10 April 2026, Volume 8 Issue 2

    

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  Theoretical Origins of the People-centered Nature of Art in Xi Jinping's Cultural Thoughts

  ZHANG Nanmu, ZHANG Miaomiao

  Industrial & Engineering Design. 2026, 8(2): 1-7. https://doi.org/10.19798/j.cnki.2096-6946.2026.02.001

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  The people-centered nature of art in Xi Jinping's cultural thoughts serves as the soul of literary and artistic endeavors in the new era. The work aims to explore the profound logic and multidimensional origins of its formation from a theoretical perspective. Firstly, in terms of the "soul-vein", it "returns to the roots to innovate", transforming the Marxist materialist conception of history into the logical starting point of the aesthetic realm, thereby clarifying the fundamental value orientation of literature and art. Secondly, in terms of the "culture-vein", it transforms and elevates the people-centered essence of fine traditional Chinese culture into a contemporary discourse of "putting the people first", achieving a historical leap in aesthetic paradigms. Thirdly, in terms of the "blood-vein", it carries forward the "red gene" of the Communist Party of China's literary and artistic line, completing a mission upgrade from satisfying basic cultural needs to strengthening the people's spiritual power. Through the organic integration of these multiple threads, Xi Jinping's cultural thoughts successfully achieve a Sinicized leap in Marxist literary and artistic theory, providing a fundamental framework for constructing an independent Chinese knowledge system for literature and art.
Design Theory
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  Construction of a Tripartite Interaction Model for Lacquerware Cultural and Creative Design Based on the Grounded Theory

  LU Ling, LI Yinan, SUN Peixian

  Industrial & Engineering Design. 2026, 8(2): 8-19. https://doi.org/10.19798/j.cnki.2096-6946.2026.02.002

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  By adopting the grounded theory as the research method and starting from empirical data, the work aims to explore the operational mechanism of lacquerware cultural and creative products within the contemporary design context and construct a systematic "Tripartite Interaction Model for Lacquerware Cultural and Creative Design". By employing the research steps of the grounded theory, including open coding, axial coding and selective coding, a systematic analysis is conducted on social media texts, practitioner interviews and product cases. Following the principles of theoretical sampling and constant comparison, concepts are extracted from raw data and theoretical sampling is performed until theoretical saturation is achieved, thereby forming core categories and constructing a theoretical model. The research findings indicate that the operational logic system of lacquerware cultural and creative design exhibits dynamic characteristics of multi-agent collaboration. The value generation layer establishes the foundation of cultural identity and aesthetic cognition, the practice transformation layer facilitates the integration of design language and craftsmanship techniques, and the structural support layer forms the operational framework through industrial chain construction and social participation, thereby achieving cultural value reproduction and sustainable development. The constructed tripartite interaction model reveals the systematic generative mechanism of lacquerware cultural and creative design, providing an operational theoretical model and practical pathway for the modern transformation of intangible cultural heritage crafts.
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  Modular Craftsmanship of Glazed Pagoda at the Great Bao'en Temple and Its Production System in the Ming Dynasty

  DAI Ruiqi, WENG Yixi

  Industrial & Engineering Design. 2026, 8(2): 20-29. https://doi.org/10.19798/j.cnki.2096-6946.2026.02.003

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  This study examines the modular craftsmanship of the Ming Dynasty Glazed Pagoda at the Great Bao'en Temple, exploring its institutional integration within the imperial engineering system and construction logic. Drawing on historical documents, archaeological reports, and architectural archives at home and abroad, this research systematically analyzes the pagoda's mold design, component classification, and labor division through material evidence and comparative analysis. By contrasting wooden mortise-and-tenon joints with glazed modular components, it traces the evolution of modular techniques. Further, it investigates the coordination between production and management by contextualizing findings within the Ministry of Works (Gongbu) administration and imperial project protocols in the Ming Dynasty. The study reveals that: at the technical level, the physical constraints of glazed ceramics necessitated pre-calibration of dimensions and component compatibility during mold design. This shifted empirical artisan knowledge toward standardized production processes and refined the division of labor across design, molding, firing, and assembly stages. At the production level, cross-regional and multi-craft collaboration achieved systemic cohesion in the workflow. In conclusion, this reflects how the Ming Dynasty of China institutionalized production to regulate craftsmanship, deploying it in service of the visual construction of imperial power and religious order. As a mediator between technology and institution, glazed modular components epitomized the zenith of official ceramic artistry while exposing the institutional constraints on technical innovation.
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  Theoretical Examination and Pathway Exploration of Design Intervention in Rural Human Settlements

