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1. Specific Energy, Lorentz Factor & WIMP Annihilation - Version 3

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: The time dilation formulas of both the Special Relativity and General Relativity could be studied using a factor dependent on specific energy. Should such factor be used to define the relativistic mass, the equation that arises is an approximation of the mass and energy relation. This mathematical definition of mass is finally compared to the equations that define Dark Matter Annihilation into charged states via loop-level processes.
Creator/Author:: Viana, Javier
Submitter:: Javier Viana
Date Uploaded:: 12/04/2019
Date Modified:: 12/04/2019
Date Created:: November 25, 2019
License:: All rights reserved

2. Specific Energy, Lorentz Factor & WIMP Annihilation - Version 2

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: The time dilation formulas of both the Special Relativity and General Relativity could be studied using an expression dependent on specific energy. Should such factor be used to define the relativistic mass, the equation that arises is an approximation of the mass and energy relation. An entangled mathematical definition of mass that is finally compared to the equations that define Dark Matter Annihilation into charged states via loop-level processes.
Creator/Author:: Viana, Javier
Submitter:: Javier Viana
Date Uploaded:: 11/30/2019
Date Modified:: 11/30/2019
License:: All rights reserved

3. Specific Energy, Lorentz Factor & WIMP Annihilation

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: The time dilation formulas of both the Special Relativity and the General Relativity could be understood as children of a common expression that uses a factor dependent on the specific energy. Should such factor be used to define the relativistic mass, the equation that arises is an approximation of the mass and energy relation. An entangled mathematical definition of mass that is finally compared to the equations that define Dark Matter annihilation into charged states via loop-level processes.
Creator/Author:: Viana, Javier
Submitter:: Javier Viana
Date Uploaded:: 11/20/2019
Date Modified:: 11/25/2019
Date Created:: November 19, 2019
License:: All rights reserved

4. Possible Influence of the specific energy in the Lorentz Factor and application to WIMP annihilation via loop-level processes

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: The time dilation formulas of both the Special Relativity and the General Relativity could be understood as children of a common expression that uses a factor dependent on the specific energy. Should such factor be used to define the relativistic mass, the equation that arises is an approximation of the mass and energy relation. An entangled mathematical definition of mass that is finally compared to the equations that define Dark Matter annihilation into charged states via loop-level processes.
Creator/Author:: Viana, Javier
Submitter:: Javier Viana
Date Uploaded:: 11/20/2019
Date Modified:: 11/20/2019
Date Created:: November 18, 2019
License:: All rights reserved

5. Mathematical Influence of the Specific Energy in the Lorentz Factor

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: The time dilation formulas of both the specific relativity and the general relativity could be understood as children of a common expression that uses a factor dependent on the specific energy. Surprisingly when such factor is used to define the relativistic mass, the equation that arises is an extraordinary approximation of the mass and energy relation. An entangled mathematical perspective of both time and mass that opens up again the question of what their definition really is, and which are the factors that modify such variables.
Creator/Author:: Viana, Javier
Submitter:: Javier Viana
Date Uploaded:: 11/01/2019
Date Modified:: 11/01/2019
Date Created:: November 1, 2019
License:: All rights reserved

6. Proposal of an Alternative Perspective of a Time Theory

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: A formula has been developed that defines the relativity of time in a novel approach. In the present paper, this is particularized for cases of temporary dilation due to speed and gravity. Using the previous equation, that serves as basis of the theory proposed, an interpretation of the nature of Black Holes, their formation, growth, and dimension can be developed. Which ultimately leads to an alternative understanding of mass and energy.
Creator/Author:: Viana, Javier
Submitter:: Javier Viana
Date Uploaded:: 10/03/2019
Date Modified:: 10/03/2019
License:: All rights reserved

7. An Alternative Perspective of a Time Theory

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: A formula has been developed that defines the relativity of time in a novel approach. In the present paper, this is particularized for cases of temporary dilation due to speed and gravity. Using the previous equation, that serves as basis of the “Time Theory” proposed, an interpretation of the nature of black holes, their formation, growth, and dimension can be developed. Which ultimately leads to an alternative understanding of mass and energy.
Creator/Author:: Viana, Javier
Submitter:: Javier Viana
Date Uploaded:: 09/11/2019
Date Modified:: 09/11/2019
License:: All rights reserved

8. Proposal of a Time Theory

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: A new formula has been developed that determines the passage of time. In the paper, this is particularized for cases of temporary dilation due to speed and gravity. Additionally, using the previous equation, an interpretation of the nature of black holes, their formation, growth, and dimension can be developed. Moreover, and based on all of the above, a different way of understanding mass and space is proposed. Which ultimately implies an alternative expression that relates mass and energy.
Creator/Author:: Viaña, Javier
Submitter:: Javier Viana
Date Uploaded:: 09/06/2019
Date Modified:: 09/06/2019
Date Created:: 2016-06-10
License:: All rights reserved

9. A Process Mining Approach to Improving Defect Detection of SysML Models

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: The development of complex and dependable systems like autonomous vehicles relies increasingly on the use of systems modeling language (SysML). In fact, SysML has become a de facto standard for systems engineering. With model-driven engineering, a SysML model serves as a reference for the early defect detection of the system under design: the earlier the errors are detected, the less is the cost of handling the errors. Mutation testing is a fault-based technique that has recently seen its applications to SysML behavioral models (e.g., state machine diagrams). Specifically, a system's state-transition design can be fed to a model checker where mutants are automatically generated and then killed against the desired design specifications (e.g., safety properties). In this paper, we present a novel approach based on process mining to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the SysML mutation testing based on model checking. In our approach, the mutation operators are applied directly to the state machine diagram. These mutants are then fed as traces into a process mining tool and checked according to the event logs. Our initial results indicates that the process mining approach kills more mutants faster than the model checking method.
Creator/Author:: Alenazi, Mounifah; Savolainen, Juha, and Niu, Nan
Submitter:: Nan Niu
Date Uploaded:: 09/02/2019
Date Modified:: 09/05/2019
Date Created:: 2019-09-02
License:: Open Data Commons Attribution License (ODC-By)

10. Industrial Artificial Intelligence

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a cognitive science to enables human to explore many intelligent ways to model our sensing and reasoning processes. Industrial AI is a systematic discipline to enable engineers to systematically develop and deploy AI algorithms with repeating and consistent successes. In this paper, the key enablers for this transformative technology along with their significant advantages are discussed. In addition, this research explains Lighthouse Factories as an emerging status applying to the top manufacturers that have implemented Industrial AI in their manufacturing ecosystem and gained significant financial benefits. It is believed that this research will work as a guideline and roadmap for researchers and industries towards the real-world implementation of Industrial AI.
Creator/Author:: Jay Lee, Jaskaran Singh, Moslem Azamfar
Submitter:: Moslem Azamfar
Date Uploaded:: 08/24/2019
Date Modified:: 09/02/2019
License:: All rights reserved

11. An Extended Comment on the Analysis of Risk-‐Sensitive Foraging Among the Aché of Paraguay and a Brief Reply to Codding et al.

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: Shortly after the comparative analysis of Codding et al. was published, I prepared a comment on the article that I submitted for publication. In response to feedback from the editors, I eventually revised the manuscript substantially. That revised version has now been published. In this paper, I share the original submission of the comment, which focuses on important considerations for future studies of risk-‐ sensitive foraging. Meanwhile, Codding and his colleagues have published a response to my comment. They exhibit some confusion about my position, which they describe as “paradoxical.” In a reply to their response, I have therefore added some clarifying remarks at the end of this paper
Creator/Author:: Koster, Jeremy
Submitter:: Jeremy Koster
Date Uploaded:: 07/26/2019
Date Modified:: 07/26/2019
Date Created:: 2012-03
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International

12. Virtual Reality in Healthcare

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: This paper presents a prime aspect of Augmented and Virtual Reality development in the field of healthcare. We explored several recent works and articles and a comparison between generic application development and immersive technology-based application is included. The paper talks about more practical approaches that can be taken to enhance the effectiveness of the application. The resources (infrastructure) to complete this study are provided by the University of Cincinnati’s Center for Simulation and Virtual Environment Research (UCSIM). And several experiments and projects in the field of health care are used as a reference to make conclusions.
Creator/Author:: Gonen, Bilal and Ajmera, Himanshu
Submitter:: Himanshu Ajmera
Date Uploaded:: 07/22/2019
Date Modified:: 07/22/2019
Date Created:: 2019-05-08
License:: All rights reserved

13. Artifacts of `Detecting Software Vulnerabilities via Requirements Dependency Analysis'

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: Please find within this study package the following items. Contact anonymously.submit@gmail.com for further information or questions. Thanks!
Creator/Author:: Wang, Wen Tao and Niu, Nan
Submitter:: Wen Tao Wang
Date Uploaded:: 07/13/2019
Date Modified:: 07/13/2019
License:: All rights reserved

14. Beyond Social Media: A Current View of the Digital Marketing Landscape in Libraries

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: There has been a lot of discussion and application of social media marketing in libraries. Not surprisingly, many libraries manage multiple social media accounts on top of traditional marketing strategies. However, not many libraries have developed a strategic digital marketing strategy that synthesizes areas such as video marketing, email marketing, search engine optimization (SEO), mobile marketing, and even outreach through traditional marketing channels. These additional digital marketing channels are equally as important as social media, yet play different roles in attracting, retaining, and engaging users. As users spend an increasing amount of time online searching, it is essential for them to identify the right library resources in a search engine, find the right event in their email and social media, and develop a sense of loyalty through valuable content generated in videos and blogs. Planning for channel overlap as well as users that a campaign may have missed is an essential part of this strategy. This paper is intended to provide an overview of the multi-channel digital marketing landscape and its application in libraries. Recommended actions are provided as well.
Creator/Author:: Cheng, Hong
Submitter:: Hong Cheng
Date Uploaded:: 06/26/2019
Date Modified:: 06/26/2019
Date Created:: August 24, 2018
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International

