Abstract
As artificial intelligence (AI) technology is gradually put into application in the design industry, higher requirements have been imposed on the competence of industrial designers in the market. This study explored the application of AI technology in the design field and its future development direction on the basis of literature research in order to figure out the competency factors of industrial designers under the background of AI technology. Expert research and interview were used to obtain expert reliability, followed by a questionnaire survey of designers and data analysis to verify the effectiveness of the competency model, based on which the competency model of industrial designers in the AI context has been finalized. The result shows that it is necessary for designers to be capable of integrating and reserving cross-domain knowledge due to high demands on the degree of recognition to innovation ability, knowledge, and professional capability, and on the innovation of both design thinking and design method. Under the background of AI, industrial designers are required to understand the basic background knowledge of AI, and to have the ability to finish information sorting and provide assistance in designing applying AI software, and the ability to cooperate with AI engineers. This competency model will not only promote the development of AI technology in the industrial design trade by imposing new demands on industrial designers but also point out the direction for the cultivation of design talents in institutions of higher learning.
Recommended Citation
Hou, Jianjun; Mao, Yichao; and Xu, Lijun, "Study on the Competency Model Construction for Industrial Designers under Artificial Intelligence Technology" (2021). ICEB 2021 Proceedings (Nanjing, China). 29.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/iceb2021/29