.
* June 2002: A Special Issue on DECISION ENGINEERING in
International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Systems
(IJAMS)
2nd Call for Papers
IJAMS presents state-of-the-art research and development,
product development, novel applications, and tools in the
areas related to advanced manufacturing. The journal
emphasises the utilisation of Advanced Manufacturing
Systems, and includes areas of information modelling,
distribution, planning and scheduling, and collaborative
decision-making, as well as the organisation and management
of Advanced Manufacturing Systems. AMS technologies that
result in faster productivity and better customer value are
emphasised. The Journal is a publication of The
International Society of Agile Manufacturing. Please visit
http://www.ucs.louisiana.edu/~snd7483/ISAM2.html to view the
activities of the Society.
Decision Engineering is an emerging discipline that focuses
on developing tools and techniques for informed operational
decision making within industry by utilising distributed
organisational knowledge. The emphasis is to use techniques
such as cost engineering, concurrent engineering, micro
knowledge management and robust soft computing to support
the engineering challenges in handling real life industrial
problems by providing powerful tools that address the
'vagueness' and 'ambiguity' in human behaviour.
For instructions please visit:
http://www.ucs.louisiana.edu/~snd7483/submission.html
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
* Industrial Design Centre (IDC) at IIT Bombay is
organising a series of workshops and seminars. The second is
a 4 day workshop on 'Design of Signage Systems'.
The schedule for the workshops and seminars that are being
held at IDC, IIT Bombay in the year 2001 are as follows:
October 3rd -6th 2001: 4 Day Workshop on 'Design of
Signage Systems' Co-ordinator: Prof. Ravi Poovaiah The
workshop will deal with theoretical issues of sign
communication, symbol design, information structuring,
directional navigation and practical issues with regard to
the manufacture and fabrication of signage systems.
December 5th -8th 2001: 4 Day Workshop on Visual Design
for Interactive Media Co-ordinator: Prof. Ravi Poovaiah The
Visual Design for Interactive Media' is meant for people
working with the new media. The workshop gives an exposure
to theoretical issues involved with this media. Topics
covered in this are Information design, Information
Visualisation, Interaction Design, Interactive Devices,
Temporal Design and Usability issues.
December 11th -14th 2001: 4 Day International Congress on
Humanizing Work and Work Environment Co-ordinator: Prof. G
G Ray Topics covered in this International Congress include
Product Ergonomics, Cognitive Ergonomics, Human Computer
Interface Design, Sports Ergonomics, Agricultural
Ergonomics, Sports Ergonomics, Physiology of Work, etc
For further information write to: <[log in to unmask]>
or Seminar Co-ordinator, IDC, IIT, Powai, Mumbai. 400 076.
Tel:022-5767801/2
http://www.idc.iitb.ac.in/events
In the year 2002, we are planning workshops on topics such
as 'Creativity and Problem Solving', 'Design for Web based
Learning', 'Interaction Design' and 'Design for Children'.
If you have any suggestions or comments, please let us know.
* November 2001: International Workshop on Applied Design
Science for Engineering Education and Practice, to be held
in Pilsen, Czech Republic. The full invitation is at
http://www.dig.bris.ac.uk/staff/chris/pilsener-workshop.doc
and further details will be available at:
http://www.kks.zcu.cz/novinky/ads.html
* August 2003: ICED, Stockholm
http://www.iced2003.org
* Norddesign, 2002, Trondheim
http://design.ntnu.no/norddesign2002/index.html
* 1-5 October 2001:
MYTH AND DESIGN: A GENERATIVE APPROACH
A one-week workshop by Pierre-Yves Jacopin on the subject of
myth analysis and its application to art and design will be
held on October 1-5, 2001 at the Media Lab of the University
of Art and Design Helsinki/UIAH. The workshop is organized
by Lily Diaz, as part of the work of the Systems of
Representation research group, in collaboration with Raimo
Laang.
The workshop deals with the subject of the interpretation
and analysis of mythical narrative using the methods
developed by Dr.Pierre-Yves Jacopin. The method is called
generative because it is based upon the simple idea that
giving account for how people create their way of life,
reinvent their stories and rites, and manufacture their
objects is a good way to understand them.
