TY - JOUR AU - Cautela, Cabirio AU - Rampino, Lucia PY - 2019/06/30 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Design Innovation Typologies. A critical Analysis of a Complex Relationship JF - AGATHÓN | International Journal of Architecture, Art and Design JA - AGATHÓN VL - 5 IS - online SE - Design | Review Articles DO - 10.19229/2464-9309/5142019 UR - http://agathon.it/agathon/article/view/139 SP - 127-136 AB - <p>In the literature, many types of product innovation are described. In this article, we analyze the three design-related innovation typologies that seem most discussed and agreed upon: i) aesthetic innovation; ii) innovation of use; iii) meaning innovation. While allowing overlaps and complementarities, each typology focuses on a specific aspect of a product’s innovation. Over time, such specificities prevented the formulation of an integrated theoretical model able to connect them together and express logical and functional relations among them. In this article – through a systematic analysis of the literature of the last 30 years – we aim to identify a theoretical model that underlines the specific drivers of any innovation typology, at the same time composing them in a coherent framework in which some are considered logical and instrumental antecedents with respect to higher level of innovation.</p> ER -