Browsing by Department "Industrial Design"
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Guidelines and Propensities Concerning Entrepreneurship For Emerging Industrial Design Professionals
(2013-07-19)
As cited by Hofer (2011), “There is little doubt that the economy has played a role in the
downturn of available positions [for young professionals], but the way in which today’s
graduates approach that problem suggests ...
Guidelines for Designing Kitchen Appliances for the Elderly
(2006-08-15)
The number of elderly people in the United States is growing due to the baby boom. The life span of kitchen appliances is also growing due to new technologies that are developed. Since the elderly will be using their ...
Guidelines for Designing Orthopedic Devices Related to Athletic Injuries
(2007-05-15)
Athletes constantly put their bodies at risk and often sustain major injuries from participating in their sport of choice. The purpose of this thesis is to create guiding principles for the construction of orthopedic devices ...
Guidelines for Developing an Integrated Converged Digital System
(2014-05-02)
The digital landscape is currently fractured due to a variety of reasons. This
fractured nature often effects the purchasers of digital devices, as they are forced to continually purchase products within a specific zone ...
Guidelines for the development of products from post-consumer glass
(2009-07-17)
A design process for creating products using post-consumer glass
Guidelines for the Proper Application of Color and Light in the Health and Fitness Industry for the Purpose of Improving User Experience and Performance
(2005-08-15)
Guidelines that demonstrate the proper application of color and light for the purpose of improving user experience and performance with consideration given to equipment selection and layout within the realm of a health and ...
Guidelines to Change the Cultural Paradigms of Designers Toward Third World People Groups through Missiology to Influence Furniture Design
(2005-12-15)
Third world culture has been invaded by the western world. It is an issue that grows everyday with the media influences of western culture. Industrial designers have developed many of the products and systems which act ...
Guidelines To Develop Product Forms From Chinese Calligraphy
(2005-12-15)
“Global Westernization” is the most prominent characteristic of the 20th century. World culture, design and art form lean towards the West. Western products, like German products can be seen in markets all over the world. ...
Illuminating Music: A Research and Product Design Study Applying Synesthesia and Ambient Peripheral Display Theory to the Violin
(2008-05-15)
See. Hear. Taste. Smell. Touch. The senses are the conduit from the external to the internal. There are a select few who live in an almost unimaginable world where two or more of their senses are joined. There are ...
Interaction Design Guidelines for Industrial Design Process
(2011-11-29)
Principles have changed in era full of technological developments in the field of design and communication. Since design is focusing more and more on the role of the user, the ‘design of interactivity’ has become the ‘design ...
Mass-Customization Through Digital Manufacturing
(2013-05-15)
Manufacturing is an ever-evolving process that constantly changes how products are developed. Changes in manufacturing can affect society and companies worldwide resulting in innovative new products and processes. Industrial ...
Maximizing Collaborative Problem Solving within Higher Education Design Studios with a Minimal Open Floor Plan
(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
(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 ...
Morphological Analysis in Creative Furniture Design
(2013-07-15)
Design can be defined as a creative process that designers arrange one or more elements and principles in organized for one purpose. The purpose here is to convey a strong message to the reader so the reader can understand ...
Parameters to Facilitate the Creation of Initial Response Capsules for Survivors of Prodigious Disasters
(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 ...
Pleasure of manual kitchen products: A checklist for designing manual kitchen tools
(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 ...
Product Attachment and Sustainability: A Transitional Method to Extend Product Lifespan
(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
(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
(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 ...
The Research and Design of Pediatric Dental Handpieces That Offer Reduced Apprehension for Pediatric Patients and Enhanced Ergonomics for Dentists
(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 ...