15. Moshrefifar and Azamfar method, a new cycle counting method for evaluating fatigue life

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: It is shown in present study that Rainflow method is unable to accurately estimate fatigue life ofcomponents under random loading, almost always. The inconsistencies between results of Rainflowmethod and hysteresis curve are also discussed. Alike the Peak counting method, it is shown that Shadowmethod doesn’t consider the possibility of deformation within individual cycles. Hence, Moshrefifar andAzamfar method is proposed as a novel technique having accurate results in different analytical condi-tions which are in good consistence with results obtained from hysteresis curves. Authors finally proposean algorithm as well as a C language program for this method.
Creator/Author:: Moshrefifar, Masoud and Azamfar, Moslem
Submitter:: Moslem Azamfar
Date Uploaded:: 06/14/2019
Date Modified:: 06/14/2019
License:: All rights reserved

16. Simple Formulae for Control of Industrial Time Delay Systems

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: Control of time delay integrating systems is a challenging and ongoing research. In this paper a new structure for control of stable and integrating time delay systems is presented. The control design process is as simple as selection of some constant gains, for which simple formulae are introduced. The design methods are derived analytically, while no fractional approximation for the time delay term of the plant transfer function is used. Simulation, as well as, experimental studies reveal the exceptional effectiveness of the proposed methods in achieving a robust and well-performing tracking, even when the plant pure time delay is very large. © 2016, Brazilian Association of Computational Mechanics. All rights reserved.
Creator/Author:: Azamfar, Moslem and H. Davaie Markazi, Amir
Submitter:: Moslem Azamfar
Date Uploaded:: 06/14/2019
Date Modified:: 06/14/2019
License:: All rights reserved

17. A blockchain enabled Cyber-Physical System architecture for Industry 4.0 manufacturing systems

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: Cyber-Physical Production Systems (CPPSs) are complex manufacturing systems which aim to integrate and synchronize machine world and manufacturing facility to the cyber computational space. However, having intensive interconnectivity and a computational platform is crucial for real-world implementation of CPPSs. In this paper, the potential impacts of blockchain technology in development and realization of real-world CPPSs are discussed. A unified three-level blockchain architecture is proposed as a guideline for researchers and industries to clearly identify the potentials of blockchain and adapt, develop, and incorporate this technology with their manufacturing developments towards Industry 4.0.
Creator/Author:: Azamfar, Moslem; Lee, Jay, and Singh, Jaskaran
Submitter:: Moslem Azamfar
Date Uploaded:: 06/14/2019
Date Modified:: 06/14/2019
Date Created:: 2019-05-003
License:: All rights reserved

18. Copyright and Digital Collections: A Data Driven Roadmap for Rights Statement Success

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: Copyright and Digital Collections: A Data Driven Roadmap for Rights Statement SuccessThis presentation focuses on data driven research from both a survey and in person interviews to articulate a roadmap for digital collection managers to navigate copyright challenges stemming from the adoption of standardized rights statements and licenses. Barriers to implementation of the RightsStatements.org statements and Creative Commons licenses will be described, including methods to remove such objections to using the standardized rights statements. Additionally, the research will outline the workflows of institutions that have been successful in the application of RightsStatements.org statements, what barriers they met, and the methods that were used to overcome the challenges they faced.
Creator/Author:: Benson, Sara R. and Stitzlein, Hannah
Submitter:: Hannah Stitzlein
Date Uploaded:: 05/06/2019
Date Modified:: 06/07/2019
Date Created:: 2019-03
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International

19. Challenges in Intelligent Applications development

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: Intelligent Application if defined technically is a strategy that uses hyper-personalized mobile app experiences and services and knowledge-extraction processes to increases the user experience (Jessica Ekholm, 2017). In simple words, the applications that not only know how to support or enable key decisions but also continually learn from the user interactions to become even more relevant and valuable to those users, are known as Intelligent apps. Such applications are smart enough to differentiate between relevant and irrelevant information with the help of AI algorithms. Moreover, these apps have the capability to ease the complex task into the as simple task as a single touch.
Creator/Author:: Ajmera, Himanshu
Submitter:: Himanshu Ajmera
Date Uploaded:: 04/16/2019
Date Modified:: 05/23/2019
Date Created:: 2017-12-13
License:: All rights reserved

20. How We Got to the Same Place (Almost): the Universality of the Music Called "Jazz"

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: A conversation between two friends who are not musicians and whose personal histories could hardly be more different. Through a series of conversations we explored those journeys, compared and contrasted our stories, and discussed just why this music affects us so deeply. We discussed specific musicians in terms of whether we liked, did not like, or were indifferent to their music, and why we either agreed or not. In these conversations we posed various questions to each other, hoping to discover and articulate certain essences that we might share. One thing we agreed upon up front is that we are neither musicians nor music critics. In fact, we’re not convinced that the field of music criticism is even a valid endeavor. Music description and personal reaction, however, is another matter. In our conversations we tried to describe our reactions to specific musicians and “schools” of music, without labeling the music as “good” or “lousy”. You will see that this doesn’t prevent us from disagreeing and disagreeing in spirited fashion, while always trying to focus on why our personal reaction is what it is.
Creator/Author:: Grier, Melvin and Marine, Stephen
Submitter:: Stephen Marine
Date Uploaded:: 02/17/2019
Date Modified:: 05/23/2019
Date Created:: 2019-01
License:: Attribution 4.0 International

21. Parallel Projections

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: Parallel Projections investigates two types of postindustrial site: the architectural and the agricultural; it conflates (projections of and into) spaces as means of making visceral our intellectual comprehension of the relationships between materiality, surface, place and history. Parallel Projections is not meant for specific places but for specific kinds of spaces: defunct industrial buildings, abandoned urban edifices, and mechanized natural landscapes. The authors, living in places (Iowa and Ohio) that have both been radically altered by scalar economic shifts, adapt alien (guest) project components to their native (host) contexts. Both types of spaces, host and guest, as spaces of urban and rural abandonment, share surfaces that are compelling palimpsests. These surfaces are encrusted with nearly-obliterated histories, emptied by changes in production methods and habits of occupation and revealed by ghost texts. In opposition to the idea that these sites should be whitewashed and redrawn, the authors see them as grounds for new layers that can receive projections of phenomena from other postindustrial sites and as repositories for material evidence that deepens, rather than erases, the evidence of their pasts.
Creator/Author:: Goché, Peter and Krukowski, Samantha
Submitter:: Samantha Krukowski
Date Uploaded:: 02/06/2019
Date Modified:: 05/23/2019
Date Created:: 2018-05
License:: All rights reserved

22. On the Substance of Absence: Filling the Historical Void

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: A 1948 exhibition catalogue of the work of Alberto Giacommetti, with an essay by Jean-Paul Sartre, highlights the relationships between sculpture and psychoanalysis, phenomenology, existentialism.
Creator/Author:: Krukowski, Samantha
Submitter:: Samantha Krukowski
Date Uploaded:: 02/06/2019
Date Modified:: 05/23/2019
Date Created:: 1994
License:: All rights reserved

23. The Pulse of a Nation: A Study on the Cybersecurity Issues Plaguing the Healthcare Industry

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: In this paper, I study how medical records are being used by cyber-criminal for financial gain and patient manipulation. I studied what kind of criminal organizations may be involved in these operations and confirmed incidents from the black market. I conducted a literature review which generated several sources from online databases. I determined five major criminal factions that are most likely to use compromised medical records, determined possible motivations and looked at several cases of medical records being sold on the black market. The healthcare industry’s digitization efforts have left it tremendously ill-equip to combat emerging threats. It is evident that the healthcare industry must take extreme measures in order to counteract the evolving threat landscape. It is my hope that the findings of paper will being to shed light on these issues and help healthcare professionals understand what kind of threats the industry is facing.
Creator/Author:: Angel, William
Submitter:: William Angel
Date Uploaded:: 10/10/2018
Date Modified:: 10/10/2018
Date Created:: 2018-04-23
License:: All rights reserved

24. Urban Planning in the Middle East: Analyzing Al-Tahrir Square as a Public-Political Space in Iraq

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: Al-Tahrir Square, surrounded by commercial crowded streets, financial headquarters, and governmental institutions is one of the most iconic squares in Baghdad. It is part of daily life for many Iraqi people due to its central location, which is characterized by busy roads with honking cars. In this essay, I am going to explore Al-Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Iraq as a venue of rebellion for Iraqi people. Since 2015, Iraqi people from diverse backgrounds have been gathering in the square to protest for their rights every Friday. It has been the site of many historical events in Iraq although it has been established as a social place. I will explore the sociopolitical significance of Al-Tahrir Square by connecting the history of the place with how it has been changed since 1961 when the Freedom Monument was first open to the public. The research addresses the urban landscape of Al-Tahrir Square and its transformation over time, taking into consideration the political issues that affect it. I will analyze policies and regulations that have discouraged people from gathering in the Square to prevent political threats to the government and suggest ways to create safer spaces and mixed used attractions, modify the natural landscape of Al-Ummah Garden to make it more connected to the Square, and revitalize the existing kaleidoscope for closer proximity to Tigris River. Keywords: Al-Tahrir Square, Freedom monument, Al-Ummah Garden, Al-Rasheed Street, and urban planning Al-Tahrir Square has a complicated history. It was a parking lot in the 1950s, but in 1961, it use shifted and it became the location of the Freedom Monument. This shift marked AlTahrir Square as evidence of the Iraqi people’s journey of struggle and victory that designated it as a symbol of a new era of liberation from British colonialism. It has always been selected as a protest site because of its location in central Baghdad, especially in the past when it was the focal point for social gatherings. Besides being accessible from both Al-Karkh and Al-Rusafa, the two sides of Baghdad, through the highways and bridges that shorten the distance, the Square has had a long history of political demonstrations and has become a symbol for liberation, represented by the Freedom Monument.
Creator/Author:: Alberto, Lora
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 09/20/2018
Date Modified:: 09/20/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

