Browsing by Author "Arnold, Christopher"

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Maximizing Collaborative Problem Solving within Higher Education Design Studios with a Minimal Open Floor Plan

Evans, Marise (2008-08-15)

Past research has determined a number of new teaching methods which enhance student learning. Yet most of this research revolves around course content and teaching techniques rather than modification of the environment ...

A Minimalistic Approach to Adaptive, Emergency Relief Structures Embodied by Promoting a Downsized Way of Life

Brown, Joseph D. (2013-07-10)

The aftermath of a natural disaster can be devastating. Thus, we all must become aware of the importance of having a plan before and after their occurrence. The tornado that swept through Birmingham, Alabama, and Hurricane ...

Parameters to Facilitate the Creation of Initial Response Capsules for Survivors of Prodigious Disasters

McCabe, John (2006-12-15)

The psychological and physiological effect that a catastrophic event has on a person is staggering. Soon after a disaster, many survivors become unruly, hysterical, and in the worse cases even suicidal. After tragedy ...

Product Attachment and Sustainability: A Transitional Method to Extend Product Lifespan

Piper-Kaiser, Dylan (2014-11-18)

The consequences of the unconstrained production and manufacturing undertaken during the 20th century by the Western world are numerous and worrisome. Sustainable solutions to these problems involve not only reducing ...

Product Redesign on the Basis of Fundamental Human Needs by Application of Contrary Thinking

Wang, Wenyue (2014-07-09)

It is a thesis about developing an approach of applying contrary thinking into product redesign based on fundamental human needs.

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 ...

A Study for Playful Product Design

Hong, Zheyan (2012-11-06)

Fuzzy things like sensitivity and emotion have been ignored for decades as topics of scientific study and product design. However, more and more studies are focusing on the emotional side of product design. Highly developed ...

Sustainable Design for Primary Grade Students in Latin America to Leapfrog into the Twenty-First Century for Economic Development

Haynes, Donna (2007-05-15)

Research has shown that the education of primary grade students in Latin American countries is crucial to their economic growth. Although enrollment gains each year and most Latin American countries boast of literacy rates ...

Sustainable Design Methodology for Industrial Designers within an Organization with no Environmental Policy

Windham, Jerrod (2007-08-15)

Industrial Designers play a pivotal role in shaping the products used, consumed and disposed of. Designers in the United States play an even more important role than most other countries in the world due to our unbalanced ...

A System and Unit Design for Food Distribution During a Disaster Recovery

Boycher, Brandon (2006-08-15)

Because of the steadily increasing population, disaster needs have been steadily increasing in number and scale. This increasing trend intensifies the need for aid in the recovery areas of disaster situations. The development ...

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. ...

Tableware Design according to the Physical Environment

Xue, Haoran (2019-07-16) ETD File Embargoed

Food and water are the most essential things in our daily life. We eat and drink several times a day, which means we use tableware several times through the day. People either eat at home or dine out with friends or families. ...

Trellis: A Blog-Based Approach to the Development, Organization, and Visualization of Ideas

Felix, Michael (2007-08-15)

The creative process is often indirect. Ideas may come in bursts, evolve gradually, or include missteps and false turns. It is helpful to have a scaffold to maintain a history of thoughts and provide structure onto which ...

User Centered Design Strategy for the Design of Visual Data Displays

Possien, Paul (2010-07-30)

In the last thirty years digital technology has revolutionized the way that we interact with products. Most digital products, such as phones, GPS devices, digital music players, and digital video and still cameras, make ...

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 ...

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. ...

Utilizing cultural elements to enhance the sustainability of product

Li, Yu (2020-03-04)

In the early nineteenth century, the most important environmental issues were not a widespread concern. Humans believed that resources in the planet seemed immeasurably vast, and that nature itself would digest everything ...