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In the product design world there is a strong emphasis on the process of design rather than the output.
“In the product design world there is a strong emphasis on the process of design rather than the output [36].”
From Inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility in the built environment: A study of architectural design practice (2021) · cites this paper as [36]
Section 2.3, “A way out of the paradox” (page unavailable), shifts the definition of universal and inclusive design from output to process. But this is the authors’ proposed approach, not a finding that the product design field generally places strong emphasis on process over output; Section 2.2 also describes an output-oriented approach. (LLM, conf=0.86)
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Metadata
- Authors
- Bianchin, M., & Heylighen, A.
- Affiliations
- University of Milano-Bicocca (IT)
- KU Leuven (BE)
- Corresponding author
- Heylighen, Ann
- Venue
- Design Studies
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2018-01
- Volume
- 54
- Pages
- 1-22
- ISSN
- 0142-694X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4249430320
- Cited by
- 44
- References
- 55
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 1
- FWCI
- 2.32
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- lirias.kuleuven.be
- Licence
- Locations
- Design Studies (publishedVersion)
- Lirias (KU Leuven) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- PhilPapers (PhilPapers Foundation) (submittedVersion)
- Cineca Institutional Research Information System (Tor Vergata University) (submittedVersion)
- BOA (University of Milano-Bicocca) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Research Fund KU Leuven (SF/16/005)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Design Education and Practice
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Political Philosophy and Ethics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Usability and User Interface Design
- Keywords
- inclusive design, justice as fairness, John Rawls, design ethics, human diversity, design process
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