FORMAL SYSTEM FOR THE EXPRESSION OF TARGET-ORIENTED DESIGN HEURISTICS
DS 92: Proceedings of the DESIGN 2018 15th International Design Conference
Year: 2018
Editor: Marjanović D., Štorga M., Škec S., Bojčetić N., Pavković N.
Author: Bonvoisin, Jérémy; Buchert, Tom; Stark, Rainer
Series: DESIGN
Section: DESIGN THEORY AND RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Page(s): 45-56
DOI number: https://doi.org/10.21278/idc.2018.0120
Abstract
In design, it is generally neither possible to list all solutions to a given problem nor to prove whether a solution is optimal. In this context, guidance can be provided to designers in the form of heuristics, i.e. solutions validated by practice which have proven to lead towards satisfactory solutions but which are not guaranteed to be optimal or perfect. This article contributes to the development of supportive design tools by providing a first formal system for the expression of target-oriented design heuristics and their collection in consistent sets.
Keywords: design guidelines, design principles, design heuristics, design for x (DfX), design knowledge