Emotionally Sustainable Design Toolbox: A Card-Based Design Tool for Designing Products with an Extended Life Based on the User’s Emotional Needs

Jianfeng Wu, Chuchu Jin, Lekai Zhang, Li Zhang, Ming Li and Xuan Dong
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Jianfeng Wu: School of Design and Architecture, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
Chuchu Jin: School of Design and Architecture, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
Lekai Zhang: School of Design and Architecture, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
Li Zhang: School of Design and Architecture, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
Ming Li: School of Design and Architecture, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
Xuan Dong: School of Design and Architecture, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 18, 1-19

Abstract: Emotionally sustainable design helps users to develop an emotional attachment to a product and motivates them to continue using it, thus extending the product lifecycle, minimizing the need for new products and achieving product sustainability. However, the existing relevant design principles are still very scattered, and they could not effectively guide the emotionally sustainable design practice in a systematic way. We proposed an emotionally sustainable design (ESD) toolbox for product design based on the literature review and expert argumentation. The toolbox consists of seven themes and 20 principles under the three levels of emotional design. The usability of the ESD toolbox was then validated through design practice for the teapot product. The result shows that the ESD toolbox improved the efficiency of the sustainable design process and was helpful to the product’s sustainability.

Keywords: emotionally sustainable design; product design; emotional design; ESD toolbox (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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