Industrial Design Digital Technology

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Loy, J
Canning, S
Little, C
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2015
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This paper is a reflective opinion piece suggesting that the Industrial Design discipline has an opportunity to react proactively to disruptive practices made possible by innovations in digital technology, by developing a field of practice in ‘Industrial Design Digital Technology’ that challenges the boundaries of the current Industrial Design discipline and potentially stimulates new directions for the profession and for graduates. This would also provide an opportunity for new research collaborations that are in line with the demand for more interdisciplinary work in higher education, creating genuinely transdisciplinary ...
View more >This paper is a reflective opinion piece suggesting that the Industrial Design discipline has an opportunity to react proactively to disruptive practices made possible by innovations in digital technology, by developing a field of practice in ‘Industrial Design Digital Technology’ that challenges the boundaries of the current Industrial Design discipline and potentially stimulates new directions for the profession and for graduates. This would also provide an opportunity for new research collaborations that are in line with the demand for more interdisciplinary work in higher education, creating genuinely transdisciplinary practice that will attract funding and attract students.
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View more >This paper is a reflective opinion piece suggesting that the Industrial Design discipline has an opportunity to react proactively to disruptive practices made possible by innovations in digital technology, by developing a field of practice in ‘Industrial Design Digital Technology’ that challenges the boundaries of the current Industrial Design discipline and potentially stimulates new directions for the profession and for graduates. This would also provide an opportunity for new research collaborations that are in line with the demand for more interdisciplinary work in higher education, creating genuinely transdisciplinary practice that will attract funding and attract students.
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Journal Title
Procedia Technology
Volume
20
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© 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, providing that the work is properly cited. You may not alter, transform, or build upon this work.
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Industrial and product design