25. Investigating Ideation Flexibility through Incremental to Radical Heuristics

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: Ideation flexibility is the ability to shift between a designer’s preferred and non-preferred ways of generating solutions as required by the presented task. There are many tools that exist to support ideation; however, there is a lack of research defining how to facilitate ideation flexibility and how to support designers in this process through use of such tools. In this paper, we report on the development of a new tool, the "Incremental to Radical Heuristics" (I2Rh), which may provide inspiring prompts for ideation, ranging from more incremental to more radical examples. We tested the use of this I2Rh with a small set of industrial design and architecture students and aim to report on ways in which designers with varying cognitive styles perceive and apply these heuristics and further the impact of the heuristics on the students’ problem solving processes and ideation outcomes. Preliminary results demonstrate that more innovative students found the adaptive applications of the heuristics to trigger more novel solutions, whereas the more adaptive students found that the innovative applications to be more inspiring. Ideation is critical as it allows designers to form many diverse ideas to choose from and eventually test and validate them (Sheppard, Macatangay et al. 2009). However, in many cases, designers find it difficult to come up with many diverse ideas as a result of fixation they experience on particular ideas (Crilly 2015). Being a flexible designer means being able to move from one solution to another, in order to produce the most promising solutions for the given context. In this movement, idea generation methods play a critical role as facilitators of this movement while pushing designers to think differently (Silk, Daly et al. 2014). The focus of the proposed work is ideation flexibility (Yilmaz, Daly et al. 2014), defined as the ability to ideate in both incremental and radical ways – or, more precisely, to ideate along a continuum of thinking between the two, depending on the needs of the problem. Building on the theoretical foundation of Kirton’s adaption-innovation theory (Kirton 1976), we defined the ideation success as a designer’s ability to move between his/her preferred and nonpreferred ways of generating ideas as required in the design brief. To specifically target ideation flexibility, we took an empirically-driven and validated ideation tool, Design Heuristics (Yilmaz, Seifert et al. 2016), and modified it based on the Kirton’s adaptiveinnovative theory. This revised set, called the "Incremental to Radical Heuristics" (I2Rh), illustrates heuristics’ application both incrementally and radically to the same example design problem. I2Rh is intended to help designers execute an ideation strategy based on prompts, examples, and directions to incorporate more incremental or more radical changes to their naturally preferred ways of generating ideas, through facilitating flexible thinking. Our goal in this paper was to investigate how designers with different cognitive styles perceive and apply these revised heuristics and their impact on the students’ ideation outcomes.
Creator/Author:: Baker, Ian; Sevier, Daniel; McKilligan, Seda; Jablokow, Kathryn W.; Daly, Shanna R. and Silk, Eli M.
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 09/20/2018
Date Modified:: 06/28/2019
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

26. Urban Planning in the Middle East: Analyzing Al-Tahrir Square as a Public-Political Space in Iraq

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: Al-Tahrir Square, surrounded by commercial crowded streets, financial headquarters, and governmental institutions is one of the most iconic squares in Baghdad. It is part of daily life for many Iraqi people due to its central location, which is characterized by busy roads with honking cars. In this essay, I am going to explore Al-Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Iraq as a venue of rebellion for Iraqi people. Since 2015, Iraqi people from diverse backgrounds have been gathering in the square to protest for their rights every Friday. It has been the site of many historical events in Iraq although it has been established as a social place. I will explore the sociopolitical significance of Al-Tahrir Square by connecting the history of the place with how it has been changed since 1961 when the Freedom Monument was first open to the public. The research addresses the urban landscape of Al-Tahrir Square and its transformation over time, taking into consideration the political issues that affect it. I will analyze policies and regulations that have discouraged people from gathering in the Square to prevent political threats to the government and suggest ways to create safer spaces and mixed used attractions, modify the natural landscape of Al-Ummah Garden to make it more connected to the Square, and revitalize the existing kaleidoscope for closer proximity to Tigris River. Keywords: Al-Tahrir Square, Freedom monument, Al-Ummah Garden, Al-Rasheed Street, and urban planning Al-Tahrir Square has a complicated history. It was a parking lot in the 1950s, but in 1961, it use shifted and it became the location of the Freedom Monument. This shift marked AlTahrir Square as evidence of the Iraqi people’s journey of struggle and victory that designated it as a symbol of a new era of liberation from British colonialism. It has always been selected as a protest site because of its location in central Baghdad, especially in the past when it was the focal point for social gatherings. Besides being accessible from both Al-Karkh and Al-Rusafa, the two sides of Baghdad, through the highways and bridges that shorten the distance, the Square has had a long history of political demonstrations and has become a symbol for liberation, represented by the Freedom Monument.
Creator/Author:: Al-Tameemi, Rasha
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 09/20/2018
Date Modified:: 09/20/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

27. Artifacts of Fascism: Nazi Books at the University of Cincinnati Libraries

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: This article features several books in the University of Cincinnati Libraries' collection that were previously in Nazi and other World War Two related libraries and explains how UCL came to acquire them through the Cooperative Acquisitions Project sponsored by the Library of Congress after the war.
Creator/Author:: Stork, John
Submitter:: John Stork
Date Uploaded:: 08/24/2018
Date Modified:: 08/24/2018
Date Created:: 2014-07-09
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International

28. To Post, Or Not To Post? Exploring Adjunct Faculty And Staff Social Media Use Among Collapsed Audiences

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: Proceedings of the 2018 Information Technology Research Symposium
Creator/Author:: Information Technology Research Symposium
Submitter:: Jess Kropczynski
Date Uploaded:: 08/21/2018
Date Modified:: 05/23/2019
Date Created:: 2018-04-10
License:: All rights reserved

29. Guidelines for Establishing A Software Support Practice

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: Proceedings of the 2018 Information Technology Research Symposium
Creator/Author:: Information Technology Research Symposium
Submitter:: Jess Kropczynski
Date Uploaded:: 08/21/2018
Date Modified:: 05/23/2019
Date Created:: 2018-04-10
License:: All rights reserved

30. Virtual Reality, Children, and Dinosaurs

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: Proceedings of the 2018 Information Technology Research Symposium
Creator/Author:: Information Technology Research Symposium
Submitter:: Jess Kropczynski
Date Uploaded:: 08/21/2018
Date Modified:: 05/23/2019
Date Created:: 2018-04-10
License:: All rights reserved

31. A Virtual Wisdom Mining ‘Pan’ For Connecting Retired Experts With Currently Active Professionals

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: Proceedings of the 2018 Information Technology Research Symposium
Creator/Author:: Information Technology Research Symposium
Submitter:: Jess Kropczynski
Date Uploaded:: 08/21/2018
Date Modified:: 05/23/2019
Date Created:: 2018-04-10
License:: All rights reserved

32. DoD Requirements Toolkit for Manufactures

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: Proceedings of the 2018 Information Technology Research Symposium
Creator/Author:: Information Technology Research Symposium
Submitter:: Jess Kropczynski
Date Uploaded:: 08/21/2018
Date Modified:: 05/23/2019
Date Created:: 2018-04-10
License:: All rights reserved

33. Automated Reporting System for Funding and Grants Tracking for Juvenile Correctional Programs

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: Proceedings of the 2018 Information Technology Research Symposium
Creator/Author:: Information Technology Research Symposium
Submitter:: Jess Kropczynski
Date Uploaded:: 08/21/2018
Date Modified:: 05/23/2019
Date Created:: 2018-04-10
License:: All rights reserved

34. Developing Standardized Guidelines for Medical Virtual Reality Training

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: In the field of information technology, virtual reality and simulation learning have become huge trends, not only in gaming and entertainment, but also in academic fields such as medicine. In the past, medical training has always been costly in providing tools and resources for entry-level medical students to acquire proper training. Medical training conducted in a virtual environment has not only yielded higher success rates, but has also reduced resource costs overall. However, with no standardized guidelines for conducting certain training regimens and learning skills, there are still studies that show some medical training programs do not produce the best results. This research focuses on analyzing the usage of virtual reality in current medical training programs to design a medical, virtual reality, training program. This program will revolve around entry-level medical students who will be attending the University of Cincinnati’s College of Medicine. This research proposal will not only examine previous research on the utilization of virtual reality in various types of medical training, but also discuss the potential benefits of developing this training program at UC.
Creator/Author:: Feng, Bowen
Submitter:: Bowen Feng
Date Uploaded:: 04/26/2018
Date Modified:: 05/23/2019
Date Created:: 2017-12-07
License:: Public Domain Mark 1.0

35. Design 3.0 - Open, Deep, Big: a New Design Paradigm for the Next Generation of Design Research, Practice, and Education

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: IASDR 2017 Workshop Design now faces with new challenges that have made us rethink about our current design paradigm. It motivated us to organize a forum called, Design 3.0 Forum at KAIST in 2016, where we invited globally renowned design researchers and practitioners from different countries to discuss about important agenda for emerging challenges. The agenda we extracted from this forum can be summarized as follows: 1) envisioning of designers' future roles on open creativity and design; 2) dissemination and evaluation of design research outcomes by keeping deep design values; and 3) post education and practice that moves beyond the current use-centered perspectives by thinking big toward social innovation and large-scale impact. As the result of the Design 3.0 forum, we all agreed that we must continue to develop and extend these agenda and collaboratively make executable actions to carry them out in the design community. In this special session at IASDR 2017, not only the organizers of the previous Design 3.0 forum (i.e. Youn-kyung Lim, Ron Wakkary, Kun-pyo Lee, and Tek-jin Nam), we invite the people who have not participated in the previous forum but can provide important insights on these issues. For the format of the session, we will take the panel format where the invited participants will present their positions first, and then have in-depth discussion on them among the participants and the audience. Through this special session, we expect to advance the initial Design 3.0 agenda and can generate more concrete and executable action items for Design 3.0. Please follow developments of this work at http://design3-0.org/2017iasdr/
Creator/Author:: Lim, Youn-Kyung
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 04/16/2018
Date Modified:: 04/24/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

36. Architecture Speaks in Unintelligible Tongues: Deleuze’s Empiricism, Subjectivity, and Ethics of Integrative Education

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Description/Abstract:: This presentation suggests a new transversal image of thought to grasp the creation of an ethical series of events in which architectural history/theory coursework engages in multi-educational rhizomatic ‘plateaus’. It does so by combining the philosophies and notions of impersonality and effects of French post-structuralist Gilles Deleuze, with that of Simone Brott (an Australian architect), as the basis for a cartographic analysis of the empirical subjectivity that works as a set of impersonal effects to reformulate the architectural history/theory coursework.
Creator/Author:: Kareem, Najlaa K.
Submitter:: UC Clermont College Library
Date Uploaded:: 03/29/2018
Date Modified:: 03/29/2018
Date Created:: 2018
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

