Abilities Required for Product Designers and their Growth Process

• Lin Haifu

  The Graduate University for Advanced Studies

• Kato Hiroshi

  Center of ICT and Distance Education, The Open University of Japan

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• プロダクトデザイナーに求められる能力およびその成長プロセス

Abstract

This study investigated the required abilities for product designers. The changes of required abilities in developmental stages from novice to experienced designer were also investigated. Semi-structured interview for six designers were conducted to investigate the required abilities to be an experienced designer. It was found that having creative ideas, presentation strategies, and autonomous learning attitudes were the most required abilities for product designer. In addition, this study found the changes of required capabilities in developmental stages: (1) the shifts from the ability of describing imagination by using hand-writing or product design software to the ability of embodying creative ideas in actual product design, (2) the shifts from the basic presentation skills with colleagues to the effective presentation skills with clients. Especially, the negotiation skills were required highly in the professional stages.

Journal

• Bulletin of Japanese Society for the Science of Design

  Bulletin of Japanese Society for the Science of Design 57 (2), 67-74, 2010

  Japanese Society for the Science of Design

Keywords

• Product Designer
• Design Aptitude
• Creativity

Details

• CRID: 1390001205410021376
• NII Article ID: 110007880582
• NII Book ID: AN00150292
• DOI: 10.11247/jssdj.57.67_1
• ISSN: 21865221
• ISSN: 09108173
• Text Lang: ja
• Data Source:
  • JaLC
  • CiNii Articles
  • KAKEN
• Abstract License Flag: Disallowed