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Design Guidance and Development of Construction Stormwater Technologies
(2020-10-19)
As one of the largest sources of nonpoint source pollution, soil erosion has become an increasingly important topic in the U.S. Construction sites. Erosion and sediment control (ESC) practices are commonly used on ...
A Design Guideline for Applying Aesthetics in Chinese Traditional Novel to Modern Tableware Design
(2011-11-17)
As designers, we not only consider the user's physical and technological needs but we
also are aware of the user's social and emotional needs. The consumer will appreciate a
product re
ecting his/her own culture. ...
A Design Guideline for Applying Taiwanese Opera Costume Aesthetics to Modern Chair Design
(2009-12-14)
The Western society is using an increasing amount of oriental elements to design products, especially furniture. One example of this influence is famous Denmark designer Hans J. Wagner’s, whose concept the “Y-Chair” designed ...
Design Guidelines for Aeroponic Plant Growth Systems with Varying Degrees of Complexity, Autonomy, and Performance Capability
(2020-05-15)
A continuously increasing world population coupled with a rise in the average global standard of living has resulted in an expanded global economic output that is putting an unsustainable demand on many of the Earth’s ...
Design Guidelines for an Integrated PHR System: An Approach for UI Designers to Break Down Individual-Level Barriers to PHR Adoption
(2012-08-07)
The objective of this study is to analyze personal health records (PHR) and how they should be implemented from a primary user’s point of view. The significance of the quality of healthcare information has been recognized ...
Design Guidelines for Applying Regional Folktale Elements to Current Tableware Design
(2017-04-25)
The study is about how to apply the regional folktale elements to tableware design.
Research is conducted to analyze and group cultures, and study five different regional cultural folktales. Folktales are summarized and ...
Design Guidelines for Creating Visual Hand Management Board Games
(2019-04-17)
This thesis develops a design guideline for a visual hand management board game. There are more and more board game players all over the world. However, in an independent survey with one thousand respondents, 25% people ...
Design Guidelines for designing Ming Dynasty Style furniture suited for Modern life
(2016-08-05)
Chinese traditional furniture has an extremely long history, which can be traced back to 5000 years ago. Because of development of the society, economy and the advanced technology, Ming dynasty furniture achieved greatness, ...
Design Guidelines for Product that Influence Consumers’ Value Perception
(2016-04-05)
When consumers meet a new product and make purchase choice, they will have a first impression. Most first impressions connect to the exterior performance of this product, which may include the form implication and visual ...
Design Guidelines for Shared Micromobility in Town and City Tourist Destinations
(2021-07-28)
Tourism that grows the regional economy relies on an adequate transportation system. Tourists usually visit multiple spots within a destination. Those who take public transit have less flexibility due to fixed routes and ...
Design Guidelines for the Application of Product Semantics
(2019-04-23)
This paper features a comprehensive review of the concepts and procedures of product semantics, as well as a historical account of how this field of study has evolved, from an observation of signs and symbols to a larger ...
Design Guidelines for the Development of Mobility Products for Older Users
(2015-07-24)
Mobility limitations in the growing US older adult population lead to negative functional consequences such as falls and increased functional decline. When these factors combine with the existing changes in the aging ...
Design Guidelines of Applying Cultural Context Analysis in Service Design
(2019-04-16)
This research will provide an overview of the service design process. This process provides a way to help service design, especially commercial service design, to analyze and use cultural context analysis in different ...
Design Guidelines of Applying Regional-Cultural Factors in Creating Visual Brand Language
(2017-07-27)
Appling cultural factors in product design is an attractive topic worthy to study. Regional culture, which affects people’s daily life from many respects, is one of the decisive factors for design directions. However, ...
Design Guidelines of Applying Tactile Perception of the Hand to Product Design
(2015-12-10)
With the development of a diverse product market, consumers’ perceptual demand of products is increasing; product perceptual design is correlated with users’ perceptions of sensations. The user would usually expect a product ...
Design Guidelines of Public Transportation for Older Adults in Urban Areas
(2017-04-17)
Population aging is a trend all over the world. It results in the increasing number of older adults in the whole population in a country. This is especially notable in urban areas; the elderly seek good life quality, social ...
Design Guidelines of Souvenirs for Maintaining the Sustainability of a Local Culture in Chinese Tourism Industry
(2015-07-23)
When designing a tourism souvenir, designers not only need to consider the cultural elements, but also should be aware of the protection and preservation of the local culture. A good souvenir will let tourists appreciate ...
Design Guidelines to Facilitate Creativity in Workplace
(2011-11-28)
This thesis is aimed at helping designers to build a workplace that could facilitate creativity during work. It also tries to help readers to understand designers’ creativity in the workplace. And through acquisition of ...
Design Implementation, Fabric Analysis, and Physiological and Subjective Testing of a Sportswear Garment Prototype
(2014-12-10)
The present study focused on the objective and subjective evaluation of a sportswear shirt prototype designed for hot environments in its ability to regulate heat transfers, moisture transport, and provide overall wearer ...
Design Improvements for School Bus Emergency Evacuation Systems
(2019-04-18)
DISSERTATION ABSTRACT
The aim of this research was to: (1) Evaluate a rear emergency door intervention designed to improved passenger flow rate during evacuation. Two school bus mock up test fixtures were fabricated ...