Collaboration in Creative Design: Methods and Tools

This book presents a number of new methods, tools, andapproaches aimed to assist researchers and designers during the early stages ofthe design process, focusing on the need to approach the development of newinteractive products, systems and related services by closely observing theneeds of potential end-users through adopting a design thinking approach.A wide range of design approaches are explored, someemphasizing on the physicality of interaction and the products designed, othersexploring interactive design and the emerging userexperience (UX) with a focus on the value to the end-user.

Contemporary designprocesses and the role of software tools to support design are also discussed.

The researchers draw their expertise from a wide range of fields and it is thisinterdisciplinary approach which provides a unique perspective resulting in aflexible collection of methods that can be applied to a wide range ofdesign contexts.Interaction and UXdesigners and product design specialists will all find Collaboration in Creative Design an essential read.