designkorrigerade

Designkorrigerade is a term used in Swedish design practice to denote a version of a product, interface, or system in which the design has been corrected or adjusted after an initial development phase. The correction focuses on usability, safety, accessibility, manufacturability, or ecological impact, with the aim of reducing risk and improving user experience before mass production or deployment.

The word combines design and korrigerade, the past participle of korrigera, reflecting a post-design modification. It is not a formal standard in international design literature, but appears in internal memos, guidelines, and case notes within Swedish product development teams and design studios.

Typically, a designkorrigerad revision follows an iterative process: assessment of issues, proposal and approval of changes, redesign, and validation through testing and user feedback. Documentation includes change descriptions, rationale, and version numbers (for example, DK-1.0, DK-1.1). The goal is traceability and alignment with requirements.

Used across sectors such as consumer electronics, furniture, automotive interiors, and software interfaces, designkorrigerade artifacts represent the controlled closure of a design phase under consideration of real-world constraints.

While useful for signaling corrective work, the term may be unfamiliar outside Swedish contexts and could be confused with generic revisions or updates. It complements concepts like design for manufacturability, usability testing, and human-centered design.