EAD research

How can Human-Centred Design better shape healthcare wearables? ⌚ In this study, Rafaela Maria Cossielo De Martins et al. present a systematic review and propose a new HCD framework to support the design of more effective and user-centred wearable devices tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Wearables Collective: Weaving innovations into stages of life.🌐 Curated by Elif Ozden Yenigun, Gözde Göncü-Berk and Marie O’Mahony, this editorial explores wearable tech as meaningful systems throughout our lives. #d1e147" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Launching 2026 with new perspectives in design research. 🎉 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Can biophilic interiors be measured, not just felt? 🌿 In this PhD research, Albayrak-Kutlay combines biofeedback and immersive VR to quantify how biophilic design variables influence human arousal, bridging interior design, neuroscience, and technology doi.org/10.1080/146069…

Designing with, not for, neurodiversity. Van Huizen et al. present Design Your Life, a participatory toolkit enabling autistic individuals to shape personalised supportive technologies ⌨️ doi.org/10.1080/146069…

What if conceptual design started inside VR? 🥽 Chiramba et al. show how immersive VR boosts idea generation, 3D thinking, and engagement for engineering students, especially in resource-constrained settings: doi.org/10.1080/146069…

Can design foster care? Choi & Lee apply Ethics of Care in U.S. school cafeterias, showing how participatory, care-centred design can shift attitudes, build responsibility, and reduce food waste. A powerful case for care in design 🥕♻️ doi.org/10.1080/146069…

Low-fidelity prototypes don’t just show less, they invite more. Mitomi & Shirasaka unpack the “black box” of prototype interpretation, revealing how fidelity and personal traits shape meaning, feedback, and design decisions 💡 doi.org/10.1080/146069…

Material sourcing is still largely tactile, but digital tools are catching up. 🧵 Hatfield et al. evaluate AiLoupe, showing how AI-supported sensory libraries can streamline textile sourcing, support sustainability, and improve collaboration doi.org/10.1080/146069…

What does critical diversity mean in design? Schelenz compares US and European HCI perspectives, showing how power, social justice, and participatory design are reshaping mainstream design practice 🌍 doi.org/10.1080/146069…

In uncertain markets, design strategy alone isn’t enough. Lai et al. show that strategic agility, especially resource fluidity & leadership unity, links design strategy to stronger NPD performance. A must-read for design leaders! ⚡ doi.org/10.1080/146069…

Service design methods are powerful, but fragmented 🔍 Ouyang et al. introduce the MO Mapping Framework, helping designers select, compare & integrate methods across objectives and system levels: doi.org/10.1080/146069…

Read the latest book review by Bici Nasır on 'Making Homes: Ethnography and Design' here: doi.org/10.1080/146069… 📚

Happy new year from the Design Journal! Discover Volume 28, Issue 6, our final issue of 2025 here: doi.org/10.1080/146069… 🎉

In his latest review, @DrJohnRKnight dives into What Design Can’t Do: Essays on Design and Disillusion, a sharp, timely look at the limits of design’s promises: doi.org/10.1080/146069…

Lin’s PhD study examines how service design can strengthen grassroots governance in rural China, revealing designers’ evolving role as system facilitators and the potential for design to boost community participation: doi.org/10.1080/146069…

By comparing student and faculty views of architecture studios, Bekar and Kutlu expose a clear gap in how each group experiences the same spaces. The findings point to a need for more adaptable, user-responsive studio environment: doi.org/10.1080/146069…

Chen et al. introduces a collaborative 3D co-design prototype for improving kitchen design in China’s gated communities, helping designers, officials, and older adults work together to enhance wellbeing: doi.org/10.1080/146069…

Li and Kang explore how user-generated content on platforms like Threadless boosts purchase intention, brand experience, and brand loyalty, building strong brand equity: doi.org/10.1080/146069…

A systematic review from Shaari et al. reveals how service design thinking is shifting as the elderly clothing industry moves from products to service-oriented PSS models, offering guidance for creating greater value and wellbeing: doi.org/10.1080/146069…