Federico Del Giorgio SolfaNational University of La Plata | UNLP · Facultad de Artes
Federico Del Giorgio Solfa
Doctor of Arts in Design
Researcher & Co-Coordinator of the Honorary Advisory Commission on INART at the Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas
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Industrial Designer, Professor in Industrial Design, Master in International Marketing, Doctor of Arts in Design, Professor of Project Management (UNLP). Associate Researcher & Co-Coordinator of the Honorary Advisory Commission on INART (CIC-PBA). MBA Professor at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA). PhD Invited Professor in Advanced Seminar in Design I-III, University of Palermo (UP). Master in European Studies, University of Padua (UNIPD). Public Management Specialist (UNTREF).
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June 2021 - November 2023
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April 2015 - September 2018
Education
February 2021 - June 2023
August 2010 - September 2011
October 2009 - November 2009
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This volume has been prepared under the auspices of the project entitled, ‘Competition Reforms in Key Markets for Enhancing Social & Economic Welfare in Developing Countries’ (CREW Project). This project was implemented by CUTS in four countries: Ghana, India, Philippines and Zambia, and across two common sectors: Staple Food and Bus Transport with...
The theme of this essay is youth, social cohesion and innovation as the main factor of local development. In particular, the distinguishing factor that has had the Emilia Romagna region for other innovative developments in northern Italy is analyzed. The purpose is to unravel all the characteristics and potential of the territory Emiliano which has...
Since the development of the machine designed by Alan Turing to the present day, the human-computer interfaces have been progressing in various fields at the rate of use. Initially, computers derived from Turing machine (1936), responded to mathematical needs and its applications focused just to the scientific field; and like almost every technolog...
This paper attempts to open the debate on the idea of local and territorial development of microregional nodes in the Province of Buenos Aires. Under this approach, a model that proposes the creation of Municipal Development Forum, with the participation of local actors, generate local development program is proposed. The proposal is formulated for...
Benchmarking in the public sector contributions and implementation proposals for the province of Buenos Aires. The theme of this work is benchmarking in the public sector. This research, part of the interest in analyzing the importance gained in the sector benchmarking as a tool for improvement and innovation of governance where states undertake ef...
This article aims to problematize the approach to users in the design process. Currently, both from the field of design and from new approaches to sociology and technology in Latin America, the relevance and weight that this aspect has in the design disciplines and their subsequent material solutions are questioned. In order to put the concept into...
En Diseño moviendo al Mundo se recopilan investigaciones donde el denominador de los artículos es pensar al diseño como disciplina holística que al extender lazos a otros mundos del saber aporta herramientas conceptuales y estrategias proyectuales para desenredar problemas e inspirar gráficos, objetos, servicios y sistemas para la buena vida de las...
Lunes 23 de Septiembre 17:40 - 18:40 Hrs.
“ Diseño Moviendo al Mundo”
CUERPO ACADÉMICO
(NODYC)
Dra. Liliana Beatriz Sosa Compeán (Líder CA) (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León - México)
Dra. Marta Nydia Molina González (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León - México)
Dra. Sonia Guadalupe Rivera Castillo (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León - México)
Dr...
Diseño y emprendimiento en ecosistemas socio culturales, económicos y espaciales. Emprendimientos. Interconexión. Diseño. Emprendedorismo. Comienza la conferencia del Cuerpo Académico: NODYC a cargo de la Dra. Liliana Beatriz Sosa Compeán, Dra. Marta Nydia Molina González, Dra, Sonia Guadalupe Rivera Castillo, Dra. Sofía Alejandra Luna Rodríguez, D...
Entrepreneurship in Argentina is a complex phenomenon and the entrepreneurial ecosystem is made up of a wide diversity of actors. Among the existing interdisciplinary relationships and practices, the industrial designer is included as a strategic agent in innovation processes. However, the figure of the entrepreneur that has been built by those who...
The paradigm shift has revealed a need among industrial designers to have entrepreneurial skills. This is the most effective way (if not the only possible one) to practice the discipline today. The implementation of this approach requires reviewing the discursive framework that design has been using to set high, unwavering standards of complexity a...
