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Volume 57, Issue 6
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Noriko Hashida, Mayako Kogure, Hideki AoyamaArticle type: Article
2011 Volume 57 Issue 6 Pages 1-8
Published: March 31, 2011
Released on J-STAGE: June 24, 2017
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSIn this study, the author developed a method to support the embodiment of a design concept. The method assists a designer to choose a design that conveys the concept to the user in the process. The method consists of two steps: 1) Make a model from results obtained from a questionnaire on users' sensitivities toward shapes. 2) Embody the concept by considering the influence rate of each design element that is derived from the questionnaire results. The author used the method for designing a washbasin in a bathroom of a commercial building. Design for a facility in a public space, such as a washbasin, needs to be chosen carefully in the sense that a person who decides the design is not the user in most cases. With the method, the author revealed the influence rates of design elements of a washbasin on user's sensitivity by the use of a questionnaire. In the method, a shape was calculated by inputting a concept (sensitivity) as a number into a program, which was developed in Microsoft Visual C++ and OpenGL.View full abstractDownload PDF (3292K) -
Satoru Ooga, Akira Ueda, Kiyoshi MiyazakiArticle type: Article
2011 Volume 57 Issue 6 Pages 9-18
Published: March 31, 2011
Released on J-STAGE: June 24, 2017
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSThis paper aims to derive the indicator of the life culture that today's people should note from the comparative study of the resource recycling system of a present manufacturing and a traditional manufacturing. Firstly, the resource recycling system is considered about manufacturing of present Japan based on the literature research concerning "Basic Act on Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society" Secondly, Various elements of the cyclic-type life in a traditional manufacturing of "Uestsu Shinahu" have been extracted based on the survey in Sanpoku, Niigata Prefecture. The elements of the cyclic-type life in a traditional manufacturing of Japan, could be classified into seven Japanese words like "Itadaku (accept resources with thanks)," "Mudaonakushu (reduce waste)," "Yakudateru (reuse)," "Tsukaitsukusu (recycle waste)," "Itawaru (treat things kindly)," "Okaeshisuru (return to nature)" and "Itsukushimu (be affectionate to enviroment)" These words involve posture that people positively attempt the symbiosis with nature. It is clarified that the practice of those wisdom is necessary for constructing resource recycling life style.View full abstractDownload PDF (1933K) -
Yunsoo Kim, Tadao Shimizu, Kiminobu SatoArticle type: Article
2011 Volume 57 Issue 6 Pages 19-24
Published: March 31, 2011
Released on J-STAGE: June 24, 2017
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSThis study, we researched the design intention regarding shared zone in work examples of gathering living space published in "SHINKENCHIKU", over two-year periods at ten-year intervals of 1986-1987, 1997-1998, and 2006-2007. Based on these, interrelations and features of design intention for shared zone in gathering living space were studied by type III quantification and cluster analysis. As a results, we have found that the features intend by designers when designing shared zone in gathering living space were to: 1) introduce elements related to greens as space representation 2) give consideration to diversity of inhabitants and safety 3) give high regard to space convenience 4) give consideration to special connectivity.View full abstractDownload PDF (1052K) -
Mitsuaki ShiraishiArticle type: Article
2011 Volume 57 Issue 6 Pages 25-34
Published: March 31, 2011
Released on J-STAGE: June 24, 2017
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSThis paper clarifies the transition of forms of task chairs and their visual impression from 1966 to 2000. The task chairs to the number of 254 were picked out from monthly magazine ("KINDAIKAGU") which was published from 1966. At first, those chairs were classified into eight groups by Quantification method of type 3. Their eight groups are mainly classified by the size and the face of backrest. Next, typical five chairs were extracted from each group. Their chairs were researched their visual impression by Evaluation grid method. The results are as follows: 1) The users have impressions of form and seats comfort on their vision. 2) The size of backrest influences their impression. 3) Arm support influences good impression. And it is thought that user impression on an arm support is different.View full abstractDownload PDF (1443K) -
Yoshie KIRITANIArticle type: Article
2011 Volume 57 Issue 6 Pages 35-40
Published: March 31, 2011
Released on J-STAGE: June 24, 2017
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSThe purpose of study was to confirm whether nonnative readers of Japanese spontaneously pay attention to written Japanese in a simulation of signpost recognition. Twenty-three nonnative Japanese participants performed recognition test of place names expressed both in Japanese Kanji and in alphabetic expression. In some trials, the alphabetic expression did not correspond to Japanese, so that the participants should have looked at also Japanese Kanji to correctly respond to the test. Results showed that there were only 5 participants who could not completely look at Japanese Kanji. Sixty-five percent of participants could respond to at least one written Japanese Kanji over chance level. Visibility of Japanese Kanji in signposts would be important not only for Japanese but also for nonnative Japanese.View full abstractDownload PDF (637K) -