  WANG Yijun, LI Qingqing

  Industrial & Engineering Design. 2026, 8(2): 30-36. https://doi.org/10.19798/j.cnki.2096-6946.2026.02.004

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  In response to prevalent issues in design intervention in rural human settlements, such as "emphasizing form over substance", "prioritizing objects over processes" and "focusing on practice over theory", the work aims to systematically examine the role, function, and governance logic of design in this context and to explore effective intervention pathways, thereby providing theoretical guidance for rural construction practices. By reviewing existing practices and theories, three major problems in current design interventions are firstly extracted. Then, theoretical reflection is conducted from three dimensions of design role, design function, and design governance. On this basis, multidisciplinary perspectives are integrated to construct a design system that is rooted in the inherent characteristics of rural areas and responds to their actual needs, with "benefiting people while cherishing nature" as its core, "internal and external dual systems" as its framework, and "three concentric circles" as its approach. Rural human settlement design must break away from the simple transplantation of urban models. Through role transformation, theoretical construction, and paradigm innovation, design can intervene in an equal and collaborative manner, thereby genuinely addressing the actual needs of rural areas and promoting the sustainable development of livable, workable, and harmonious villages.
Design Focus
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  Breaking Barriers and Forging Symbiosis: Constructing a New Paradigm of Digital-intelligent Translation of Chinese Visual Symbols

  XU Ming, XIN Zhisheng

  Industrial & Engineering Design. 2026, 8(2): 37-46. https://doi.org/10.19798/j.cnki.2096-6946.2026.02.005

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  At this critical juncture where the nation is transitioning from "cultural digitisation" to "cultural digital-intelligence", and in light of the "semantic gap", where traditional Chinese visual symbols are preserved in a living tradition yet suffer from a lack of semantic meaning, being "data-rich but uncontrollable", this study adopts an interdisciplinary design perspective to propose a framework for constructing a digital-intelligence design translation paradigm for Chinese visual symbols to advance related research from empirical applications towards a systematic methodological framework. This study first defines the research scope through the theoretical lens of the core issue. Then, it summarizes the research paths through concrete practical cases. The discipline of design should serve as the critical nexus connecting cultural genes and computational intelligence, with the tripartite coupling mechanism of "Culture × Design × Intelligence" as the core theoretical coordinate. In terms of practical paths, it constructs a living generation chain ranging from the cultural gene database, the cross-modal knowledge graph and the proprietary model hub to a multi-agent collaborative design workflow. The digital-intelligent translation that bridges the semantic gap is not only the iteration of technical tools, but also the in-depth reconstruction of the new quality productive forces in cultural and creative fields. This new paradigm aims to elevate Chinese visual symbols from "heritage under passive preservation" to "independent and controllable digital-intelligent assets", and provide an intellectually leading Chinese solution for enhancing the discourse power of Chinese culture in the global digital-intelligent context and realizing the symbiosis and mutual learning of human civilizations.
Talks among Design Youth
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  Risk Perception and Fear Regulation: Exploring Design Intervention Pathways Toward Risk Emotion Management

  HAO Yuyue, WANG Yaqi

  Industrial & Engineering Design. 2026, 8(2): 47-55. https://doi.org/10.19798/j.cnki.2096-6946.2026.02.006