37. Design and U.S. Military: Educating Special Operation for a Complex World

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Description/Abstract:: IASDR 2017 Guest Speaker Tracy Moss is an independent design consultant and currently serves as the Course Director for Counter-Proliferation Opportunity Design at Joint Special Operations University, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. As co-founder of the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Design Thinking education program, she also serves as core faculty for the full complement of design-related courses and activities at the university and headquarters. Ms. Moss retired from military service in 2015 having spent 20 years on active duty in both the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy. During her final four years of military service at USSOCOM, she served as the lead Analyst and Planner on two operational design teams and as Chief of Counter-Weapons of Mass Destruction Analysis.
Creator/Author:: Moss, Tracy
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 03/22/2018
Date Modified:: 03/22/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

38. We're Here For the Humans

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Description/Abstract:: IASDR 2017 Guest Speaker Bob Schwartz joined GE Healthcare (GEHC) in December 2007 as General Manager, Global Design & User Experience. With five studios in four countries, Bob is responsible for overseeing the Global Design function encompassing human factors, industrial design, ergonomics, user-interface, environmental design, and design research. As a strategic driver of organic business growth, his team focuses on the look, feel usability and end-to-end experience of GEHC products and services. Bob is also the GE Healthcare Global Executive Sponsor of the People with Disabilities Network. Since 2009, Global Design/UX has been the recipient of 19 medals from the International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) and was listed, in 2011, by Fast Company magazine as a Corporate Design Stronghold. In 2015, Bob’s career trajectory was cited by Fast Company as among the top Chief Design Officers. In 2015 the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) named him among the 50 most notable industrial designers of the last 50 years. Bob was recently elected Chair of the Board of the Design Management Institute. Continuously engaged in Design education throughout his career, he is a two-term member of the Board of Trustees of the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design and its Executive Committee and is Chair of its Academic Excellence Committee. Bob is also a member of the Design Management Advisory Board at Northwestern University and has had similar roles at Savannah College of Art and Design and Carnegie Mellon University. Further, he has also held a design faculty appointment at the University of Cincinnati. While at P&G, Bob applied his leadership to developing the School Collaboratives Program there and has created similar relationships in his other roles with academic institutions globally. Bob joined GEHC from Procter & Gamble, where he was a global design leader working to transform the design function there to a strategically relevant capability, which is now comprised of 350 global designers and design managers. Prior to P&G, Bob was Vice President, New Product Development, at Levolor Kirsch, a division of Newell Rubbermaid, where he brought innovation to the home decor industry. At Motorola, Bob was the Director of Design, responsible globally for all key product lines within the Commercial, Government, Industrial and Consumer Products businesses. As Executive Director and COO for the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) Bob forged an unprecedented relationship with Business Week magazine to annually publish the Industrial Design Excellence (IDEA) awards and later the Catalyst Awards. This accomplishment led to Bob receiving a United Nations appointment to the People's Republic of China as Senior Advisor for Design. He has also testified before Congress on a Bill to establish a US Design Center in the Dept. of Commerce. Bob was also the Director, Science and Technology Programs for AdvaMed, where he forged strong partnerships with the FDA, HCFA and Congress and lobbied and directed policy and voluntary standards research for circulatory and cardiovascular devices, healthcare information systems and the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases. Prior to this, Bob was the head of Corporate Industrial Design and Architecture for the American Red Cross, where he implemented new nation-wide mobile blood collection, tissue banking and disaster services systems and blood center laboratory designs. Most notably, Bob was inducted into the IDSA Academy of Fellows at the 2007 World Congress of Industrial Design, for his outstanding contributions to the industry. Bob has a Masters degree in Industrial Design from the Rhode Island School of Design, where he was a Roddy Scholar, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Industrial & Graphic Design from the Kansas City Art Institute.
Creator/Author:: Schwartz, Robert
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 03/22/2018
Date Modified:: 04/05/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

39. A Study on the Entrepreneurial Path of Design-led Startups in Taiwan

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Description/Abstract:: The phenomenon of design entrepreneurship has received attention in the field of design. The trend of design entrepreneurship emerges in Taiwan and becoming a new career option for designers. Entrepreneurial activities can promote economic growth through innovation and knowledge spillovers. Studies on designer entrepreneurship are warranted because it proposes the possibility of entrepreneurial innovation, contributing to industrial and economic development. A multiple case study was employed, and seven design-led startups were selected as case study subjects to explore and conclude how these firms integrate their own profession and acquire resources to construct the value chain so as to keep the company operational and profitable. According to the results, the value chain of design-led startups is identified. The findings are further discussed to provide a better understanding of the entrepreneurial path of design-led startups in Taiwan.
Creator/Author:: Tung, Fang-Wu
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 03/05/2018
Date Modified:: 03/05/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

40. Creating Breakthrough Products in a Public Policy Classroom

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Description/Abstract:: IASDR 2017 Guest Speaker Mark Hallerberg is Dean and Professor of Public Management and Political Economy at the Hertie School of Governance, a private public policy School in Berlin, Germany. His research focuses on fiscal governance, tax competition, financial crises, public sector innovation, and European Union politics. He previously held academic positions at Emory University, where he maintains an affiliation with the political science department, as well as at the University of Pittsburgh and Georgia Institute of Technology. He received his PhD from UCLA in 1995.
Creator/Author:: Hallerberg, Mark
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 02/26/2018
Date Modified:: 04/24/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

41. Cyber Threats and Security for Small Business

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Description/Abstract:: Currently, there are many threats to small businesses, from simple employee mishandling of sensitive data to hackers attempting to breach systems for consumer data. In this paper, I attempt to review what threats businesses are currently facing, current challenges to implementing a security program, and possible ways to implement a security solution. Keywords: Information Security, Cyber Security, Least Privilege, Risk Mitigation, Small Business, Trojan, Phishing, Malware, Ransomware, Skimmers, Security Program
Creator/Author:: Lindsay, Brandon
Submitter:: Brandon Lindsay
Date Uploaded:: 02/22/2018
Date Modified:: 02/22/2018
Date Created:: 2017-12-04
License:: All rights reserved

42. An Interdisciplinary Exploration of an Analog Tool to Elicit Socio-Cultural Narratives

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Description/Abstract:: Eliciting multiple stakeholder narratives is a critical factor when designing systems, services or products. This research explores how the use of an analog tool (the picture postcard) in the digital age can be used to elicit socio-cultural stories to support design for ‘social practice’. The process combines people and things by using a participatory design approach and material culture studies to design, explore and analyze the complex nature of interactions between social ideals and the artefact. The study emphasizes ‘slow immersion and design’ by creating prolonged interactions that allow people to sit with someone else’s perspective while also introspecting about their own. In an age of echo-chambers, the research examines the impact of reducing the risk of fragmentation (where people assign themselves into homogenous groups leading to an amplification of pre-existing views (Sunstein, 2001)) on participants’ ability to generate and sustain a healthy exchange of honest, social narratives. The research findings reveal a deep bonding between participants and a reduction of implicit biases that initiates a broader range of discussions within a given socio-cultural topic. The space for ‘elastic interaction’ (articulation of ideas without fear of judgment; when and how they want it to be expressed) allows honest thoughts to manifest. The findings also reveal that this process slowly allows for an empathetic acceptance of another’s perspectives. The poster illustrates the research through these various approaches: the process of slow immersion and design research with a combination of postcard exchanges, one-on-one interviews and participatory design research activities to help elicit the stories for a sociocultural co-design space.
Creator/Author:: Venkataraman, Hemalatha
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 02/12/2018
Date Modified:: 02/12/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

43. What is worth doing in design research?

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Description/Abstract:: IASDR 2017 Guest Speaker Meredith Davis has taught for forty-seven years and served as head of the Department of Graphic Design, Director of Graduate Programs in Graphic Design, and Director of the PhD Design program at NC State University. She is an AIGA fellow and national medalist, Alexander Quarles Holladay Medalist for Teaching Excellence, and fellow and former member of the accreditation commission of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, for which she drafted the national standards for the evaluation of college-level design programs. She serves as a member of the education advisory committee of the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian National Design Museum and is a former president of the American Center for Design. Meredith is a frequent author–including four books on design and design education– and serves on the editorial boards of She Ji and Design Issues. Her research includes a two-year study of design-based teaching and learning for the National Endowment for the Arts, which received a CHOICE award from the National Association of College and Research Libraries. She has served on the development teams for two National Assessments of Educational Progress, most recently for the scenario-based evaluation of 21,500 students in Technology and Engineering Design Literacy. She authored a five-year research study of teaching critical and creative thinking across the college curriculum, featured in a study by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development on the effectiveness of higher education in preparing students for innovation jobs. She has reviewed proposals for the Smithsonian Office of Education and Museum Studies, National Science Foundation, US Department of Education, Institute of Museum and Library Services, and Canadian Foundation for Innovation, and her work has been funded by the Kenan Institute for Engineering, Science and Technology; National Endowment for the Arts; Worldesign Foundation; and several state commissions.
Creator/Author:: Davis, Meredith
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 02/05/2018
Date Modified:: 03/01/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

44. Health Education that Breaks Through Language Barriers Prototyping and Evaluation of Childcare-related ICT Self-learning Resource –

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Description/Abstract:: This paper explores the findings of a study into the telecommunications environment in Mongolia. It was hoped that an effective self-learning resource for the prevention of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) in infants for distribution to parents in that country could be created and evaluated using these findings. Based on a field survey conducted in Mongolia, the most effective format this resource should take was identified. A prototype was created that featured video taken from both a third-person and parent’s (first person) perspective. After further evaluation, this prototype is to undergo revisions that will be assessed in Japan and Mongolia before a final version is distributed utilizing information and communication technologies (ICT). It was found that a visual message that did not rely on written language was the most effective means of communicating the desired message. With input from nursing staff in Mongolia, the Sapporo City University School of Design and School of Nursing came to leverage their respective strengths to create an effective prototype that will be used as the basis for a resource for relaying this preventive information to the target audience.
Creator/Author:: Mikami, Tomoko; Anzai, Toshinori; Yakubo, Takanobu; Matsuura, Kazuyo, and Uemura, Kouta
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 01/30/2018
Date Modified:: 05/23/2019
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

