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Design+ Industrial design leads to understanding of users

cooperation with technical experts is required to obtain a whether in economics, education, health, or politics, the
holistic comprehension of the users, as is a comprehensive use of HCD was a huge success. Indeed, having designers
grasp of the context of use. 61 serve as “experts” to address humanity’s complicated
The design reflects the values of society and aspirations, problems by actively involving themselves as individuals is
like the increasing and trending emphasis on inclusivity a significant step forward for this profession. As a discipline
and accessibility in product design. Consequently, design of activity, design entails fixing the root problems. Besides,
conquered a significance that cannot be overlooked in design is the practice of solving underlying problems,
today’s society. ID is constantly evolving and today there is and designers can collaborate with others (for example,
an awareness of the social impact of products, ranging from non-designers but specialists in a certain problem) to
how they are manufactured to how they are utilized or even assist them in framing it, perhaps resulting in a tangible
(human) impact. Following the IR, a substantial number of
disposed of. ID professionals merge art and engineering to developing technologies and innovations are altering the
create mass-produced products. Therefore, design’s role in design scene, opening up new opportunities and pushing
shaping everyday life and future societal changes is a proof the frontiers of creativity for designers.
of its power and responsibility in crafting a more equitable
and sustainable planet. Innovation is currently defined as a product, process,
service, or even business strategy with innovative and
Along with that and the fact that designers should utilize
an eco-friendlier approach in the industrial process because valuable attributes. However, it is still critical that what is
developed is utilized by consumers. Thus, design thinking
technologies such as artificial intelligence, internet of things, may be a key to company success, as its primary purpose
mixed reality, and other smart tools are becoming more is to provide a structured process for innovation. Design
important in our lives, an ID must develop to lead to better thinking gained popularity in the forward-thinking business
integration between products and technologies. Designers and technology fields, as well as in higher education. New
may benefit from technological advancement to create and exciting opportunities have emerged for all design
personalized and customizable products at scale. Instead, professions as a result of the increasing popularity of
users can welcome higher control over product features, design thinking; however, when it is “packaged as a strategy
esthetics, and functionality; therefore, their experiences may to deliver innovation it is often implemented like a linearly
become more unique and tailored to satisfy their needs. gated step-by-step process.” 65, p.302 According to Dorst,

6. Discussion designers are taught to frame problems and reason using
abductive reasoning to solve problems in novel ways and
According to the systematic review, numerous attempts create products that people can use. The problem-solving
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have been made to enhance designers’ roles from the IR to process and creative thinking are founded in the discipline
date; for success, UCD methods are preferred. Due to its of design, where implicit knowledge plays an important
ease of use, speed, and practicality, questionnaire remains role. Therefore, design has always been a reflection of
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as one of the most popular methods among designers to the times, and significant technological advancements are
interrogate features of their designs, and has been used being witnessed in the present era. Thus, technological
asynchronously, albeit not always in a testing environment advancements such as virtual reality (VR) and 3D printing,
but rather as an online survey given to employees of which also affect society, influence designers’ ways of
businesses or educational institutions. Heuristic evaluation thinking. It is relevant to highlight the transition in the
is another approach that academics favor the most, based modeling or prototyping process from physical to virtual
on the results of the conducted systematic review and through digitized prototyping and, concurrently, through
along with the various examples that have been already more efficient rapid additive manufacturing technology
published. 62-64 Applying UCD methodologies increases the and the development of increasingly high-performance
practicality of uncovering critical design problems that have materials, which facilitates a transition of the “master
a substantial impact on the interaction; once identified, model” from model type to finished product. Still, the
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they can be solved from the end user’s perspective. evolved physical model will need to be able to be used
The design role is evolving, and it is up to designers to as a tool for concrete comparison and verification by the
influence its future. Before the 20 century, designers were “computational designer,” which is understood to be the
th
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primarily concerned with esthetics and were excluded designer in charge of the new digital technologies.
from strategic decisions in favor of craftspeople. Nowadays, The IR resulted in considerable advances in industrial
design is viewed as a style of thinking rather than a tool methods, mass production, and consumer product
for creating things and experiences. Due to the urgency of availability. This change from handcrafted to machine-
solving numerous complicated problems around the world, made goods necessitated design solutions that may

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