En Diseño moviendo al Mundo se recopilan investigaciones donde el denominador de los artículos es pensar al diseño como disciplina holística que al extender lazos a otros mundos del saber aporta herramientas conceptuales y estrategias proyectuales para desenredar problemas e inspirar gráficos, objetos, servicios y sistemas para la buena vida de las...
Book that brings together the papers presented at the 2nd International Congress of Teaching and Production of the Arts in Latin America (CIEPAAL), held on October 25, 26 and 27, 2023 at the Faculty of Arts (UNLP). RESUMEN. Libro que reúne las ponencias presentadas en el 2° Congreso Internacional de Enseñanza y Producción de las Artes en América La...
In recent decades, Industrial Design in Argentina has expanded and enriched its field of intervention in such a way that it transcends a professional practice linked to traditional industry. This is due to questions, in principle linked to sectors of popular militancy, regarding care of the environment, sustainable development, respect for "natural...
In this work we seek to characterize the entrepreneurial practice of industrial designers who graduated from the Faculty of Arts of the National University of La Plata with the objective of recognizing unique approaches to Design-based entrepreneurship. To do this, we address two dimensions: the first, cultural, which focuses on the process of cons...
This second research project responds to the need to update the base of new theories, concepts, categories and definitions related to design and innovation management, focusing attention on three main axes: marketing, local development and entrepreneurship; which will be transversally analyzed by the approaches: education, profession, and research....
This approach is based on a new look at marketing, conceived from the project methodologies of Strategic Design and Design Thinking, in order to apply it to the collaborative work networks that occur between young people who undertake business. It allows the analysis of a generation of specific consumers such as Millennials who, with their unique c...
Augmented reality has emerged as a promising technology that combines real-world elements with digital information, thus enriching user experiences. In particular, wearable augmented reality smart gadgets, such as glasses and similar devices, have gained prominence in various fields, from entertainment to education to industry. The central objectiv...
This book offers an in-depth analysis of the unique characteristics that characterize scientific research in the field of industrial design. From its intersection between science and creativity to its focus on the practical application of findings, industrial design research presents unique challenges and opportunities. Exploring the diverse facets...
The paradigm shift has revealed a need among industrial designers to have entrepreneurial capabilities. Being the most effective modality to exercise discipline today. The implementation of this approach requires reviewing the discursive scaffolding that the design has been using to set immovable high standards of complexity and quality, reducing t...
The paradigm shift has revealed a need among industrial designers to have entrepreneurial capabilities. Being the most effective modality to exercise discipline today. The implementation of this approach requires reviewing the discursive scaffolding that the design has been using to set immovable high standards of complexity and quality, reducing t...
Objective of the study: To analyze the costs and profits of sugarcane production regarding the cultural practices of sugarcane suppliers. Methodology/approach: This study positions itself in this gap by comparatively analyzing 6 types of cultural practices: unraveling, windrowing, application of correctives, herbicides, insecticides and fertilizers...
This chapter deals with the ways in which entrepreneurships driven by industrial design and the strategies for interconnecting design for innovation are articulated. In the first instance, current practices are recognized in order to analyze the different processes that entrepreneurial dynamics go through. This analysis is carried out from a system...
This presentation is part of the development of the doctoral thesis, corresponding to the Doctorate in Arts (FDA-UNLP), an activity that was financed through a Scholarship awarded by the Scientific Research Commission (CIC-PBA) in 2019. It explores the relationship between design culture and entrepreneurial culture in the context of the Buenos Aire...
The 2023 Research and Development Project: "Integrated Design and Innovation Management 2. Theoretical and praxis update", responds to the need to update the base of new theories, concepts, categories and definitions related to design and innovation management, focusing attention on three main axes: marketing, local development and entrepreneurship...
Esta presentación forma parte del desarrollo de la tesis doctoral, correspondiente al Doctorado en Artes (FDAUNLP), actividad que fue financiada a través una Beca otorgada por la Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas (CIC-PBA) en el año 2019. Allí se explora la relación entre la cultura del diseño y la cultura emprendedora en el contexto del ecos...
This study investigates how e-business capabilities and digital marketing strategies jointly influence business performance in the e-commerce industry, which has experienced unprecedented growth driven by technological advancements and changing consumer behavior. E-business capabilities encompass the use of technology and digital infrastructure, wh...