45. A Framework for Smart Servicescape: A Case of Smart Home Service Experience

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Description/Abstract:: The rapid development of IoT technology has accelerated the growth of smart services. Despite the proliferation of smart services, academic research is still in its early stage particularly in terms of service experience and service design. Concerning a service experience viewpoint, it is essential to consider the context and environment of smart services, namely “smart servicescape,” as this can influence users’ entire experience. Moreover, the smart servicescape will have different characteristics due to the convergence of online and offline connected environments. With this background, this study aimed to propose a framework for the smart servicescape by identifying new dimensions that reflect the characteristics of smart services. Accordingly, an initial analytic framework of service experience blueprint was established on the basis of the conventional servicescape and service blueprinting. Twenty movie clips on smart home services officially produced by ICT corporations were collected, were analyzed through grounded theory, and were classified according to the analytic framework. Through a series of qualitative analysis, the framework structure was improved to make it more suitable for the smart servicescape. Finally, this study proposed a framework for the smart servicescape derived from the smart home service experience blueprint. The values of this framework can be identified in two aspects: (1) by identifying new dimensions to reflect the characteristics of smart services such as Smart device, Datascape, and Connected scape; and (2) by suggesting the structure of the service experience blueprint infused with the perspective of service experience, which consists of service encounters and the servicescape.
Creator/Author:: Kwon, Gyu Hyun; Kang, Hyo-Jin; Park, Eunohk, and Kim, Bora
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 01/30/2018
Date Modified:: 05/23/2019
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

46. Patient 360: Collaborating on Cancer Care

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Description/Abstract:: *Use Related Links URL to access presentation video Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and Premera Blue Cross show you how we conducted design research to build a collective understanding of the cancer care experience. We will provide detailed instructions, with checklists, on how to recreate a similar collaboration, including how we worked and what we worked on. You will walk away knowing how we shared skills and resources, built credibility and equal playing fields, and delivered research insights to both our organizations from multiple perspectives and vantage points. Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) brings together the leading research teams and cancer specialists from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle Children's and UW Medicine. Based in Seattle, SCCA is one of the top five Adult Cancer Care facilities in the United States as ranked by U.S. News & World Report. Shay Ghassemian, User Experience Designer in Digital Health, and Katie Rehfield, Patient Experience Specialist, will be facilitating this workshop. Premera Blue Cross is a not-for-profit health insurance company serving 2 million people across the United States. As the largest health plan in the Pacific Northwest, Premera offers a wide range of products for individuals and families, Medicare recipients, and employers ranging from small business to Fortune 100 companies. Irish Malig, Senior Manager of Experience Strategy, Robert Racadio, Design Research Manager, Design Strategists Sara Bell, Paul Braun, and Ryan Rosensweig, and Darci Brown, Healthcare Implementation Manager in Provider Experience, will all be facilitating this workshop. Presented by Shay Ghassemian and Robert Racadio
Creator/Author:: Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and Premera Blue Cross
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 01/26/2018
Date Modified:: 04/24/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

47. Conference Exhibit: Dread & Desire- Urban Futures at the Scale of the Human Body

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Description/Abstract:: It was late on a Friday evening. A great time to avoid crowds. Most people were dining and drinking, absorbing the city’s capacity for pleasure, or maybe relaxing at home. That left the supermarket to me and others whose lives are synchronized differently. But as I stumbled my way through those harshly lit corridors of obscene American consumption, I realized I was among some highly unusual company. In every aisle, there were people—people?—clad in blue uniforms with devices attached to their forearms and fingertips, cables and wires dangling, each methodically filling large specialized carts. These were not shoppers like me. They were employees of the grocery chain operating— operated by?—new software for online ordering and curbside pickup. Surely, this wasn’t such a strange scene in contemporary stores around the world. Yet, it did raise strange—radical? — possibilities: a specter of “before” for an unforeseeable and potentially unpleasant “after.” The unity of the human and the machine, not implanted but merged in the operation, made me wonder: Are they cyborgs? Incipient cyborgs? Is this still a supermarket? Or an altogether different kind of space? One in the process of becoming? But becoming what? The image that flashed to mind was that of an Amazon fulfillment center: a million acres of non-stop conveyor belts with robots finding and retrieving machine-labeled products and filling yellow bins under the supervision of a handful of humans. Robotic automation creating efficiency while eliminating the unpredictable and unproductive complexities of human labor and interactions. Perhaps, supermarkets are undergoing a transformation from spaces where humans browse, compare, select, and purchase to cyborg-operated warehouses. Perhaps this rapid and fundamental revision of function is an inevitable result of the increasing rate of technical reformation of everyday life. Then again, perhaps my lucid vision of this scene as a new-reality- becoming is an example of what has been called “dystopian imagination”—an imaginary projection of “ethical and political concern” [Baccolini & Moylan, 2]. Or maybe it’s only a personal paranoia about the brave new world unfolding.
Creator/Author:: Wizinsky, Matthew
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 01/23/2018
Date Modified:: 04/24/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

48. A Matching Test of Task-Gesture on Tablet for Mid-older and Young Adults

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Description/Abstract:: Due to the intuitive controllability and easy to learn the tablet is a very popular nowadays. Many touch gestures are introduced to enhance the convenience usage on the tablet. However, how these gestures match with the tasks? Are they understood by the “technological alienation” of the elderly users? Is there difference existing between the elderly and younger people? This study aims to answer these questions. Seven basic gestures and their correspondent tasks were selected from top 3 operation systems. Thirty mid-older subjects including 15 expert users and 15 novice tablet users and thirty young subjects were recruited to do matching test. As a result, we found that the correct rate of the mid-older is significantly lower than the young. Experience in using might affect the correct rate. Certain intuitive gestures including Tap, Swipe, Pinch and Rotation had higher correct rate were considered to be acceptable for both mid-older and young subjects according to the ISO standard. However, only the Pinch gesture for novice mid-older is acceptable. The research suggests that more coaching might be needed for novice mid-older adults on the use of gestures.
Creator/Author:: Huang, Chiwu
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 01/16/2018
Date Modified:: 01/16/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

49. Developing design criteria for iPad stands to meet the needs of older adults in group settings

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Description/Abstract:: This paper details the evaluation process undertaken to create criteria for the development of an iPad stand for elderly users. Emphasis is on the requirements elicitation stage with end users in the field. 32 elderly participants taking part in the activity group as part of the Ageing-Well program of a City Council in a cosmopolitan area in Australia were part of an evaluation in which three existing iPad stands were trialled. While commercially available stands are abundant, specific problems such as reduced grip, basic technical understanding of the stand, and concerns surrounding stability were encountered within the group. Observation and semi-structured interviews were undertaken with the cohort to determine factors surrounding the suitability and uptake of these stands by elderly users – most of them with some disabilities - with findings suggesting that current tablet stands require fine levels of dexterity, which may not be appropriate for elderly users where such a device is needed. While usability in setting up the stand and use is a strong factor, aesthetics and material qualities are equally important for enjoyable use. In addition, the use of iPads in social activities between two or more older adults has specific demands in terms of visibility of screen, sturdiness and easy movement that is not considered by current tablet stands. The paper ends with proposing design recommendations. Further research is required to develop a suitable solution and refines these
Creator/Author:: Beh, Jeanie ; Renda, Gianni ; Wright, Emily , and Pedell, Sonja
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 01/16/2018
Date Modified:: 01/16/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

50. Qualities of Public Health. Towards an Analysis of Aesthetic Features of Public Policies

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Description/Abstract:: Design is gaining popularity as a way to address complex social problems in various fields of practices. Strangely, public health which, by nature, is concerned by such kinds of problems, remains foreign to this way of thinking. Building on the increasing popularity of design in policy making, we stress that public health could also benefit from this conceptual yet pragmatic framework. To open a critical perspective about the potential of design for public health, we examine four design projects that address social determinants of health and whose outcomes promotes healthy living habits. Finally, we argue that the interest of design for public health lies on its concern for the users’ æsthetic experience emerging of its encounter with the touchpoints that embody health policies. This contribution ought to act as a stepping stone to open a debate about design as offering a critical perspective for the practice and study of public health.
Creator/Author:: Proulx, Sébastien ; Gauthier, Philippe , and Hamarat, Yaprak
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 01/12/2018
Date Modified:: 01/16/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

51. Driving Medical Device Innovation in a Large Corporation

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Description/Abstract:: Kaleidoscope-Special Sessions Presentation You may have labored for years to achieve your current market success. But as your success grows, so do expectations. Growth targets require both capitalizing on existing business practices and innovating new ones. It can be a challenge to do both. Kaleidoscope's VP of Research and Development, Mike Clem, DVM, Ms shares his understandable, memorable and easy-to- apply "Ships and Castle" model.
Creator/Author:: Clem, Michael
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 01/09/2018
Date Modified:: 03/01/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

52. Empowering the Preschool Children: A Service Platform Design Aiming at the Communication of Balanced Diet Information

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Description/Abstract:: Childhood obesity increases the risk of obesity in adulthood and is associated with cardiovascular disease risk factors. The prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing in China. It is necessary to develop an intervention project for preschool children. Based on a service design project aiming at the communication of balanced diet information to the preschool children in China, this paper discusses how to take advantage of the digital platform and game-based learning to empower the preschool children. It argues for the importance of the DIKW hierarchy for empowerment. It also proposes an innovative model to involve new stakeholders into the whole system and to improve the viability of the project.
Creator/Author:: Zhou, Xing
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 01/09/2018
Date Modified:: 10/15/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

53. Mapping Communication Design through the Web

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Description/Abstract:: Design is by nature an interdisciplinary, dynamic, and fluid discipline (Cross, 1982; Friedman, 2003). To define what design is has proved to be a very difficult—if not impossible and meaningless—exercise (Friedman, 2000), making also the understanding of the evolution of both the design discipline and practice a complex challenge. A rapidly changing technological landscape increases the breadth of design both in geographical terms and by extending to new domains, merging with different and new disciplines. Communication Design especially, being closer to the information and the media spheres, is the most sensitive and receptive design area. Communication Design finds online a fertile ground for its growth and developments, thus the online environment and the Web especially can be explored, dug, and mapped as mirrors of that evolution. The aim of our research is to map through the Web the complexity of the intersections between design as a discipline and design as a field of practice. Our exploration and representation of the online design territory covered four online environments: Behance, Wikipedia, Google, and the websites of the top one hundred design universities. The study has been conducted by using digital, statistical, and visualization methods. This exploration seeks neither to confirm theories nor predict the future, rather, it wants to make explicit and observable what Communication Design has become today. It aims to screenshot the state of the art, the emerging paths, in order to understand where and how it is going to develop. The attempt is to make design as a complex phenomenon visible, through the construction of a set of maps and representations for professors, students, and associations. These representations are tools to trigger reflections on the discipline
Creator/Author:: De Rossi, Giulia and Ciuccarelli, Paolo
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 01/09/2018
Date Modified:: 10/15/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