Please note updated URL
http://www.mlab.uiah.fi/~lily/myth
* DESIGN 2002, Dubrovnik
http://www.cadlab.fsb.hr/DESIGN2002/
* ASME DETC, (Design egineering tech conf)
http://www.me.cmu.edu/DETC2001/
* Sappi World Design Convergence
http://www.sappi.com/swdc/tickets.htm
* 16 September 2001: European CSCW 2001 Workshop On
Managing Tacit Knowledge Bonn, Germany, Second Call for
Participation
http://www.unite-project.org/ecscw01-tkm/
* 27 September 2001: Workshop on "Integrating Design
Resources and Knowledge Management in New Product
Development" CMS, Liverpool John Moores University
The workshop aims to consider the issues surrounding systems
engineering for business change with focus on enriching
legacy data, and sharing design resources and knowledge to
support virtual team working in new product development
Detailed information of the workshop, including preliminary
programme, registration and accommodation, is available at:
http://www.cms.livjm.ac.uk/enrich/
* 11 October 2001: Inaugural Lecture: 'Beyond Jack and
Jill - Designing for Individuals within Populations' --
Mark Porter Professor of Design Ergonomics Department of
Design and Technology Loughborough University
Lecture Room CC011, James France Building, Loughborough
University Informal buffet with wine to follow lecture
To keep an eye on the likely size of the audience, and the
catering requirements, please RSVP to Trish Swift by email
([log in to unmask]) or phone (01509 222475).
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REVIEWS
* Hart, Chris. 1998. Doing a literature search. A
comprehensive guide for the social sciences. London: Sage
Publications.
Chris Hart's guide to the literature search process is a
thorough, systematic explanation of how to find, organize,
and use research material. It is a magnificent companion to
Hart's earlier guide to the literature review (DRN, v 6, n
5, May).
Like the earlier book, the literature search guide addresses
the social sciences in the large sense. Scholars in the
humanities, fine arts, and design will find it a specific
and useful tool. Hart explains how to find reference
materials, books and bibliographies, journal articles, and
official publications. He also addresses the gray
literature, an important source for scholars in design and
the arts. Finally, Hart discusses information technology,
and shows readers how to use the Internet and IT resources
fir advanced searching.
At every point, Hart provides clear descriptions, useful
sources, and specific notes on how to get the most value
from each source. Any student who opens this book can get
right to work with Hart's collection of up-to-date URLs for
Web resources.
This book is on the short list for research education book
of the year.
KF
* Hock, Randolph. 2001. Friedman, Ken. 2001. The extreme
searcher's guide to Web search engines. A handbook for the
serious searcher. Medford, New Jersey: Information Today,
Inc.
The World Wide Web and the Internet are a little bit like
the world itself. They contain nearly everything anyone
might want, but it is often difficult for any one person to
find what he or she needs.
Randolph Hock's guide to Web search engines gives the how
and why of the major search engines, Web directories, and
meta-search tools. Each is described carefully with a rich
selection of useful information to enable a search that
takes advantage of the special features and characteristics
of each particular tool.
The book is supported by a helpful dedicated Web site at
http://www.extremesearcher.com
* Casti, John L. 2000. Paradigms regained. A further
exploration into the mysteries of modern science." New York:
William Morrow.
John Casti is an intellectual adventurer who explores the
frontiers of science to find out where we are headed. Like
many science writers, he was trained as a scientist himself.
Unlike many, he remains a working scientist appointed to the
faculties of both the Santa Fe Institute and the Technical
University of Vienna
Ten years ago, Casti wrote a book titled Paradigms Lost. It
was an account of six major mysteries of modern science. He
examined how live began, whether genes determine human
traits, the possibility of artificial intelligence, how
language develops in individual humans, whether intelligent
life exists elsewhere in the universe, and what quantum
physics tells us about the nature of reality.
In Paradigms Regained, Casti revisits these questions to see
what has been learned during the past decade. He opens with
a short, informative essay on the state of science today.
This includes a profile on science and scientists, along
with a few thoughts on what science cannot tell us. Then, he
gets to the six big questions.
This book is a short course on the central scientific
research of the past decade. In explaining these issues,
this book offers usable lessons on how to analyze and
understand research findings across disciplines. This may be
the most useful value of this book to scholars in a field
that draws on many disciplines, as design research does. The
book ends with a good section showing readers where to look
for deeper information.
Is language innate? Do genes determine human behavior? Does
quantum physics demonstrate that reality is a myth, or is
there a reality independent of the observer? Rather than
spoiling these mystery stories by revealing the conclusion,
I recommend this book as an intellectual thriller.
