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Design for relaxation: A model for understanding stress for designers
Stoop, Michčle; Snelders, Dirk
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Year:
2017
Editor:
Anja Maier, Stanko Škec, Harrison Kim, Michael Kokkolaras, Josef Oehmen, Georges Fadel, Filippo Salustri, Mike Van der Loos
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Series:
ICED
Institution:
Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Section:
Design Methods and Tools
Page(s):
583-592
ISBN:
978-1-904670-92-6
ISSN:
2220-4342
Abstract:
Stress is negatively affecting a large part of society. Knowledge on treating stress is available in the literature even though the phenomenon has yet to be fully explained. Designers could transform these insights into useful products and services that could support people affected by stress. Based on a study of the literature, a model is created called Design for Relaxation. The model is validated using an analysis of the work of design students addressing work related stress. The conclusion is that the model can be used by designers to develop future products and services to counter excessive levels of (work related) stress.
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