54. Co-creation supporting collaboration across cultural contexts: Recommendations for improving in flight packaging for ageing populations

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Description/Abstract:: Increasingly universities are adopting a collaborative approach to ensure research outcomes have industry-relevant impact. This collaboration has known challenges given the complexity of the process which requires successful negotiation across the needs of various stakeholders, disciplinary knowledges and cultural contexts. A co-creation approach in collaborative research can assist in navigating these challenges by empowering all stakeholders including industry, the academy and the community. This paper presents a case study of an industry engaged research project that employed this approach. Partnering with a northern European international airline and universities from Australia and Singapore, the project investigated opportunities for innovation around the ageing population’s user experience with in-flight packaging. Applying case study method, data collected included in-flight observations, expert interviews, co-creation workshops and prototyping. Challenges as well as opportunities are identified around how the co-creation approach supported the industry relevant outcomes of the project. The findings suggest that co-creation supports better outcomes for collaboration across the complexity of industry engaged cross-cultural research projects.
Creator/Author:: Wright, Emily
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 01/09/2018
Date Modified:: 01/12/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

55. A process guide for establishing state adult education content standards

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: A Process Guide for Establishing State Adult Education Content Standards was developed by the American Institutes for Research as part of the Adult Education Content Standards Warehouse Project under contract to the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Contract No. ED-01-CO-0026/0023.
Creator/Author:: Faller, S. Elisabeth (Beth)
Submitter:: S. Elisabeth (Beth) Faller
Date Uploaded:: 01/05/2018
Date Modified:: 01/05/2018
Date Created:: 2005
License:: All rights reserved

56. Design for Wellbeing: Generative Visual Music for Anxiety Reduction

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Description/Abstract:: In societies where productivity is prioritized over presence, anxiety abounds. The extensive and alarming effects of anxiety on the mental and physiological wellbeing of bachelor students inspired a cross-disciplinary team to tackle this problem. Using combined expertise in visual design, music technology, psychology, art therapy and mindfulness — a digital tool entitled “Modes” was born. The Modes digital tool is an atmospheric, introspective, and aesthetically sophisticated engagement of three senses: ophthalmoception (sight), audioception (hearing), and tactioception (touch). Through immersive interaction, mesmerizing visual and sound landscapes are generated in order to reduce anxiety in bachelor students. The two measurable outcomes of Modes are 1) the reduction of self-reported anxiety in bachelor students, and 2) the reduction of bachelor student heart rates. Interacting with the Modes digital tool is like playing in a sandbox of dynamic visuals and music. Users begin by selecting and entering one of three digital environments entitled Refocus, Chill, or Energize. Each environment (or mode) offers a unique set of visuals and music designed specifically for anxiety reduction. The design and functionality of Modes are rooted in tenets of mindfulness practice and Ayurveda — an ancient Indian healing system emphasizing inner balance as a method for maintaining health and wellness (Kiefer, 2016). The Refocus, Chill, and Energize modes aim to balance each of three governing principle of Ayurveda that regulate physiological activity. Ultimately, users may combat and control their anxiety in three targeted ways: by refocusing, chilling, or energizing.
Creator/Author:: Hebbeler, John and Verba Fischer, Emily
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 12/06/2017
Date Modified:: 03/01/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

57. Dada posters in a post-colony

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Description/Abstract:: Graphic design is often seen in the commercial context and is discussed through topics linked to software and technology. When we look around us we can realise that billboards, banners, posters and most of the print that surround us in the public space are delivering messages of marketing, corporations, consumerism and other commercially inclined narratives. This, however, is not the only way to comprehend the practice of a graphic designer. Graphic design can take a socio-pedagogical and historical role and distribute alternative messages in the society which are not linked to money and consumption, unless education, reading and studying are considered consumption of sorts. It is obvious that graphic design is a powerful tool that shapes our understanding of reality. This happens through being exposed to the work. Posters are claimed to mirror societies by many theorists and most visual communication is mediated by a graphic designer. Thus, Bonsiepe stated already in 2005 in his speech Design and Democracy that there is an absence of questioning activities linked to design production. It is yet a relevant theme that research needs to approach; also in a post-colony where the printed poster is ubiquitous. A simple sheet of printed paper. A very simple but extremely complex and powerful. There lies an investigation that this paper will start. The outcome of this paper to share knowledge within the researchers about creating new meaningful pathways in understanding globally important practice of graphic design. Art and design are universally important.
Creator/Author:: Turtola, Niina
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 12/06/2017
Date Modified:: 02/08/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

58. Comparative research of childcare systems between Finnish Neuvola Service Design with Japanese services

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: The Japanese government has planned by 2020 to introduce the Finnish Neuvola System, a fundamental social childcare system that covers the period of pregnancy to child care. The purpose of this research is to clarify the conditions for high quality of Neuvola service, comparing childcare of Finland and Japan. First, the social systems of Finland and Japan, legal actions and other related social backgrounds are covered. Following this, the results are analyzed. Secondly, the results of interviews in Finland with Neuvola public health nurses and three typical Neuvola users, including a father, mother, and pregnant woman are presented. As a result of survey, six conditions were identified as the basis of Neuvola services: personal health checks, facility preparation, pleotropic care, communication through mutual dialogue, customized information and management of service provider quality. In a society where nuclear families are increasing, it is harder to care for children without someone’s support. In comparing Finnish and Japanese childcare systems, the Finnish system perceives childcare as a social matter. In the Neuvola System, people are always open to discuss about any worries or queries. In Japan, the system is closed toward personal matters and private treatment options are not adequate. This is a major factor in larger problems that exist in the Japanese system. The results are discussed in relation to previous studies of participatory roles in social health care services in the Japanese government and users of these services, leading to the proposal of a Japanese childcare service design.
Creator/Author:: MORITA, Yoshitsugu; SHIMOMURA, Moe, and HIRAI, Yasuyuki
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 12/06/2017
Date Modified:: 01/30/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

59. Incorporating Co-Design Thinking to Understand Current and Future Experiences of Veterans in a University Environment

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: The purpose of this research was to utilize co-design thinking to investigate and understand the experiences of veteran students entering into college at The Ohio State University (OSU) after military service, and to assist the university in improving those transition experiences. The research significance is that an increasing number of post 9/11 era veterans are utilizing the educational benefits earned through their service. Many of these service members have spent years inside a military culture, which has inadequately prepared them for a transition to the civilian and academic environments. It has been found that veteran students often self-segregate due to age differences, and their experiences gained through military service. Additionally, while OSU’s Office of Military and Veteran Services (OMVS) has been doing incredible things to help veteran students transition away from the military and into OSU, many of their practices tend to promote self-segregation rather than integration. Although it is not true across the entire population of veteran students, the research conducted showed that many sought opportunities for improved social integration programs. Opportunities lie in finding a balance between the culture that veteran students share, and integration into the civilian culture they are now part of. Additionally, veteran students could benefit from additional support in regards to academics and logistics when navigating through OSU. The study conducted was comprised of preliminary interviews with a director of the OMVS, an initial survey, four co-design sessions with volunteer veteran students, and an evaluative survey to gain deeper insight into the possible new service concepts generated during the co-design sessions. Based on the research results, proposed new services and improvements to existing ones were presented to OSU’s OMVS.
Creator/Author:: Morrow, Joshua B.
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 12/06/2017
Date Modified:: 01/16/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

60. Speed Dating with Design Thinking: An empirical study of managers solving business problems with design

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: The concept of design thinking has received increasing attention during recent years, particularly from managers around the world. However, despite being the subject of a vast number of articles and books stating its importance, the effectiveness of this approach is unclear, as the claims about the concept are not grounded on empirical studies or evaluations. In this study, we investigated the perceptions of six design thinking methods of 21 managers in the agriculture industry as they explored employee and business-related problems and solutions using these tools in a 6-hour workshop. The results from pre and post-survey responses suggest that the managers agreed on the value design thinking could bring to their own domains and were able to articulate on how they can use them in solving problems. We conclude by proposing directions for research to further explore adaptation of design thinking for the management practice context.
Creator/Author:: McKilligan, Seda; Ringholz, David, and Dhadphale, Tejas
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 12/06/2017
Date Modified:: 10/15/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

61. Re-clarifying Design Problems through Questions for Secondary School Children

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: It is believed that secondary school students often define design problems in the design coursework superficially due to various reasons such as lack of exposure, inexperience and the lack of research skills. Questioning techniques have long been associated with the development of critical thinking. Based on this context and assumption, the current study aimed to explore the use of questioning techniques to enable pre-tertiary students to improve their understanding of design problems by using questions to critique their thinking and decision-making processes and in turn, generate more effective design solutions. A qualitative approach is adopted in this study to identify the trajectories of students during design problem identification and clarification process. Using student design journals as a form of record for action and thoughts, they are analysed and supplemented by hearing survey with the teacher-in-charge. From the study, the following points can be concluded: 1) questions can be a useful tool to facilitate a better understanding of the design problem. 2) The process of identification and clarification of design problem is important in the development of critical thinking skills and social-emotional skills of the students. 3) It is important that students are given time and opportunity to find out the problems by themselves. 4) Teachers can be important role models as students may pick up questioning techniques from teacher student discussions. 5) Departmental reviews and built-in professional development time for weekly reviews on teaching and learning strategies are necessary for the continual improvement D&T education.
Creator/Author:: Wei Leong, Leon LOH; Wei Leong, LEE, and Hwee Mui, Grace KWEK
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 12/01/2017
Date Modified:: 02/08/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