The Organizer cordially invites abstracts and full length research/review papers from all over the world to participate in the International Conference on “Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, Research and Technology” 2023 (ISERT - 2023). Topics of interest for submission include various subtheme, but are not limited to the conference aims. The...
On behalf of the organising committee, I would like to corodially welcome you all to International Conference on Interdisciplinary Studies in Education Research & Technology 2023 (ISERT – 2023) with all the interdisciplinary themes Engineering & Technologies, Sciences & General Studies, Arts Education & Humanities, Computing & Informatices, Adminis...
The R&D Project: “Integrated Design and Innovation Management. Contributions for a theoretical-conceptual and methodological review” (B374), responds to the need to survey, analyze and form a base of new theories, concepts, categories and definitions related to design and innovation management, focusing attention on three main axes: marketing, loca...
This book collects experiences, reflections and new pedagogical proposals that are being incorporated into teaching practices, at different levels of technical education in our countries. The authors' interventions, which cover different perspectives and degrees of depth, allow us to understand and evaluate: the trajectories that technical educatio...
Sixty years after the founding of the first technical secondary school in the Province of Buenos Aires, the Covid-19 pandemic forces us to analyze the virtuality of 2020 and delve deeper into the levels of vulnerability that educational structures have. In this type of reflection, empathy with students has been absent. Therefore, this work analyzes...
Industrial design is a profession of entrepreneurs, given that solving problems and creating meaning through innovative products, services or experiences implies being linked to risk, uncertainty and the detection of opportunities. However, a relationship of tension is established between the culture of design and the culture of entrepreneurship th...
The "02 Dyas International Conference on Sustainable Development Goals" hosted by Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, proved to be a momentous event that transcended borders and brought together over 50 esteemed international speakers from diverse backgrounds. Throughout this multi-day conference, sch...
The idea of design and development based on Sustainable Science and Technology Parks, stems from an idea of Environmental Science and Technology Parks, developed in the year two thousand and eleven together with Ana Inés Lasala. This evolved version that is presented today for Argentina tries to give a sustainable sense to a strategic selection of...
Healthcare professionals decide wisely about personalized medicine, treatment plans, and resource allocation by utilizing big data analytics and machine learning. To guarantee that algorithmic recommendations are impartial and fair, however, ethical issues relating to prejudice and data privacy must be taken into account. Big data analytics and mac...
On behalf of the Global Academic Forum on Technology, Innovation, and Management (GAFTIM), we are delighted to present the first issue of the third volume of the International Journal of Computations, Information, and Manufacturing (IJCIM). This issue brings together an array of scholarly articles that explore the intersection of technology, inform...
The relationships between paradigms, work plans and publications are identified as the most appropriate approach to analyze research in industrial design in a public sector scientific institution. Therefore, this thesis addresses the problem of research in industrial design of the Scientific Research Commission of the Province of Buenos Aires, thro...
Presentation of the doctoral thesis that addresses the problems of industrial design research at the Scientific Research Commission (CIC) of the Province of Buenos Aires, through the study of a population of fellows and researchers between 1998 and 2021. It is based on a multiple case study with a descriptive, comparative and interpretive design, l...
This work recovers and describes a teaching experience in one of the Industrial Design Technology chairs at the National University of La Plata, where the environmental dimension is incorporated into the practical path. It is considered how the environmental space in the education of industrial design in the UNLP and in general in Argentine Univers...
El libro “Memorias de las 4º Jornadas sobre las prácticas docentes en la Universidad Pública. Producir universidad, garantizar derechos y construir futuros en el mundo contemporáneo” reúne los artículos que bajo la modalidad de relatos de experiencias y reseñas de investigación fueron presentados en el marco de la cuarta edición de las Jornadas sob...
The B374 project: “Integrated Management of Design and Innovation. Contributions for a theoretical-conceptual and methodological review", was accredited by the National University of La Plata as a 2020 Biennial Research and Development Project and responds to the need to survey, analyze and form a base of new theories, concepts, categories and defi...
