Renee Wever

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Are there any ergonomic studies/ data sets on differences between partners?

Prompted by a design project from students working on a height-adjustable product, I'm wondering whether there have been any studies into ergonomic / human-factors aspects of couples, such as...

08 June 2018 8,716 6 View

Has there been any structured attempt at considering flawed implementation of design theories, design research methods and design tools?

Many proposals are made (by visionaries and/or academic researchers) about what good design should be (e.g. the cradle-to-cradle manifesto within sustainability), how to do design research (e.g....

28 July 2017 1,548 5 View

Is 80% of environmental impact determined during the design phase, or not?

The often repeated and cited claim is that 80% of a product's environmental impact over its life cycle is determined during the design phase (with the connected assumption that that 80% is within...

17 October 2013 5,199 29 View

Any insights into actual and structural industry practices with regards to ergonomics testing of packaging designs?

I'm guest editing a special issue on human-packaging interaction. The ergonomics papers under review are all from academic research. For the editorial I would also like to address industry...

29 September 2013 8,949 2 View

Has longitudinal research been done into the potential of shaping/influencing household recycling practices?

I'm particularly interested in studies that look at the long term effect of interventions, which may range from national campaigns to local design interventions.

26 September 2013 6,997 6 View

Anyone aware of research being done on knowledge management between design agencies and their (key) clients?

Some design agencies retain certain corporate accounts for a long time and they execute many subsequent innovation processes for that client (e.g. redesigning and revamping packaging for a certain...

18 September 2013 4,770 5 View