Material feedback in digital design tools

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Stanton, Christian J
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System Design and Management Program.
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Lawrence Sass.
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Abstract
How do design tools feedback material behavior to the designer? Digital design tools in use by designers today provide a rich environment for design of form but offer little feedback of the material that ultimately realize that form. This lack of materialism limits the value of the design tool and the exploration of the design space where material behavior provides important feedback to the designer. This study examines the modes and value of material feedback in design, illustrates the challenge with current tools and suggests enhancements to design tools to support material feedback.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture; and, (S.M. in System Design and Management)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, September 2009.
 
Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis.
 
Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-69).
 
Date issued
2009
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/62983
Department
System Design and Management Program.; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Architecture; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Keywords
Architecture., Engineering Systems Division., System Design and Management Program.
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