This is a doctoral thesis project in progress, which proposes to examine what kind of link is established between humans and augmented reality devices. For this, it is proposed to review the concept of intelligent prostheses through the study of representative cases. These cases are analyzed to identify and characterize what type of physical and em...
This article explores the emerging aspects of design around industry 4.0 in the context of the current digital revolution. The digital technologies involved are categorized, describing some key definitions to understand the physical relationships between humans and these new technologies, especially analyzing the paradigm of technological prosthese...
Analysis from a gender perspective in the Honorary Advisory Commissions and Qualifications Board of the Scientific Research Commission of the Province of Buenos Aires. Work carried out in November 2022, within the framework of the training of the Buenos Aires Micaela Law. RESUMEN. Análisis en perspectiva de género en las Comisiones Asesoras Honorar...
Purpose: The research explored empirical evidence to assess the impact of cyber security and supply chain risk on digital operations in the UAE pharmaceutical industry.
Methodology/Design/Approach: Based on responses from 243 personnel working at 14 pharmaceutical manufacturing companies in Dubai, data were examined for normality, instrument valid...
Sixty years after the foundation of the first technical secondary school in the Province of Buenos Aires, the COVID-19 pandemic forces us to analyze virtuality 2020 and delve into the levels of vulnerability that educational structures possess. In general, in this type of reflection, empathy with the students has been absent. For this reason, this...
Sixty years after the foundation of the first technical secondary school in the Province of Buenos Aires, the COVID-19 pandemic forces us to analyze virtuality 2020 and delve into the levels of vulnerability that educational structures possess. In general, in this type of reflection, empathy with the students has been absent. For this reason, this...
Sixty years after the founding of the first technical secondary school in the Province of Buenos Aires, the COVID-19 pandemic forces us to analyze virtuality 2020 and delve into the levels of vulnerability that educational structures have. In general, in this type of reflections, empathy with the students has been absent. Therefore, this work analy...
This work recovers and describes a teaching experience in one of the chairs of Industrial Design Technology at the National University of La Plata, where the environmental dimension is incorporated into the practical path. It is considered how the environmental space emerged in the education of industrial design at the UNLP and in general at Argent...
The diversity in agronomic practices being used by sugarcane producers in Brazil determines differences in economic performance and cost structure. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the cost of six systems of agronomic practices using fixed or variable rates for soil amendment, fertilizer, and defensive applications and assess the profitabil...
A sesenta años de la fundación de la primera escuela secundaria técnica de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, la pandemia de Covid-19 nos obliga a analizar la virtualidad 2020 y profundizar sobre los niveles de vulnerabilidad que poseen las estructuras educativas. En este tipo de reflexiones, la empatía con los alumnos ha estado ausente. Por ello, este...
The costs of agricultural inputs added to those of labor represent almost a third of the total cost of Brazilian sugarcane production. This study analyzes the behavior of the price per ton of sugarcane in Brazil, relating it to the main production costs of this cultivation. Twelve price indicators from January 2015 to December 2020 were evaluated....
The B374 project: “Integrated Management of Design and Innovation. Contributions for a theoretical-conceptual and methodological review”, was accredited by the National University of La Plata as a 2020 Biennial Research and Development Project and responds to the need to survey, analyze and form a base of new theories, concepts, categories and defi...
This is a doctoral thesis project in preparation, which proposes to examine what kind of link is established between humans and augmented reality devices. For this, it is proposed to review the concept of intelligent prostheses through the study of representative cases. These cases are analyzed to identify and characterize what kind of physical and...
This is the presentation of a doctoral thesis project in preparation, which proposes to examine what type of link is established between humans and augmented reality devices. For this, it is proposed to review the concept of intelligent prostheses through the study of representative cases. These cases are analyzed to identify and characterize what...
Presentation of project B374: “Integrated Management of Design and Innovation. Contributions for a theoretical-conceptual and methodological review”, was accredited by the National University of La Plata as a 2020 Biennial Research and Development Project and responds to the need to survey, analyze and form a base of new theories, concepts, categor...
F.2.1. Paradigmas considerados en planes y publicaciones/patentes Fuente: elaborado por Federico Del Giorgio Solfa para su tesis doctoral (2022). Advanced design Aspectos culturales y etnológicos Automatización Business design Calidad de vida Co-diseño Colonialidad global Competitividad Complejidad Concepto He Concepto She Con...
