Browsing Auburn Theses and Dissertations by Author "Tillman, Shea"

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Pleasure of manual kitchen products: A checklist for designing manual kitchen tools

Su, Ying (2016-04-12)

As the heart of the home, the kitchen is always a happening place. It can be used to entertain family, cook that holiday meal, or just scrounge for the latest snack. Kitchen tools have an important role in creating ...

Recommendations for Designing Spaces to Support Creativity and Design

Goggans, David (2014-12-09)

This thesis explores designing spaces to support creativity and design. It examines supporting the tasks and thinking involved in creative and design processes with the environment. This paper also looks at how individual ...

Recommendations for Interaction Design in Spatial Computing from the Perspective of Future Technology

Zhang, Yunfan (2021-12-05)

The design industry is experiencing tremendous changes along with the upcoming arrivals of frontier technologies. This thesis takes a forward-looking perspective and conducts extensive recommendations for interaction design ...

The Research and Design of Pediatric Dental Handpieces That Offer Reduced Apprehension for Pediatric Patients and Enhanced Ergonomics for Dentists

Reynolds, Alexander (2008-05-15)

10.7% of 5 to 11-year-olds are afraid of dental visits (Australian Dental Journal, 2001). Interviews with five dentists revealed that reasons for this include separation from parents, dental workers’ poor bedside manner ...

The Research and Design of Spinal Orthosis to Create a Back Brace for Post Operative Patients

Hicks, Michael (2009-05-15)

There are 11,000 new injuries that affect the back each year. The injuries sustained are often serious and require surgical treatment. The treatment, along with the rehabilitation process, can often be physically and ...

A Systematic Approach and Design Guidelines for the Development of Smart Bathrooms Considering the Senior Population

Wang, Huanyun (2019-04-18)

Around the world, populations are aging, and the life expectancy of the senior population is also increasing. At the same time, a large portion of the elderly prefer to stay at home, which is known as aging in place. ...

A Systematic Approach to the Classification of Physical Connections in Product Design

Dong, Xue (2016-04-27)

Physical connection plays an important part in product design. This thesis focuses on discussing physical connection in product design. Physical connection is the junction area of two or multiple parts. This thesis aims ...

A User-Centered Approach Integrating an Interactive Product System into the Design of a Grocery Shopping Experience

Weigel, Lauren (2009-11-19)

Health conditions in the United States are continuing to rise. Many of these health conditions can be resolved or suppressed by making healthier food decisions. People rely on Nutrition Fact Labels to give them information ...

User-Centered Design Evaluation by Application of Biofeedback Technology

Skinner, Whitney (2006-12-15)

It is the responsibility of an Industrial Designer to create products that are valuable in usability and aesthetics for the user. Through design evaluation, the designer is able to use techniques of screening out less ...

Using Image Schemas for Supporting the Development of the Metaphors in Product Design

Li, Zeyuan (2021-07-30)

Metaphor is a powerful device, especially when it is realized the conceptual metaphor is at the core of human’s cognitions. Design is a domain filled with creativity and communication, which could use metaphor in many ways. ...