An exploration of how creativity, functionality, and aesthetics are related in design

J Han, H Forbes, D Schaefer - Research in Engineering Design, 2021 - Springer
Creativity is considered to have a significant impact on the design process and its outcomes,
while aesthetics and functionality are considered key characteristics of products. A …

A computational tool for creative idea generation based on analogical reasoning and ontology

J Han, F Shi, L Chen, PRN Childs - AI EDAM, 2018 - cambridge.org
Analogy is a core cognition process used to produce inferences as well as new ideas using
previous knowledge and experience. Ontology is a formal representation of a set of domain …

A comparison study of human and machine-generated creativity

L Chen, L Sun, J Han - Journal of Computing and …, 2023 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Creativity is a fundamental feature of human intelligence. However, achieving creativity is
often considered a challenging task, particularly in design. In recent years, using …

An exploration of the relations between functionality, aesthetics and creativity in design

J Han, H Forbes, D Schaefer - Proceedings of the Design Society …, 2019 - cambridge.org
Creativity is often said to play a vital role in the product design process, while functionality
and aesthetics are considered key factors of actual products. Functionality refers to the …

Impacts of Cognitive Factors on Creativity Quality in Design: Identification from Performances in Recall, Association and Combination

Y Yin, H Zuo, P Childs - Journal of Intelligence, 2023 - mdpi.com
The reason why people have different creativity quality levels may depend on their different
performances relating to other cognitive factors that are important for creativity. This study …

Combinediff: a GenAI creative support tool for image combination exploration

Z Wang, Z Tan, Y Ma - Journal of Engineering Design, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Recent advancements in generative AI models showcase significant potential in the creative
industry. This study explores the application of state-of-the-art (SOTA) visual foundation …

Supporting design problem-exploring with emergent technologies

C Obieke, J Milisavljevic-Syed, J Han - Procedia CIRP, 2020 - Elsevier
The goal in this study is to highlight the value of using emergent technologies to support
human effort in identifying creative design problems. First, we explore the relationship …

Exploring the impact of generative stimuli on the creativity of designers in combinational design

D Wang, J Han - Proceedings of the Design Society, 2023 - cambridge.org
The ideation process has a significant impact on the initial concept generation and final
product creativity of the design. Visual stimuli play an important role in the process of …

New design heuristics in the digital era

X Jin, H Dong - Proceedings of the Design Society: DESIGN …, 2020 - cambridge.org
In the digital era, products' forms do not necessarily follow their function. Design fixation may
happen when a designer attempts to generate diverse concepts. New design heuristics for …

Supporting computer-aided product form design research with a cognitive model of the creative process

W Yang, J Su, K Qiu, Z Zhang - Multimedia Tools and Applications, 2022 - Springer
Companies need to innovate quickly to adapt to the current rapidly changing market
environment. Therefore, methods to support the computer-aided creative design process …