Strategic style change using grammar transformations

Sumbul Khan, Scott C. Chase

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Abstract

New styles can be created by modifying existing ones. In order to formalize style change using grammars, style has to be formally defined in the design language of a grammar. Previous studies in the use of grammars for style change do not give explicit rationale for transformation. How would designers decide which rules to modify in a grammar to generate necessary changes in style(s) of designs? This paper addresses the aforementioned issues by presenting a framework for strategic style change using goal-driven grammar transformations. The framework employs a style description scheme constructed by describing the aesthetic qualities of grammar elements using adjectival descriptors. We present techniques for the formal definition of style in the designs generated by grammars. The utility of the grammar transformation framework and the style description scheme is tested with an example of mobile phone design. Analyses reveal that constraining rules in grammars is a valid technique for generating designs with a dominance of desired adjectival descriptors, thus aiding in strategic style change.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)488-506
Number of pages19
JournalAI EDAM - Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing
Volume30
Issue number4
Early online date26 Feb 2016
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Nov 2016

Keywords

  • aesthetics
  • computer-aided design
  • product design
  • shape grammars
  • style

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