Aija Freimane

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Lecturer at Technological University Dublin

In the last decade design methods such as co-designing, co-creation, user experience creation, user-centred and participatory design have emerged along with experience, service, system and product design to emphasise society, community or a user - a human being as an individual. Inclusive community building, its strategies and policies are not just...

Design competencies could be beneficial to other professions such as business, healthcare, education, and government, among others. They encourage a problem-solving mindset that is focused on empathy, collaboration, and creativity.

I was curious how to witness design added value. Ideas such as “good design always creates good value” and “design adds value” support the proposition that design impacts society and contributes to the economy but do not provide reliable and evidence-based tools to demonstrate that fact. The postdoctoral study ‘Identification system of design’s so...

Design Footprints for Mining the Future defines the effect of socioeconomic , technological and sustainability highlights of the last century and traces the development of design concepts as a result of external impacts. The aim of the paper is to analyse the changing context, scope and impact of design and its education since the industrial revolu...

Design adds value for the benefit of the economy, people and the environment; however, reliable and comparable tools demonstrating design's contribution to the economy and its impact on return on investment are lacking. Also, entrepreneurs are willing to apply design to improve their products and services; yet, design's comparative advantages can n...

I was curious how to witness design added value. Ideas such as “good design always creates good value” and “design adds value” support the proposition that design impacts society and contributes to the economy but do not provide reliable and evidence-based tools to demonstrate that fact. The postdoctoral study ‘Identification system of design’s so...

This research addresses the perceived design value of Generation Z (Gen Z) and indicate design transformation from a result to the key method of defining problems and challenges. The design-conception process should be articulated for the best solution, with analytically informed design-led practice moving the design paradigm and design thinking pr...

User preferences in the experience and service economy are complicated due to oversaturated market offerings ranging from material-based products to e-services and digital technology solutions. Every business has its own objectives, but all their products and services must offer promises that persuade users to buy and consume them. Products and ser...

This research aims to decode design value by identifying aspects perceived by users that may help businesses and society apply design more deliberately. The research contributes to the clarification of the term “design adds value” by proposing indicators of perceived design value. The widely known saying “design adds value” is followed by the assum...

Although design has its roots in arts education, in the context of economic crisis and the need to develop Creative Industries in Latvia, it was decided to re-profile 100 professional art teachers to design teachers in 2008. During 2009-2010 the new and innovative professional development continuing education training program for design teachers wa...

Abstract: Design thinking is determined as one of the must have abilities for every profession in the XXI century. New product development is a prerogative of professional designers and engineers, trained to use design thinking, design research and new product development methods to solve problems, to create solutions or to face challenges. Resear...

Design is recognized as an essential tool of innovation that shapes behaviours and attitudes to transform demand, and now provides an opportunity to develop the bioeconomy. Although design has no commonly agreed upon definition or metrics for valuation, it is generally referred to as an activity of people-centred innovation by which desirable and...

The widespread reach of globalisation processes throughout the world has fostered an amalgamative intertwining of cultural and religious systems, particularly in areas whose economic ties have steadily increased. This article takes this reality as its starting point to explore the collision of the visual communication ethics of Europe with the reli...