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  To address the lack of a systematic design pathway for risk emotion intervention in disaster response and public safety, this study takes the two-stage characteristics of the fear emotion as the core to construct an operable design intervention framework for risk emotions. Based on risk perception and emotion regulation theories, a theoretical framework is established to analyze the two-stage evolutionary path of fear. An intervention pathway framework is constructed from three dimensions of information design, environmental cues, and embodied cognition. Through verification with typical cases in industrial safety and medical fields, a dual-regulation pathway of "effective warning - anxiety relief" for risk emotions is developed. The study defines intervention objectives for the alert and anxiety stages of risk emotions, and proposes a synergistic mechanism through which the three pathways regulate risk emotions. By means of design intervention, a controllable balance is achieved between activating necessary alertness and avoiding excessive anxiety. By introducing the two-stage characteristics of the fear emotion, integrating the three-dimensional pathways of information design, environmental cues, and embodied cognition, and proposing the bipolar regulation mechanism, this study transforms emotional mechanisms into designable regulatory targets, thereby providing an implementable interdisciplinary design intervention methodology for high-risk scenarios such as public disasters and industrial safety.
Design Innovation and Application
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  Dynamic Evolution of Product Color Kansei Design Based on the Knowledge Graph

  WU Tianyu, XU Wei

  Industrial & Engineering Design. 2026, 8(2): 56-65. https://doi.org/10.19798/j.cnki.2096-6946.2026.02.007

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  The work aims to clarify the research status and key hotspots of product color Kansei design and summarize the practical application process of product color Kansei design. The bibliometric tool, Citespace, was employed to conduct a knowledge map analysis of 682 literature entries on product color Kansei design from the CNKI database. The spatiotemporal distribution of research on product color Kansei design is sorted out systematically and its current research status is clarified. With clustering algorithms, visual maps of research themes are obtained. Based on keyword co-occurrence frequency and betweenness centrality index, an in-depth analysis of research hotspots is conducted around the three themes constituting product color Kansei design: color symbol perception, color semantic cognition, and color emotional experience, and a dynamic evolution mechanism of product color perceptual design is constructed. The results show that the spatiotemporal distribution and cooperation co-occurrence density among different research institutions are uneven. Research hotspots focus on guiding the practice of product color design based on Kansei engineering theory, integrated with technical methods such as mathematical calculation, experimental measurement, and intelligent algorithms. Meanwhile, the mechanism indicates that the mixed research model combining Kansei design thinking with quantitative analysis methods and artificial intelligence technology has become an important approach for the innovative research and development of product color Kansei design.
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  Construction of a Four-dimensional Framework for Public Education Service Design in Chinese Museums Based on Bibliometrics

  DING Xiong, LIU Shiqi, TAN Wanting, QIU Gongmao

  Industrial & Engineering Design. 2026, 8(2): 66-77. https://doi.org/10.19798/j.cnki.2096-6946.2026.02.008

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  The paper systematically reviews the research trends, hotspots, and evolutionary tendencies in Museum Public Education Service (MPES) design in China in recent years, so as to indicate future development directions. Taking 335 MPES design-related documents indexed by CNKI from 2007 to 2024 as the research object, and using the CiteSpace bibliometric tool, core issues such as service design, curriculum design, and user experience are identified through keyword co-occurrence, clustering, and emergence analysis. The paper summarizes the three-stage characteristics in the development of MPES in China under the dual effects of policy driven and disciplinary development. Based on keyword clustering and emergent typological classification, a four-dimensional framework for MPES design, encompassing "Collection Resources - Educational Subjects - User Needs - System Design" has been constructed. Furthermore, the inherent relationship among the four dimensions has been revealed through the lens of Service Theater Theory. This framework provides a "global perspective" for governments, cultural and museum managers, and designers, and also provides a theoretical basis for the diversified, targeted, and systematic innovation of MPES in the future.
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  Methods for Landscape Construction and Aesthetic Design of Large Bridges

  LI Weizhan

  Industrial & Engineering Design. 2026, 8(2): 78-82. https://doi.org/10.19798/j.cnki.2096-6946.2026.02.009