62. Development of a Design Competence Model for Learners of Human-Centered Design

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: Learning a new competence and attempting to perform it within an organization not only takes time, but it is heavily influenced by the real-world context of day-to-day work culture and individual perceptions. The little-understood world of learning Human- Centered Design (HCD) within an organization is studied over one year in inside of a group of healthcare organizations through a training and mentoring program called the "Innovation Catalyst Program." Deep insights and personal narratives are gathered by studying learners and their coaches in real-time observations and conversations. A dynamic story unfolds as those who are learning creative approaches for organizational innovation are coached by those with many years of experience on the topic. These same participants provide feedback on the frameworks generated. The result of this Longitudinal Grounded Theory field study is a new actionable model for understanding experiences and approaches to learning HCD within the context of an organization, a novel approach to assessing development, and ultimately, a way to empower individuals with the mindsets and skillsets of HCD for real-world challenges.
Creator/Author:: Zuber, Christi
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/30/2017
Date Modified:: 01/11/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

63. Quantitative Analysis of Cognitive Performance in Motion Graphic Design

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: Motion graphic design is a branch of information visual design.Based on questionnaires and the factor analysis of Statistics,this paper evaluated the hierarchy elements of motion graphic design through the cognitive performance of the three elected types of videos (from 9 selected sample). Furthermore, analysis of the design categories based on users' perspective; the weight ratio of each factor of design details in the cognitive process,and Set up visual data chart.The research is to provide a quantitative evaluation of motion graphic design methods and help to realize the value of cognitive analysis.
Creator/Author:: Ai, Xiaoqun; Guo, Weimin, and Wu, Zhendong
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/30/2017
Date Modified:: 11/30/2017
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

64. Conceptual Fashion and Media Research as site- specific Narratives

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: This paper introduces academic research into conceptual apparel and fashion narratives that are inspired by diverse art and media aesthetics for unique collection stories. Distinct photography forms the design continuum with photo-real imagery carefully mapped onto patterns, creating fabric textures and garment shapes. They concentrate in their content on investigating place and space as a shared environment. The actual design practice is therefore embedded in a reflective discourse that is driven by exploring textiles as a social, factual or cultural platform for meaning and narrative. Fabric is treated as a screen and canvas for a collage of visual information, cultural environment, collective memory and association. In contextualizing this multi-disciplinary approach, wider theoretical implications and readings of narrative imagery in textile, fashion design and art are cross-referenced. A focus is on particular limited editions as a research model and case study within this practice. Bespoke ranges have been commissioned by partners in creative industries that explore site-specific histories and new insights for design outputs. They have been exhibited at international fashion weeks as well as in museum and gallery contexts. As a second outcome they have also played an important role by being commercialized in an academic spinout company and intersecting research strategy with academic enterprise. This is referenced in this context as an underlying support structure for dissemination of above experimentation.
Creator/Author:: Zapp, Andrea
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/30/2017
Date Modified:: 02/08/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

65. Psychological Effects of an Art Program with Feed Back Systems Reflecting Achievement Levels in Rehabilitation Exercises -Development of a VR Device Encouraging Squatting Movements -

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: We developed an art program that connects rehabilitation exercises with the creation of art. The quality and level of rehabilitation exercise achieved in the outcome of the resulting artwork is reflected as feedback to encourage patients to perform their rehabilitation exercises. The art program is called “Let’s stand up and draw art in the sky!” and utilizes a virtual reality (VR) head-mounted display device to create a landscape image in the device’s display area, through the movements of sitting down and standing up. To replicate the rehabilitation movement of standing then sitting on a chair, a squat exercise experiment was conducted with and without the art program, using university student subjects, and the results were compared between the two trials. When the subjects used the program they reported a significant increase in the "Level of Vitality" and the "Level of Pleasure", compared to when they performed the exercises without the art program.
Creator/Author:: YOSIHOKA, Kiyomi
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/30/2017
Date Modified:: 01/16/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

66. Transportation Assistive Device for the Elderly Based on Service Design

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: Commercial products specially designed for the elderly have assumption of user disability and focus on assistive tools design. However, recent studies show aged people gradually stay healthy condition because of modern advanced medical technology and service. There so- called “platinum society” that describes a group of aged people live in a community where they have to take care of themselves under healthy condition. To respond to above situation, this study applies service design model to explore daily life requirement of the elderly and proposes a new transportation assistive device design located aside the bus station. From empathy map analysis, point of view definition, requirement-and-function deployment, to service model construction, real daily life activity and movement of the elderly are collected and analyzed. A participative design approach is applied to involve senior citizen participation that is helpful to retrieve their intangible needs. In this proposed design, it includes an information interface and an exercise assistive device for the elderly to use during the waiting period when they stay at the bus station. It provides required information for transportation purpose as well as simple exercise movement that make it form an area of social connection. Instead of boring waiting time wasted at the station, it enhances interaction between the elderly through uncomplicated stretch movement and conversation. A scaled prototype is implemented to simulate and test the scenario and interview is executed to collect feedback from the elderly. Ongoing progress show a feasible application can be achieved by integrating with current environment.
Creator/Author:: Wu, Hsien-Jung ; Chien, Chia-Yu ; Chou, Yu-Ting , and Chu, De-Fang
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/30/2017
Date Modified:: 01/22/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

67. Research on the user behavior between China and USA elderly people in public space

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: The user experience difference between China and USA elderly people in using public space was discussed in this paper based on the questionnaire process. 1960 elderly people were selected from the four cities in Shanghai (China), Wuxi (China), New York City (USA), Cincinnati (USA) to complete the questionnaire, and the result shows the similarities and differences between the elderly people in China and USA. That is: The using frequency of the public space for the former is much higher than the later; the main purpose of the former in public space is sports and fitness, and relaxation is the chief choice of the later; weather condition and easy communication are the key factors for former to participate in public space, while timing is that for the later; all the elderly people in the two countries are favorite on the sports and fitness, but the party chatting is the feature of the former and the sightseeing is the feature of the later; the facility requirement is the most important attributes for the former to the public space, and the interaction design is the unique demands of the later, while the former had no interests on that demands. In the end, the reason for all the similarities and differences were analyzed in this paper, and the culture, the economics, as well as the politics factors were discussed in detail.
Creator/Author:: Wei, Na and Xin, XiangYang
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/30/2017
Date Modified:: 02/08/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

68. The Extent of Transformation: Measuring the Impact of Design in Voluntary Community Sector Organisations

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: A Design for Service (DfS) approach has been linked with impacts that significantly alter touchpoints, services and organisational culture. However, there is no model with which to assess the extent to which these impacts can be considered transformational. In the absence of such a model, the authors have reviewed literature on subjects including the transformational potential of design; characteristics of transformational design; transformational change; and organisational change. From this review, six indicators of transformational change in design projects have been identified: evidence of non-traditional transformative design objects; evidence of a new perspective; evidence of a community of advocates; evidence of design capability; evidence of new power dynamics; and evidence of new organisational standards. These indicators, along with an assessment scale, have been used to succesfully review the findings from a doctoral study exploring the impact of the DfS approach in Voluntary Community Sector (VCS) organisations. This paper presents this model as a first-step to establishing a method to helpfully gauge the extent of transformational impact in design projects.
Creator/Author:: Warwick, Laura and Young, Robert
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/30/2017
Date Modified:: 03/01/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

69. Beyond Greener Things: sustainability within communication design practice

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: This paper reviews contemporary communication design practice in Australia through a series of interviews with practitioners, conducted to better understand the place of sustainability in contemporary practice. It is especially concerned with the expectations and experience of designers, and their attitudes towards sustainability in practice, and the contrast between designing ‘greener things’ and establishing more sustainable outcomes for their clients through deeper collaboration. The paper is part of a larger PhD project attempting to establish ways of expanding the understanding of sustainability for communication designers.
Creator/Author:: Crocker, Robert and Wallace, Niki
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/30/2017
Date Modified:: 12/01/2017
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

70. Graphic designers as cultural innovators: Case studies of Henry Steiner and KAN Tai Keung

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: It is common to see graphic design copies of foreign models or other Chinese designers. These designers are apathetic toward the work and neglect its ongoing challenges, including the need for constant innovation. In contrast, there are masters who use Chinese culture in creative ways and achieve outstanding reputations all over the world. The reasons design masters choose Chinese culture as a theme for their graphic work and the unique ways in which they symbolise cultural resources and knowledge are explored and explained in this study. This study also illustrates how traditional culture can become a potential innovative strategy by applying a systematic and culture-based methodology. The case studies presented concern the first generation of graphic designers in Hong Kong: Henry Steiner and KAN Tai Keung. The preliminary results of the two case studies show very positive outcomes for cultural interpretation becoming a new innovative stream of graphic design.
Creator/Author:: TIAN, Yao and KOSKINEN, Ilpo
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/30/2017
Date Modified:: 12/01/2017
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

71. Preserving Craft Heritage by Forging Rural-Urban Connections

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: This study aims to explore the difficulties of preserving cultural heritage in rural areas and to inform better designs of computer systems to support such preservation. In this case study, we observed and documented craft cultures in three rural villages in China. Our methods include photo-ethnography, interview and observation. From analyzing various types of data, we were able to identify issues of cultural heritage preservation, including cultural identity and values. We propose a conceptual system design for an installation and software connecting rural craftspeople and people who appreciate crafts, as a means of fostering a mutual relationship of support and appreciation. We believe this relationship can help preserve cultural heritage in rural areas. Some of the system installation elements were prototyped in scale models. The paper’s primary contribution is the design field research, analysis of design field research, and conceptualization.
Creator/Author:: Blevis, Eli; Tan, Haodan, and Wei, Huaxin
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/30/2017
Date Modified:: 10/25/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

