使用者接續設計之概念與設計流程

User Successive Design: Concept and Design Process

消費者意識抬頭，期望產品能加入自我意識，使產品具獨特性。產品發展過程中，使用者不僅為採用者，更進階為設計者；「使用者創意導向」繼產品發展模組化、客製化之後，成為產品設計之新興潮流。本研究提出「使用者接續設計（USD）」概念及定義，其產品特性包括：（1）具可重新組裝之產品構件、（2）具創意友善介面、（3）開放設計權，以及（4）具容對性；並提出USD創新設計流程：（1）了解使用者之創意需求、（2）建立產品功能性分類、（3）開發產品主從構件、（4）發展創意友善介面、（5）產品具體化、（6）檢核USD特性及創意潛能，以及（7）專利申請與原型製作。並以收納家具為開發案例，藉此說明程序之可行性。具USD特性產品可滿足使用者設計體驗之創意需求、擴大產品功用、提昇產品商業價值及消費者情感認同之新經濟價值。

In the wake of consumers' individualism, they look forward to inserting self-consciousness into products to show their uniqueness. Thus, users play not only the roles of adopters but also those of designers. 'User creativity-driven' becomes a new trend after modularization and customization. This study proposes the concept and definition of the 'user successive design （USD）'. The characteristics of the USD products are: （1） reconfigurable components, （2） creativity-friendly interfaces, （3） open rights to design, and （4） tolerance of non-errors. The USD design process include the following steps: （1） understand users' 'creativity' needs, （2） establish the functionality classification, （3） develop primary and secondary components, （4） develop creativity-friendly interfaces, （5） materialize components and interfaces, （6） examine the USD characteristics and creativity potentials, and （7） apply for patents and build prototypes. Then, the feasibility of the USD process was verified via a case study of a storage furniture design project. It was found that the USD products can satisfy users' creativity needs of design experience, extend the uses of products, and increase the products' new values in terms of commercial benefits and emotional identification.