1. Date of download: 7/8/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Connections Between the Design Tool, Design Attributes, and User Preferences in Early Stage Design J. Mech. Des. 2015;137(7):071408-071408-13. doi:10.1115/1.4030181 Sketch of the baseline reference remote control Figure Legend:

2. Date of download: 7/8/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Connections Between the Design Tool, Design Attributes, and User Preferences in Early Stage Design J. Mech. Des. 2015;137(7):071408-071408-13. doi:10.1115/1.4030181 An original sketch, foam prototype, and CAD model matched with their respective recreated sketch Figure Legend:

3. Date of download: 7/8/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Connections Between the Design Tool, Design Attributes, and User Preferences in Early Stage Design J. Mech. Des. 2015;137(7):071408-071408-13. doi:10.1115/1.4030181 Average number of concepts per designer, error bars indicate ± 1 standard error Figure Legend:

4. Date of download: 7/8/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Connections Between the Design Tool, Design Attributes, and User Preferences in Early Stage Design J. Mech. Des. 2015;137(7):071408-071408-13. doi:10.1115/1.4030181 Example sketch including multiple views and annotations Figure Legend:

5. Date of download: 7/8/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Connections Between the Design Tool, Design Attributes, and User Preferences in Early Stage Design J. Mech. Des. 2015;137(7):071408-071408-13. doi:10.1115/1.4030181 Average total times spent using each design tool, error bars indicate ± 1 standard error. Making includes time spent actively using specified tool. Figure Legend:

6. Date of download: 7/8/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Connections Between the Design Tool, Design Attributes, and User Preferences in Early Stage Design J. Mech. Des. 2015;137(7):071408-071408-13. doi:10.1115/1.4030181 Average time spent per concept using each design tool, error bars indicate ± 1 standard error. Making includes time spent actively using specified tool. Figure Legend:

7. Date of download: 7/8/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Connections Between the Design Tool, Design Attributes, and User Preferences in Early Stage Design J. Mech. Des. 2015;137(7):071408-071408-13. doi:10.1115/1.4030181 The most creative designs, normalized by the number of participants Figure Legend:

8. Date of download: 7/8/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Connections Between the Design Tool, Design Attributes, and User Preferences in Early Stage Design J. Mech. Des. 2015;137(7):071408-071408-13. doi:10.1115/1.4030181 The most comfortable looking designs, normalized by the number of participants Figure Legend:

9. Date of download: 7/8/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Connections Between the Design Tool, Design Attributes, and User Preferences in Early Stage Design J. Mech. Des. 2015;137(7):071408-071408-13. doi:10.1115/1.4030181 The most aesthetically pleasing designs, normalized by the number of participants Figure Legend:

10. Date of download: 7/8/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Connections Between the Design Tool, Design Attributes, and User Preferences in Early Stage Design J. Mech. Des. 2015;137(7):071408-071408-13. doi:10.1115/1.4030181 Example of a design created in CAD that has been resketched Figure Legend:

11. Date of download: 7/8/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Connections Between the Design Tool, Design Attributes, and User Preferences in Early Stage Design J. Mech. Des. 2015;137(7):071408-071408-13. doi:10.1115/1.4030181 Example design with novelty/other form and high creative/novel quality Figure Legend:

12. Date of download: 7/8/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Connections Between the Design Tool, Design Attributes, and User Preferences in Early Stage Design J. Mech. Des. 2015;137(7):071408-071408-13. doi:10.1115/1.4030181 Example design with buttons or touchpad as input and low creative/novel quality Figure Legend:

13. Date of download: 7/8/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Connections Between the Design Tool, Design Attributes, and User Preferences in Early Stage Design J. Mech. Des. 2015;137(7):071408-071408-13. doi:10.1115/1.4030181 Example design with a standard remote form with high useful and comfortable qualities Figure Legend:

14. Date of download: 7/8/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Connections Between the Design Tool, Design Attributes, and User Preferences in Early Stage Design J. Mech. Des. 2015;137(7):071408-071408-13. doi:10.1115/1.4030181 Example design with body and novelty/other interaction and a high clarity quality Figure Legend:

15. Date of download: 7/8/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Connections Between the Design Tool, Design Attributes, and User Preferences in Early Stage Design J. Mech. Des. 2015;137(7):071408-071408-13. doi:10.1115/1.4030181 Example design with a smartphone/tablet form and high aesthetics quality Figure Legend: