This article presents a comprehensive review of existing literature covering the topic of mood-
focused design. It delves into how designers and design researchers currently address …

Beauty connects us viscerally to the material universe. Life forms evolved to experience
biological connectedness as an absolute necessity for survival. Starting one century ago …

This article introduces a methodological approach to the evaluation of different industrial
products according to Norman's approach and dimensions, focusing on a specific case …

Research indicates that exposure to natural environments positively impacts both
physiological and psychological well-being. However, extraordinary, awesome landscapes …

Formal or perceived obsolescence describes the fact that users decide to stop using a
product, even though it still fulfils its function. This is because the design is perceived as …

Part 2 of this article introduces the Experience Design Introspection (XDI) workshop. This
educational initiative aims to nurture designers' emotional connoisseurship through a …

This two-part article explores the concept of emotional connoisseurship—the art of
appreciating lived emotional experiences in emotion-driven design (EDD). In Part 1, we aim …

The market is experiencing an expanding range of products, prompting manufacturing
companies to differentiate themselves from competitors by moving away from conventional …

This paper proposes a positive experience design approach for Internet of Things (IoT)
intelligent products to improve users' subjective well-being in the fields of artificial …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the value created by Millennial interactions with
other critical actors on digital multi-sided platforms (MSPs) and to create a measuring …