KF
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CYBER NEWS: snippets from the networks
* Did you know that the book: Hubka, V., & Eder, W.E.,
Design Science: Introduction to the Needs, Scope and
Organization of Engineering Design Knowledge, London:
Springer-Verlag, 1996 is now also available on URL
http://deed.ryerson.ca/DesignScience
* International Institute of Concurrent Engineering
(CETEAM) has recently created a separate Journal web site
for International Journal of Concurrent Engineering:
Research & Applications (CERA).
CERA Journal web site is brand new and contains a wealth of
free information, suitable for the research community
engaged in Concurrent Engineering/Enterprising and
Integrated product development (IPD). The new web site
address is
http://www.ceraj.com
The web site provides the latest papers and new information
on computer- aided product design, engineering,
manufacturing, knowledge-driven automation, supply-chain,
Concurrent Engineering and product life-cycle management.
Listing of papers published during the last 9 years can be
accessed. You can also see the abstracts and references for
all articles published in CERA 2000. In addition, full text
of papers published in the first issue of CERA in 2000 and
later can be viewed free online:
http://www.ceraj.com/contents_sample_issue.htm
If you wish to be kept alerted to new articles published in
CERA, you may sign up following the link below. If you sign
up, whenever a new issue of CERA Journal is published, Email
alert will immediately notify you through Email that such
CERA issue is out
http://www.ceraj.com/mailing_list_email_alert.htm
CETEAM (http://www.ceteam.com/ ) hopes that this journal and
the newly designed web site (http://www.ceraj.com/ will be
a valuable contribution to the community.
* Creativity Demystified by Dr. Jay L. Brand
Psychologist Jay Brand debunks the myths about creativity.
Among the good news: You don't have to be a genius, an
eccentric or a loner to generate big ideas.
Read the Feature article by Jay L. Brand at
http://www.icograda.org
* JISC announces a free text search tool to help you find
lists.
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/docs/august2001-news.htm
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DESIGN RESEARCH SOCIETY
The Design Research Society is the multi-disciplinary
international learned society for the design research community.
DRS was founded in 1967, and since then has established a
record of significant achievements in contributing to design
knowledge.
DRS has facilitated an international design research network in
35 countries comprising members who maintain contact through the
publications and activities of the Society. Members are drawn
from diverse backgrounds, not only from the traditional areas of
design, ranging from fine art to engineering, but also from
subjects like psychology and computer science.
Our interests include:
o recognising design as a creative act common to many
disciplines
o understanding research and its relationship with education
and practice
o advancing the theory and practice of design
We realise these by:
o encouraging the development of scholarship and knowledge in
design
o contributing to the development of doctoral education and
research training
o sharing knowledge across the boundaries of design disciplines
o facilitating networks to exchange and communicate ideas,
experience and research findings among members
o disseminating research findings
o promoting awareness of design research
o organising and sponsoring conferences, and publishing
proceedings
o encouraging communications between members internationally
o responding to consultative documents
o collaborating with other bodies
o lobbying on behalf of members' research interests
o recognising excellence in design research through awards
o sponsoring email discussion groups and a monthly emailed
newsletter
Membership of DRS provides:
o regular communications about research activities worldwide
o reduced subscription to Design Studies, the international
journal for design research in engineering, architecture,
products and systems. Design Studies is published by
Elsevier in cooperation with DRS
o reduced fees to DRS sponsored events
o representation of the design research community and members'
interests
o a means of identifying and contacting other members
o an opportunity to contribute to the international design
research community
For further details and an application form, contact the
membership secretary:
Professor Robert Jerrard, School of Design Research, Birmingham
Institute of Art and Design, University of Central England,
Corporation Street, Birmingham, UK B4 7DX
email: [log in to unmask]
or the interactive form at http://www.drs.org.uk
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ELECTRONIC SERVICES OF THE DESIGN RESEARCH SOCIETY
o Design Research News is the electronic newsletter of the
Design Research Society. It communicates news about
research throughout the world. It is mailed automatically
at the beginning of each month and is free. You may
subscribe at the following site:
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/design-research.html
o DRS is a discussion list open for unmoderated discussion
on all matters related to design research. You may
subscribe at the following site:
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/drs.html
o PHD-DESIGN is a discussion list open for unmoderated
discussion on all matters related to the PhD in design. You
may subscribe at the following site:
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/phd-design.html
o Full information about the Design Research Society may be
found at:
http://www.drs.org.uk
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CONTRIBUTIONS
Information to the editor Dr David Durling, Director, Advanced
Research Institute, Staffordshire University, UK.
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