Evaluating the alignment of AI with human emotions
December 2024
Generative AI systems are increasingly capable of expressing emotions through text, imagery, voice, and video. Effective emotional expression is particularly relevant for AI systems designed to provide...
The mind meets the museum: A psychology-based design framework for enhancing museum experiences
December 2025
Museums represent one of the primary cultural attractions worldwide. Over the last decade, they have undergone a significant transformation in their societal role, driven by increasing recognition of...
Designing a personalized intervention system for procrastination in young people: a behavioral design approach
June 2026
Procrastination, the voluntary delay of tasks despite potential negative consequences, is prevalent among college students and significantly impacts their mental health and academic performance. While...
The cognitive acceptance of generative AI image tools based on TPB-TAM model and multi-theory integration
June 2025
The rapid development and application of generative AI image tools are profoundly reshaping the landscape of image generation. As a primary user group, designers' acceptance of these tools directly...
Design as an agent of narratives: A matrix and framework for incorporating narratives into design processes
June 2024
Narratives are a deep-rooted channel for expressing and communicating individual and collective human experiences, perceptions, and interpretations of reality. As agents of material culture and embodiment,...
Emotional fidelity in AI-Generated music: A comparative analysis of conveyance and induction across models and modalities
December 2025
The introduction of Generative Adversarial Networks has accelerated the development of AIGC, enabling creative assistance or even replacement in various fields including music. However, while AIGC-based...
Post-participatory intentions in design for ecological citizenship and collective well-being
June 2026
With increasing environmental issues, social polarisation, and democratic disconnection, design practice must move from its customary consultation to approaches that constructively develop resilience,...
Understanding the relationships between emotion regulation strategies and Big Five personality traits for supporting effective emotion regulation tools/interventions design
June 2023
Emotions affect one's well-being and mental health, and each person has different personality traits, which influence the emotion regulation process. Better understanding of the relationships between...
A product appearance design method based on artificial intelligence generated content
June 2025
This study proposes a product appearance design method that integrates advanced Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools such as ChatGPT and Midjourney, aimed at assisting the design process...
Exploring everyday kindness: A framework of motives, facilitators, and barriers for kindness intervention design
June 2026
Acts of kindness are powerful drivers of individual well-being, benefitting both the actor and the recipient. Although various design interventions have been introduced to promote acts of kindness,...
Seeing the risk: How visualizing disease amplifies stigmatization
June 2026
Infectious disease threatens public health. It is invisible through naked eyes, and therefore is visualized in images to warn the public about the risk. It is typically visualized as pathogens shown...
Exploring the intersection of equipment design and human physical ability: Leveraging biomechanics, ergonomics/anthropometry, and wearable technology for enhancing human physical performance
June 2023
This perspective article highlights the development of sports equipment design and development. The impact of ergonomics/anthropometry and biomechanics on sports equipment design is discussed, focusing...
A review of product design driven by the integration of digital twin and knowledge graph
December 2025
Complex product design is facing the dual challenges of semantic deficiency in multi-source heterogeneous data and lag in the dynamic perception of design knowledge; this fragmentation of data and knowledge...
Orchestrating acts of kindness: An exploratory framework for designing beneficial kindness interventions
December 2025
Acts of kindness can enhance well-being for both actors and recipients. Consequently, numerous products and technologies have been created to foster such behaviors. However, existing design interventions...
An intelligent school bus safety system: Integrating customer journey map and semiotic approach to product architecture design
December 2025
Ensuring children's safety and improving their riding experience on school buses is a critical challenge for intelligent transportation systems worldwide. However, existing school bus safety designs...
Micro emotions: Capturing the fine-grained texture of product experience
December 2025
This paper introduces the concept of micro emotions: emotional responses during product use that are quickly forgotten and typically brief and low in intensity. While design research has predominantly...
Investigating the impact of crowded train commuting on cognitive load: A pilot study
December 2025
Overcrowding is a common challenge faced by public transport systems in many megacities around the world. Commuting in a crowded environment will not only generate physiological discomfort but also...
Ergonomic challenges and health implications for long-distance bus passengers in Tanzania
December 2025
This cross-sectional, multi-route study quantified ergonomic burdens among passengers on Tanzania's long-distance intercity buses. Standardized tools (Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire; Borg CR-10;...
Developing a three-dimensional function evaluation model integrating scenario, function, and user requirements for intelligent child safety seat design
June 2026
The rapid development of intelligent child safety seats (CSSs) has introduced advanced sensing, adaptive, and interactive functions that extend beyond conventional safety standards. However, existing...
Effects of color temperature and time gradients on visual fatigue recovery in closed cabin
June 2024
The working environment of a closed cabin is particularly prone to inducing visual fatigue among visual display terminal (VDT) operators. Once visual fatigue symptoms set in, the limited space of the...
Get older adults involved: Participatory design of assistive robots for older adults using the Context-based Design Toolkit (CoDeT)
June 2025
Socially assistive robots (SARs) have the potential to significantly enhance the quality of life for older adults by addressing their unique needs and challenges. This study employs a Context-based...
Inside out: Addressing the “how” of data collection in experience design research applying introspective methods
December 2023
Introspective (or first-person) methods are carving out their niche in experience design research. Relevant epistemological conversations in recent years have led experience design researchers to appreciate...
AEC perceptions on DFMA collaboration and supporting technologies for prefabricated housing in Australia and New Zealand
December 2024
This paper presents survey results regarding Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) professionals' perceptions about Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) collaboration for prefabricated...
An ergonomic design method of manned cabin driven by human operation performance
June 2023
Manned airtight cabins are used for various applications. A well-designed airtight manned cabin can efficiently facilitate personnel tasks. However, most current research on design methods for manned...
Ergonomic design of safety protective wearables in confined space operations
December 2024
This paper introduces a design methodology that integrates Systems Theoretic Accident Modeling and Process (STAMP) with ergonomics to address the limitations of current safety protective wearables in...