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This paper describes the construction of a multimedia design resource, structured to reflect the design process. Initially an issue based representation was used to organise the multimedia data for a complete season’s range of clothing in a sportswear company. This resource was used by the design team to review progress with the current season’s design and to reflect on the process overall once it was completed. Based on experiences with making use of this resource, we constructed a system for capturing and re-using design knowledge which better suits product designers’ priorities. We highlight the particular value of effectively structured multimedia material to design based companies where data is primarily visual in nature, where design cycles are rapid, and where brand consistency is important.
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Phillips, S., Mcdonnell, J.T. (1998). Structuring multimedia data to facilitate decision making and reflection in product design. In: Sutcliffe, A., Ziegler, J., Johnson, P. (eds) Designing Effective and Usable Multimedia Systems. IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing, vol 7. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35370-8_8
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