Reversibility and Embodiment in Design Process Models

Abstract

This study presents an overview of product design process models that have been proposed over the years, classifying them by type and re-examining them for any hints they may offer future designers in terms of design processes and methodologies. Four types of process models were identified, from which two articularly promising hints were extracted. Firstly, reversibility should be imparted to the process model;secondly, designer skill should be incorporated into the model as well.