The Use of Emojis as a Tool to Measure Conceptual Design Artefacts

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Part of the Communications in Computer and Information Science book series (CCIS, volume 617)

Abstract

This paper describes the development of a conceptual product aiming to support social awareness among people from two different generations and a tool to evaluate the potential emotional effect that this artefact could have on its users. The study was carried out during the Conceptual Design course at the Federal University of Technology – Parana. The students taking part of the course were students from the Design course. The results show that the emojis were perceived as a modern and quick way to evaluate conceptual products.

Keywords

Design Social awareness Conceptual product Emojis 
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© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016

Authors and Affiliations

  • Rosamelia Parizotto-Ribeiro
    • 1
  • Cayley Guimarães
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of Industrial DesignFederal University of Technology – ParanaCuritibaBrazil

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