Línea del tiempo que incluye los principales hitos del punto de vista de las diseñadores industriales que investigaron o investigan en la Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas de la Provincia de Buenos Aires.
In general, it is unknown what is being investigated in the Science and Technology Organizations (OCYT) and although it is possible to have access to scientific reports that may be public, their reading is always decontextualized and it is difficult to understand for those who would like to internalize about some area of research or find some type...
This work presents a context of Argentine agro-industrial production and the role of technological innovation for small and medium industries. The theoretical framework is established based on innovation and technological innovation; this allowed to build a product analysis model on a second phase. The proposed model, structured in the disciplinary...
In design practices there are multiple ways to link with companies and entrepreneurs. The Arlistán songs are the artistic representation of a way to capitalize on design strategies, musical composition and advertising marketing, to create sound environments that result in pleasant experiences for coffee consumers. From a real application, this new...
This article addresses the new theories and concepts of design management: design thinking, user experience (UX) and service design. They consider people's experiences and focus on the characteristics of each one of them. From industrial design, the scope and relationships between these definitions-now better visible-were analyzed, which always bel...
In design practices there are multiple ways to link with companies and entrepreneurs. The Arlistán songs are the artistic representation of a way to capitalize on design strategies, musical composition and advertising marketing, to create sound environments that result in pleasant experiences for coffee consumers. Starting from a real application,...
The paradigm shift has revealed a need among industrial designers to have entrepreneurial capabilities. This being the most effective modality (if not the only possible one) to exercise discipline today. The implementation of this approach requires reviewing the discursive scaffolding that the design has been using to set immovable high standards o...
El objetivo de este artículo es analizar las relaciones entre las teorías del diseño estratégico y el diseño participativo, en alianzas comerciales múltiples entre emprendedores locales de diversos sectores y su aplicación integrada en el contexto urbano. Diversos autores han tratado estos temas estratégicos de manera aislada y con menor frecuencia...
In the present research work, the relationship between the operation of product design and the economy of functionality or economy of services is studied. For this, the research focuses on the design of integrated solid waste management systems as the object of study of a service provision system that is in turn made up of several subsystems. It is...
The phenomenon of entrepreneurship has been installed in the Argentine imaginary and its dissemination has been possible, due to the construction of microsubjective discourses directed at young professionals who seek individual and self-organized ways of insertion into the labor market (Bonsiepe, 2013), acting in a disjointed way with industry and...
This article seeks to establish the development of rural communities, with up to 500 inhabitants, with the creation of a Rural Tourism Development Forum and a Tourism Development Program with local identity. It is proposed to capitalize on cultural assets and local knowledge, to strengthen the profile and tourist circuits, local services and enterp...
C630. Arlistán songs: integrating design, composition music and advertising marketing.
In design practices, there are multiple ways to link with companies and entrepreneurs. The songs Arlistán, are the artistic representation of a way of capitalize on design strategies, musical composition and advertising marketing, to create sound environments th...
Noting the small number of works within the field of design that pay attention to the development of technology-based entrepreneurial processes and overcoming a reductionist view oriented towards economic positions, this work set out to develop a study whose descriptive and correlational scope would allow us to question the presence of entrepreneur...
The work analyzes and describes the current panorama of national industries, in relation to the problems it presents when incorporating new technologies to develop new products. For this reason, rapid prototyping technologies are described as fundamental tools for industries worldwide, as they are considered the driving axes of the "third industria...
The work analyzes the processes involved in the design and development of new products, in different business scales, according to the approach offered by the perspective of industrial design, marketing and engineering, by describing the methodologies proposed by different authors . Based on the conclusions reached in the analysis of a series of ca...
This article attempts to open the debate on a territorial development perspective that fixes the interest in organized territories that are characterized by the existence of a community with a local identity, politically and administratively regulated. We conceive these territories as subjects of development promotion interventions. For this we pro...
Las canciones Arlistán, son la representación artística de un modo de capitalizar estrategias de diseño, composición musical y marketing publicitario, para crear ambientes sonoros que resulten en experiencias placenteras para los consumidores de café. A partir de una aplicación real, se analiza este nuevo concepto en el contexto del musical brandin...