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  In the context of the high-quality development of transportation construction, people have a higher aesthetic demand for infrastructure represented by bridges. While the construction of large bridges has a large volume and scale, which has a great impact on transportation and economy, making bridges an important engineering product in the region. The landscape quality of bridges needs to be enhanced through systematic aesthetic construction methods. In addition to meeting the previous requirements of "safety, economy and durability", bridge design also needs to consider the requirements of "beauty". Firstly, by analyzing the landscape value and aesthetic composition of large bridges, this paper discusses the characteristics of the integration of art and engineering in the aesthetic design of large bridges. Secondly, from the characteristics of bridge aesthetics construction, the whole process of integrated design, and the application of modern technical methods for rapid iteration, the basic composition of aesthetic design is studied. Finally, the "SDIV" process of bridge aesthetic design is constructed, which effectively promotes the bridge aesthetic design system of deep integration of artistic creativity and structural engineering.
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  Model Construction and Design Research of Interaction Scenarios for Intelligent In-vehicle Robots

  LIU Yujia, ZHANG Chao

  Industrial & Engineering Design. 2026, 8(2): 83-93. https://doi.org/10.19798/j.cnki.2096-6946.2026.02.010

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  The study aims to explore and construct an interaction scenario model for in-vehicle robots in intelligent cockpits, to offer both a theoretical framework and practical guidance for interaction design. The grounded theory was employed with a three-level coding approach to systematically analyze 13 publicly available product samples and 36 in-depth interview cases. Based on the coding results, a layered and progressive functional scenario model was developed. The open coding process yielded 39 categories, which were consolidated through axial coding into 15 major categories and further synthesized into six overarching functional scenarios: driving safety, intelligent services, direct settings, voice interaction, emotional services, and human-subjective interaction. The theoretical model derived from selective coding reveals a three-tiered structure of "demand-driven—interaction realization—experience enhancement". Findings suggest that interaction scenarios of in-vehicle robots form a systematic framework encompassing safety, functionality, and emotionality. Research shows that safety assurance serves as the fundamental prerequisite, functional realization acts as the central support, and emotional experience emerges as the value extension. This model provides a structured theoretical basis for interaction design in intelligent cockpits and offers practical guidance for the optimization and application of in-vehicle robot design in the future.
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  Development Trends, Research Hotspots and Paradigm Construction of Design Innovation Driven by Artificial Intelligence

  HU Ziyin, ZHENG Gangqiang, ZHU Yitao, ZHANG Yizhe, XIE Zhenzhen

  Industrial & Engineering Design. 2026, 8(2): 94-116. https://doi.org/10.19798/j.cnki.2096-6946.2026.02.011

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  The work aims to systematically analyze the development sequence, hot themes and evolution trends of AI-driven design innovation at home and abroad, clarify China's research positioning and development characteristics in this field, and provide references for the path of AI-driven design innovation. Relevant literature in the CNKI and Web of Science databases is systematically analyzed with visualization tools. From multiple dimensions such as the annual number of published papers, institutional cooperation networks, author co-occurrence relationships, keyword co-occurrence and clustering, and emergent word analysis, In-depth comparison and trend mining of research on artificial intelligence-driven design innovation at home and abroad is conducted to reveal its development stages, research hotspots and evolution paths. The development trajectory of domestic artificial intelligence-driven design innovation can be divided into three stages: initial exploration (2000-2015), rapid growth (2016-2020), and stable development (2021-2025). The research hotspots focus on "comprehensive application of artificial intelligence-driven design, knowledge-driven intelligent design, intelligent robot design and control, computer vision-enabled design, and intelligent design methods and system construction". Abroad, it has gone through three stages: initial germination (2000-2010), stable growth (2011-2018), and explosive growth (2019-2025). The research hotspots focus on "generative AI and humanity-oriented design innovation, AI-driven design systems and decision-making mechanisms, AI technology empowering engineering design and energy optimization, user perspective acceptance and literacy of AI design, and the deep integration of AI algorithms and engineering systems". Domestic research generally shows the characteristics of being driven by both "policy and technology" and highly coordinated with national strategies, while foreign research presents an evolutionary logic of "technological breakthroughs - scenario expansion - ethical governance". The differences between Chinese and foreign design research mainly lie in four dimensions: "technical philosophy, value cognition, cultural adaptation, and academic background". In the future, an artificial intelligence design paradigm for human-machine symbiosis should be constructed from the three-dimensional perspectives of "cultural design - ethical design - symbiotic design".
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  Research on Upgrading of the Art Paper Industry from a Design-driven Innovation Perspective: A Case Study of LBY PAPER