Andrew COOKSON, Shinnichi ISHIMURAArticle type: Article
2011 Volume 57 Issue 6 Pages 41-50
Published: March 31, 2011
Released on J-STAGE: June 24, 2017
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSThis paper examines the early roots that influenced the introduction of the woven rattan chair splat in English furniture from around the 1660s. The objective of this research is to collate evidence of a culture of consistent woven splat use on Chinese chairs in the centuries preceding the introduction of weaved splats and seats into Europe in the 17^<th> century. To achieve this objective, visual sources from Japan that relate to Chinese chair design are employed to supplement a lack of surviving Chinese examples. It is envisaged that this study will contribute towards a better understanding of why, and in what way, rattan was imported from Asia and used in English chairs during this time. A study of the development of chair forms in both England and China demonstrate that it is likely that woven splats on straight chair backs popular in the East were adopted into English chair design prior to the importation of the solid splat in the first decades of the 18^<th> century. Specifically, splats of Chinese origin directly influenced the uptake of rattan and solid splats in European chair manufacture as a result of sustained international trade between the two continents. Different construction techniques however, may be seen as responsible for the delayed uptake of the solid splat from the turn of the 18^<th> century.View full abstractDownload PDF (1778K) -
Yong Li, Hiroki SatoArticle type: Article
2011 Volume 57 Issue 6 Pages 51-60
Published: March 31, 2011
Released on J-STAGE: June 24, 2017
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSThe purpose of this research is to clarify the priority of styling elements of small automobile, which is build under the field investigation in South China. Basing on the results of research it was found the best combination of styling elements of small car. Firstly, 21 elements and 61 levels were extracted as the styling elements from 55 small automobile. We carried out the first stage of field investigation and analyzing the data collected from it with the Qualification Theory I to decide the priority of styling elements of the 55 small automobile. Then, the Profile Card was obtained by analyzing the chosen priority elements and levels with Conjoint Analysis. A sketch of investigation samples was made based on those analysis results. Using this sketch as an image of the small automobile styling, we implemented the second stage of field investigation. Finally, the best combinations of the styling elements of small automobile were constructed by analyzing the collected data with the Conjoint Analysis.View full abstractDownload PDF (3909K) -
Yoji Kitani, Makoto Yamaguchi, Katsuhiko Kushi, Mikio FujitoArticle type: Article
2011 Volume 57 Issue 6 Pages 61-70
Published: March 31, 2011
Released on J-STAGE: June 24, 2017
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSThis paper is clarifying of the change in the evaluation and the role of "Design" in the educational area by especially paying attention to the transition of educational contents in the design education as a kind of research to clarify the transition of "Design Domain" from postwar days to present. Especially, Kyoto Institute of Technology and Chiba University that had the design educational history for more than 100 years were assumed to be a case, and the transition and the feature of the design education based on engineering were clarified from following points of view. 1) The secular change of the required subjects, 2) the change in composition ratio of lecture and practice, 3) the secular change of the educational content, 4) the secular change of the educational in subject content, 5) correspondence with the times and 6) the secular change of the globular conformation of the curriculum. As a result, the design education based on engineering having shifted to "Synthesis-oriented" and "Integration-oriented" became clear.View full abstractDownload PDF (1687K) -
Kiminobu SATO, Hiromichi HARA, Fumino SUGIYAMA, Tomoko MATSUMOTO, Eri ...Article type: Article
2011 Volume 57 Issue 6 Pages 71-78
Published: March 31, 2011
Released on J-STAGE: June 24, 2017
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSIn this paper, the research targets are selected from 6 groups of interactive exhibits which are classified in 'Analysis on Interactive Exhibits at Science Museums-Part 1' from those found in many science museums. While observing these utterances of the visitors through the video-recorded behavior, the contents are examined and 13 categories of utterances are classified according to their meaning and intention. The result shows that the presence of other people surrounding the children and the way with which the children relate to them are especially important for child's education/development. The experience impresses the children that interacting with the exhibit is 'fun' and leaves a long lasting memory with it. Along this thought, the paper concludes that it becomes crucial to elaborate the specific ways to draw the attention of their parents, guardians and other surrounding people to have fun experiences together with the children (the visitors) and enjoy being with them. From the standpoint of the goal achievement of exhibition, it can further be suggested that the guardians should try to enjoy jointly with the children, rather than just let them do what they want. The appropriate implementation of interactive exhibits needs this parallel planning perspective.View full abstractDownload PDF (1284K) -