En las prácticas de diseño existen múltiples formas de vincularse con empresas y emprendedores. Las canciones Arlistán, son la representación artística de un modo de capitalizar estrategias de diseño, composición musical y marketing publicitario, para crear ambientes sonoros que resulten en experiencias placenteras para los consumidores de café. A...
En las prácticas de diseño, existen múltiples formas de vincularse con empresas y emprendedores. Las canciones Arlistán, son la representación artística de un modo de capitalizar estrategias de diseño, composición musical y marketing publicitario, para crear ambientes sonoros que resulten en experiencias placenteras para los consumidores de café. A...
Studies focused on product design and development models based on Gandhian engineering, can result in new strategies and solutions that enrich the various design methodologies and processes, improving commercial, economic and technical viability, in obtaining products ultra low cost Gandhian engineering has a completely democratic vision on the dev...
The study, design and development of a low-cost digital braille printer is boarded with a transdisciplinary approach. The main challenge was focused on reducing significantly the high cost of this type of printers and their printing services. This context is aggravated with the low commercialization of these products in the country, a factor that m...
Entrepreneurship in Argentina is a complex phenomenon, due to the diversity of actors that make up the entrepreneurial ecosystem (EE). These are interdisciplinary relationships and practices, and the industrial designer (DI), as a strategic agent in innovation processes, is not exempt. However, the figure of the entrepreneur that has been built by...
Technical education in Latin America has withstood intense transformations as a product of changing economic and educational policies. Fortunately, technical education schools are still present and retain their potential in most of our countries.
Those of us, who travel from students’ rolesto teachers’ roles in educational technical institutions, a...
Gegenstand dieses Buches ist Benchmarking im öffentlichen Sektor und ein Teil des Interesses, um die Bedeutung zu analysieren, die Benchmarking in diesem Sektor erlangt hat-als Instrument zur Verbesserung und Innovation der öffentlichen Verwaltung-, wenn Staaten sich um Qualität bemühen, Effizienz und Effektivität der angebotenen Dienste. Die Studi...
Gegenstand dieses Buches ist Benchmarking im öffentlichen Sektor und ein Teil des Interesses, um die Bedeutung zu analysieren, die Benchmarking in diesem Sektor erlangt hat-als Instrument zur Verbesserung und Innovation der öffentlichen Verwaltung-, wenn Staaten sich um Qualität bemühen, Effizienz und Effektivität der angebotenen Dienste. Die Studi...
The II Congress of International Political Economy (CEPI) of the National University of Moreno (UNM) took place in 2 intense days in which it contributed to reflection and debate, enabling the University to fulfill a highly auspicious role by contributing to the topics of public interest, simultaneously with the training function of their future pr...
The II Congress of International Political Economy (CEPI) of the National University of Moreno (UNM) took place in 2 intense days in which it contributed to reflection and debate, enabling the University to fulfill a highly auspicious role by contributing to the topics of public interest, simultaneously with the training function of their future pr...
The present paper is made up of a first part where some preliminary reflections are made about the typologies of the concept of development, delving into the study of its definition and its characteristics. Likewise, a differentiation is made in relation to the concept of growth and economic development is characterized. In particular, the relation...
In this paper we analyze the new theories and concepts related to design management, which focus on the experiences of people and the particular characteristics of each one of them. Specifically, with a focus on Industrial Design, the scope and relationships between these conceptual definitions -which are now visible- that always belonged to the fi...
This book gathers experiences, reflections and new pedagogical proposals that are being incorporated to the teaching practices, in different levels of the technical education in our countries. The authors' interventions, which cover different perspectives and depth, allow us to understand and evaluate: the trajectories that technical education has...
The technical and professional education in Latin America has been surpassed with the success in the future and the intense transformations, effects of the economic and educational policies. Fortunately, there are still industrial schools in many of our countries. It is the responsibility and commitment of those who were once or were involved with...
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How are industrial design research designs generally configured? What methodologies do they generally use? The idea is to have on hand a repertoire of methods and frequent actions for research in industrial design.