Universal design and emotions

The overall aim of this project is to draw attention to emotional relationships between users and products within the concept of universal design by exploring, analysing and exemplifying how questions regarding identity, attitudes and feelings can be made explicit to strengthen the industrial design process for creating products.

Publications
Sperling L, Olander E, 2003. Visual experience of qualities in photo-representations of tool handles. Studies with non-professional and professional subjects. In: D de Waard, KA Brookhuis and C M Weikert (Eds.), Human Factors in Design. Shaker Publishing, Maastricht.

Olander E, Christoforidou D, Sperling L, 2005. Toolkit for awareness in universal design. In: R Coleman and A Macdonald (Eds). Include 2005. 3rd International Conference on Inclusive Design. Helen Hamlyn Research Centre, London.

Lena Sperling, Per Kristav, Elin Olander, Hans Lekeberg and Joakim Eriksson, 2006. Exploring emotions for design of your future chair, In proceedings from the 5th international scientific conference Design & Emotion 2006, at Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden.

Elin Olander and Lena Sperling, 2006. Exploring salutogenic design of assistive products from unpleasant feelings expressed by users in two studies. In proceedings from the 5th international scientific conference Design & Emotion 2006, at Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden.

Elin Olander and Lena Sperling, 2006. Exploring Desirable and Avoidable Product Qualities for a Universal Design Easy Chair, In: S Kose (Eds), Considerate and Decisive, listen to the user and deliver!, the 2nd international conference Universal Design, Kyoto, Japan, p.p. 299-308

Anderberg P, Olander E, Jönsson B, Sperling L, 2007. Enabling design. In: Kumar, S (Ed.) Rehabilitation Ergonomics. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group.

Elin Olander 2007. Emotional principles for a holistic approach to Universal Design, Licentiate thesis, Industrial Design, Department of Design Sciences Lund University, Media-Tryck AB, Sweden ISBN 978-91-976866-0-0

Elin Olander 2008. Accecibility is not enought - What about feelings in universal design? In: P Clarkson, P Langdon, J Goodman-Deane and P Robinsson (Eds), proceedings of the 4th Cambridge Workshop on Universal Access and Assisitive Technology. Fritzwilliam College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom. p.p.15-24

Elin Olander 2008. Accecibility is not enought, What about feelings in universal design - In Practice. In: P Clarkson, P Langdon, J Goodman-Deane and P Robinsson (Eds), proceedings of the 4th Cambridge Workshop on Universal Access and Assisitive Technology. Fritzwilliam College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom. p.p.25-28

Despina Christoforidou and Elin Olander 2008. Bling bling and how its message captures our interest - Or is blingbling as tasteless as the design elite finds it? Accepted to Design&Emotions 2008 HongKong

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