RT journal article
T1 Influence of Technology on Perceived Obsolescence though
Product Design Properties
A1 Pardo Vicente, Miguel Ángel
A1 Camacho Magriñán, Patricia
A1 Pavón Domínguez, Pablo
A2 Ingeniería Mecánica y Diseño Industrial
K1 product design
K1 perceived obsolescence
K1 formal obsolescence
K1 psychology
K1 user
AB Formal or perceived obsolescence describes the fact that users decide to stop using a product, even though it still fulfils its function. This is because the design is perceived as obsolete, which also leads to negative product semantics. This is often the case with products that are frequently updated to incorporate the latest technology. The aim of this paper is to understand the influence of technology on the perception of design. To this end, 297 people were surveyed about their perception of formal obsolescence in regard to different elements of a car and a smartphone, based on their design properties: shape, colour and material. In addition, technological attributes (some of which were dystopian) were added to these products to assess the influence of current or obsolete technology on participants' perception of obsolescence. Possible correlations were assessed by means of a chi-square analysis. The results show that technology does not influence all design properties in the same way, with shape being more important than colour or material. This is especially true for multimedia products, such as vehicle displays or smartphones. The results of this paper can help design engineers to create products that last longer, while also reducing their environmental impact.
PB MDPI
SN 2071-1050
YR 2022
FD 2022-11
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/28531
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/28531
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 06-nov-2026