In our daily life we are immersed in sounds that are generated by products. If one were to
ask someone to name sounds produced by products, often sounds are mentioned that alarm …

With the increasing use of digital technologies and smart objects, sound is playing an ever
more important role in our everyday life interactions with a given object, human computer …

Embodied sound design is a process of sound creation that involves the designer's vocal
apparatus and gestures. The possibilities of vocal sketching were investigated by means of …

All robots create consequential sound—sound produced as a result of the robot's
mechanisms—yet little work has explored how sound impacts human-robot interaction …

A product has multiple sensory properties, each of which can be evaluated on its affective
quality. In the current study, we investigated differences in the evaluation of the affective …

Noisiness is an important product experience that is not restricted to the auditory properties
of products; bright colors and cluttered visual patterns can also be experienced as noisy …

In this paper we focus through a series of interviews on the relation between sound and
brand identity in the context of musical and sound design for the industry. The interviews …

Highlights•Sound design evolves through a listening–moving–listening process.•Using
sounds as sketches facilitates such a process.•New tools and methods for sketching sound …

Sound-driven design is a collaborative and multidisciplinary design activity which uses
sound as catalyst of the design approach. We present a semantic-oriented methodology and …

Using musical logos (MLs; **gles) for brand promotion is a time-tested marketing strategy to
develop brand recognition and aid memorability among consumers. The researchers …