  HE Jia, SHI Yanfei

  Industrial & Engineering Design. 2026, 8(2): 117-129. https://doi.org/10.19798/j.cnki.2096-6946.2026.02.012

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  This study examines how the "design-driven innovation" model operates and can be applied to transform traditional manufacturing industries. With focuses on the art paper sector, the research explores how traditional enterprises can transition from a state of technological catch-up to one of value leadership by incorporating design resources and establishing collaborative ecosystems. This study employs a longitudinal single-case design. With Zhejiang LBY PAPER as the subject, the study follows its development over thirty years, from 1994 to 2024. It uses in-depth interviews, analysis of internal documents, and historical data to examine the company's shift from an import agency and independent production model to a collaborative design approach. It demonstrates how LBY established a "production-design-service" ecosystem and leveraged design skills to drive core innovation momentum. The findings show that design-driven innovation is a strong strategy for traditional manufacturing companies to achieve high-quality development. By placing design early and embedding it into the industrial chain, LBY led import substitution and value repositioning for premium art papers. It also pioneered cross-sector uses in culture, home, and fashion. Its key was shifting from "supplier" to "ecosystem builder", creating a mutually beneficial innovation network. This case offers a useful example for other traditional manufacturers seeking transformation through design and industry integration.
Promotion for Key Art Projects of National Social Science Fund
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  Development Path of "Wuhan City of Design" Driven by New Quality Productive Forces of Design

  ZHOU Feng, XIAO Xueyun

  Industrial & Engineering Design. 2026, 8(2): 130-140. https://doi.org/10.19798/j.cnki.2096-6946.2026.02.013

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  Focusing on the concept of "New Quality Productive Forces of Design", the work aims to explore how it, as a core driving engine, systematically empowers and reshapes the development logic and implementation path of "Wuhan City of Design". Based on the theory of New Quality Productive Forces, an approach combining theoretical construction and case study is adopted. The conceptual connotation, constituent dimensions and core attributes of "New Quality Productive Forces of Design" are firstly defined, then this framework is used to evaluate the current construction status of Wuhan City of Design, and finally a systematic development path is proposed. It is clarified that "New Quality Productive Forces of Design" is a new form of productivity based on the leapfrog advancement of three major elements including design subjects, design tools, and design objects, with integrated innovation, systemic empowerment, and value guidance as its core attributes. It is diagnosed that Wuhan City of Design exhibits structural characteristics of "Traditional design productive forces are developed, but the cultivation of new quality productive forces of design remains insufficient". Furthermore, the six development paths of talent reshaping, platform empowerment, strategic intervention, integration activation, service embedding, and value guidance are proposed. Extending the New Quality Productive Forces theory to the design field provides a new theoretical perspective for research on Cities of Design and offers both explanatory and practical guidance for the transformation and upgrading of Wuhan City of Design.
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  Technology, Humanity and Mutual Learning among Civilizations: An Analysis of the Motivations Underlying the Evolution of the Western Art and Design Theory

  HOU Guanhua, HU Shuying

  Industrial & Engineering Design. 2026, 8(2): 141-160. https://doi.org/10.19798/j.cnki.2096-6946.2026.02.014

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  To address the dilemma that the contemporary Chinese art and design theory lags behind practice and lacks an independent discourse system, the work aims to take the Western art and design theory as the research object, to explore its driving forces and evolutionary logic, and provide references for the construction of China's local design theory. The study finds that the evolution of the Western design theory is driven by both technological iteration and humanistic thought. Both factors act on key dimensions including the core value orientation of design, design principles, design methodology, design tools, and design practice paradigms, promoting the systematic transformation of the design theory from tradition to modernity and from singularity to pluralism. Among them, technological iteration provides bottom-up support for implementation, while humanistic and social thoughts shape the development context in a top-down manner. This study reveals the internal functional dimensions of theoretical evolution and offers enlightenment and reflections for the construction of the contemporary Chinese art and design theory.