From function to context to form: precedents and focus shifts in the form creation process
From function to context to form: precedents and focus shifts in the form creation process
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从功能到上下文再到形式：形式创建过程中的先例和焦点转移
DOI：
10.1145/1056224.1056252
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发表时间：
2005
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
H. Christiaans
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作者：
J. Restrepo;H. Christiaans
在设计中，形式创造过程涉及想象、观察和绘画。将模糊且不精确的初始想法转化为草图需要强大的能力，在此过程中，现有产品的图像（先例）是一种受欢迎的帮助。然而，搜索它们是很困难的，因为它需要详尽的浏览或口头表达想法才能使用搜索引擎。本文提出了一种使用图像作为查询种子而不是关键字的方法，称为“按示例查询”(QBE)。这种方法通过实证研究进行了测试。它表明该方法是帮助设计师满足其视觉信息需求的重要一步。它还表明，随着设计师将关注点从功能转移到环境再到形式，他们表达信息的方式也需要改变。最后提出了改进当前系统和测试的 QBE 软件的方法。
In design, the form creation process involves imagining, seeing and drawing. Translating the vague and imprecise initial ideas into sketches requires significant ability, and in this process, images of existing products (precedents) are a welcomed aid. Searching for them, however, is difficult, because it requires either exhaustive browsing or verbalization of the ideas to be able to use search engines.This paper presents an approach that uses images as query seeds instead of keywords called Query by Example (QBE). This approach is tested through an empirical study. It shows that the approach is a significant step into helping designers satisfy their visual information needs. It also shows that, as designers change their focus from function to context to form, their way of expressing their information needs changes. It concludes suggesting ways of improving both current systems and the QBE software tested.