Haifu Lin, Hiroshi Kato, Takeshi Toya, Kazuhiro NakamotoArticle type: Article
2011 Volume 57 Issue 6 Pages 79-88
Published: March 31, 2011
Released on J-STAGE: June 24, 2017
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSIn the field of product design, product analysis is one of essential methods of market research for design planning. In this study, we propose a method for design learning wherein a group of learners collaboratively analyze a product. This proposal has the following features: (1) it can facilitate a multi-perspective analysis even for beginners by using the lists of analysis items by Bruno and (2) it can facilitate objective analysis through the introduction of collaborative learning. The effectiveness of this proposal was assessed through an experimental product analysis by undergraduate student of design course. As a result, the following learning effects were verified: (1) Even a learner of beginner's level can analysis. (2) Product analysis clarifies the direction of product improvement after the purpose of the product is understood.View full abstractDownload PDF (1557K) -
Naomichi TorimiyaArticle type: Article
2011 Volume 57 Issue 6 Pages 89-94
Published: March 31, 2011
Released on J-STAGE: June 24, 2017
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSThe understanding of the concept was tried by using the impression to pictures. The surveying technique is "Absolute evaluation", "Relative evaluation", and "SD evaluation to the pictures with the feature." These were done on one Web questionnaire system, and data was collected. The picture that shows the concept "sexy" most and picture not shown most have been extracted from a relative evaluation. And, the result of "Absolute evaluation", "Relative evaluation", and "SD evaluation to the pictures with the feature" was interpreted based on these two pictures. As a result of the interpretation, "sexy" was understood including the element like an active, organic, symbolical, flexibility and the ripe feeling, etc. Moreover, it has been understood that pictures component has the element of atypical form and the smoothness etc.View full abstractDownload PDF (1284K) -
Terumi Shiraishi, Mari Abe, Juhee Kim, Yasuyuki TotsukaArticle type: Article
2011 Volume 57 Issue 6 Pages 95-100
Published: March 31, 2011
Released on J-STAGE: June 24, 2017
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSWe have been researching materials which are currently used, and those which are expected to be used, as interior design materials and have categorized such material according to board-form, sheet-form, and string-form. In this report, sensory evaluation of "sight" and "sight-and-touch" experiments of string-formed materials made from natural materials by the SD-method were conducted, in order to create an application guideline. From the results of factor analysis, five factors: "Grade", "Massiveness", "Sensory of touch", "Freshness", "Openness" were extracted in conjunction with sight and sight-and-touch. Furthermore, we have made configuration map about 20 types of string-formed materials. As the result, in both sight and sight-and-touch, materials that the surface was rough were judged with graceless, and it was judged smooth materials were graceful. In addition, evaluation was different by the shape or processing method in the same materials.View full abstractDownload PDF (1214K) -
Mari Abe, Terumi Shiraishi, Yasuyuki TotsukaArticle type: Article
2011 Volume 57 Issue 6 Pages 101-108
Published: March 31, 2011
Released on J-STAGE: June 24, 2017
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSMaterials that are used in implements of life that make up living environments have shapes such as strings. The demand of what uses a natural material as materials also string-formed materials is increasing. The purpose of this paper is new use development of string-formed materials. To 11 kinds of materials built with a wood, paper, and a plant, it was mechanical and physical experiments and cross section form observation was performed. The result checked that the material built with wood mateirals had high thermal conductivity, and the material built with the plant had good warmth retaining property. In addition, it became clear for the character of string-formed materials to differ, respectively and to divide into a similar kind. The authors have made the domestic wheelchair using string-formed materials as an experiment before. Those days, material was chosen based on the result of sensory evaluation. However, things were understood although it differed from this result. When new use development of material was performed, it was checked that it is sensory evaluation, mechanical and physical property.View full abstractDownload PDF (1732K)
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