72. Issues of Devices and Applications for Supporting Walking in Older People - Focus on the Information Provision

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: Japan has become a super-aging society, with the number of older people (over the age of 65) at a historical high both in absolute numbers (33 million) and as a proportion of the total population (26.0%). Walking is known to be associated with positive psychological improvements such as in subjective sense of wellbeing, life satisfaction, and a sense of purpose in life, as well as improvements in physical and mental function, such as arm/leg muscle strength and standing balance. In this study, we focus on information about functions for assisting walking, comparing and contrasting the information provided by existing products that support walking with the goal of clarifying issues from an information-provision viewpoint. We conducted interviews with eight older people who go for walks on a daily basis, asking about their thoughts before, during, and after walking. From 110 total comments, we obtained 30 comments relating to the action of walking. Furthermore, we investigated the functions of 11 devices and 20 applications that support walking, and from 24 functions, we focused on 20 functions relating to the action of walking. By comparing and contrasting the twin perspectives of “information items” and “information content” with visualization levels identified in the field of management, we clarified issues relating to devices and applications for supporting walking among older users, from the viewpoint of information provision.
Creator/Author:: Ariyoshi, Yohei and Tamura, Ryoichi
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/30/2017
Date Modified:: 03/22/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

73. What the Font

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: The ethical dimensions of basing a typeface on existing faces are unclear. Commentary about “clones” from critics and type designers alike are confused and contradictory. Few writers consider the issues systematically. Misunderstanding of copyright law and unreflective versions of moral rights claims dominate discussion. Open discussion of the models for a type design avoid claims of plagiarism and also affect the reception of the new typeface.
Creator/Author:: Swanson, Gunnar
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/30/2017
Date Modified:: 12/01/2017
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

74. Taxonomy of Interactions and the Design of the Airport Passenger Screening Process

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: This paper presents a case study analysing the interactions of nine security officers during the mandatory passenger screening process at an Australian international Airport. Eye-tracking glasses were used to observe the visual, physical and verbal interactions of security officers while they performed the x-ray task. Stationary video recording devices were used to record physical and verbal interactions performed by security officers during the load, search and metal detector tasks. Six taxonomic groups were developed that define the different types of interactions performed by security officers during each task. Each taxonomic group is comprised of several discrete interactions specific to each of the tasks observed. Through analysing the composition of interactions and the relationships between interactions in different tasks, this paper highlights the prominence of interactions that security officers perform with passengers and their belongings. These interactions play an important role in the first and last stages of the passenger screening process, as well as influence the functioning of the overall passenger screening process. Due to this, they have substantial effect on passenger experience, throughput efficiency and security efficacy. In response to these findings, we draw from emerging security technologies and persuasive design principles to present potential design solutions for optimising the passenger screening process. These are presented in the context of a preliminary framework with which to inform the design of current and future passenger screening processes.
Creator/Author:: Mason, William ; Swann, Levi ; MacMahon, Benjamin , and Popovic, Vesna
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/30/2017
Date Modified:: 01/09/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

75. Design pedagogy in symbology: denotative and connotative interpretation

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: This study introduces a new perspective on the design pedagogy in learning symbol design. A new experimental discipline implemented by the design methods demonstrates positive learning outcomes for students on the development of symbol study. Understanding denotative and connotative interpretation in visual literacy is essential in order to convey not only a clear message but also distinctive recognition as the nature of symbol quality. Students executed design experiments with design theories and methods for understanding design fundamentals of the denotative symbol and explored a matrix table for cultivating connotative symbols. This pedagogical strategy applied to the expansion of visual concepts with progressive experiments on each stage; 1) analyzing perceptive characteristics, 2) simplifying visual construction, 3) developing a visual concept with connotative meaning, and 4) configuring visual balance and enhanced quality based on design principles. With examples of student outcomes, this paper explains an analysis of functional expression and interpretation applied by design methods. This study discovered that earlier teaching of design fundamental disciplines with theories and methods in the graphic design major gave students better opportunities to pursue their further study more effectively and productively.
Creator/Author:: Seo, Sang-Duck
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/30/2017
Date Modified:: 02/08/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

76. Opening a Design Education Pipeline from University to K-12 and Back

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: To prepare students to imagine desirable futures amidst current planetary level challenges, design educators must think and act in new ways. In this paper, we describe a pilot study that illustrates how educators might teach K-12 students and university design students to situate their making within transitional times in a volatile and exponentially changing world. We describe how to best situate students to align design thinking and learning with future foresight. Here we present a pilot test and evaluate how a university-level Dexign Futures course content, approach, and scaffolded instructional materials – can be adapted for use in K-12 Design Learning Challenges. We describe the K-12 design-based learning challenges/experiences developed and implemented by the Design Learning Network (DLN). The Dexign Futures course we describe in this paper is a required course for third year undergraduate students in the School of Design at Carnegie Mellon University. The “x” signifies a different type of design that aligns short-term action with long-term goals. The course integrates design thinking and learning with long-horizon future scenario foresight. Broadly speaking, we ask how might portions of a design course be taught and experienced by teachers and students of two different demographics: within the university (Design Undergraduates) and in K-12 (via DLN). This pilot study is descriptive in nature; in future work, we seek to assess learning outcomes across university and K-12 courses. We believe the approach described is relevant for lifelong learners (e.g., post- graduate-level, career development, transitional adult education).
Creator/Author:: Wells-Papanek, Doris ; Wasserman, Arnold ; Brooks, Judy , and Scupelli, Peter
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/30/2017
Date Modified:: 11/30/2017
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

77. Facebook as a research tool: Documenting the evolution of mobile phone applications since 2011

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: In this project, two key elements of the development of technology, Facebook, a social media tool, and mobile phones, a portable communication/connectivity tool is brought together in an experiment that was started in 2009 as pilot and full scale since 2011 which continues to date. The objective of this research is document in real-time, how actual and possible uses of mobile phones, which has transcended from the rubber keypad versions to the smartphones of today, is extending beyond its first intentions. The idea came about on reading that people residing abroad bypass stringent laws, national and international, to transfer money to their homes in Africa through the purchase of prepaid cards and offering the ‘pre-paid’ time as ‘money equivalent’ to traders back home who then deliver real money to people in Africa. Today, there are official versions of this such as ‘Sente’ in that continent. With news and clippings appearing across the internet, through various means such as blogs, websites, newssites, etc., the author realised that all the information, news and bits about the emergence of new uses of mobile phones could be documented through a simple Facebook page. Titled ‘Unique Uses of the Mobile Phones’ the author has been collating information and news about the various ways and means by which smart phones have gone beyond their first incarnation as mobile or cell phones. As an on-going project, the author intends to harvest the data to present the findings in research papers and articles.
Creator/Author:: Sathikh, Peer
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/30/2017
Date Modified:: 10/04/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

78. Critical & Speculative Design Practice and Semiotics: Meaning-Crafting for Futures Ready Brands

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: This article concerns the use of critical design practices within the context of commercial semiotics, arguing that incorporating practices from a critical design approach is valuable for client brands, but also an important means with which to incite brands to consider more deeply their role in shaping the future. As an alternative to the oppositional approach frequently taken by critical design practitioners, working through design practices collaboratively alongside client brands creates potential for the radical changes sought by many of the movement’s vanguard. A case study of recent work with a corporate client demonstrates the practical effects of using critical design practice within a commercial setting, proving the complementarity between critical design practice and commercial semiotics – where the confluence of the thinking brought new value to improve product design for example – and points to the value of using current leading edge thinking within the design community.
Creator/Author:: Salamanques, Malex
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/30/2017
Date Modified:: 11/30/2017
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

79. Differences of Cast Shadows on Food Image Perception

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: Light in photography is considered by most practitioners as one of the most important visual element since through it the human is able to recognize shapes, texture, color depth and even create diverse moods in the images. In food photography, light settings also imply the creation of several forms of shadows which become a secondary visual element. Thus, the effects of different types of shadows on food photos can generate different perceptions of the food creating either a positive or negative impression on human behavior. This paper aims to explore the usage of cast shadow on food photography in order to open a new discussion in this topic. The main approach was to create and survey food images with several cast shadow composition; evaluate them and determine if the difference of cast shadows has an impact on how food images are perceived. As a result, the experiment showed that different cast shadows affect not only the mood in which food is perceived but also the taste of the food. These findings can be useful to explain how cast shadows are also a key visual element in the decision making process or human behavior when choosing what to eat from a group of food images.
Creator/Author:: Toshimasa, Yamanaka ; Sakay R. Oscar E., and Soh, Masuko
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/30/2017
Date Modified:: 01/16/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

80. Product Identity Footprint: A Set Of Tools To Clarify The Front End Of Industrial Design Projects In Order To Start And Develop Products The Right Way.

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: Having observed that many industrial design projects are started with the wrong approach, producing loss of resources, time, and professional relationships, this article presents a set of three tools that enables a clearer view of the Fuzzy Front-end (Vogel, Cagan). The first tool helps to understand the design order (Buchanan) of the product to be developed, and to place it in the utilitarian product universe (practical and economically biased), the transitional-wholistic product universe (practical, economic, and emotionally balanced), or the emotional product universe (viscerally and symbolically biased). The second identifies a product’s global purpose composed by its practical, economic, and emotional purposes, as well as the value factors they include (practical and indicative function, usability, practical or emotional cost-benefit, visceral appeal, and symbolic meaning). The third tool involves the type of project to be undertaken (vision, new development, major enhancement, or minor enhancement). Applicable to all disciplines of design, the three tools comprise the product identity footprint, which helps inform the selection of appropriate strategies to start a project the right way. It can increase the efficiency of the product development process by providing an agreed view that can be shared with all the development team, from the project sponsor to the engineering, marketing, planning, and creative departments.
Creator/Author:: Islas Munoz, JA and Rodriguez Cuevas, JM
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/30/2017
Date Modified:: 01/30/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

81. Using frameworks to cross interdisciplinary boundaries: Addressing wellness

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: Increasing interest is seen at the intersection of architecture and health. The built environment has become associated with a number of negative health outcomes including obesity, cancers, and diabetes. Engaging design students in these inquiries surrounding health is integral in preparing them for future practice. This paper reviews the conceptual development and tested implementation of an interdisciplinary course focusing on the wellbeing and overall health of the occupant, using primary and secondary framework structures in the vein of Groat and Wang’s logical argumentation. The reviewed course engages interdisciplinary teams composed of students from the School of Architecture, the College of Engineering, and the College of Natural Resources, with private practice. The course puts forth an effort to break out of the conventional pedagogical structure found in architectural education, primarily the studio and large lecture spaces. The course has been specifically designed to: (1) establish a framework for common content relating to health in the built environment across disciplinary boundaries; (2) build meaningful partnerships between interdisciplinary student groups; and (3) establish a common vocabulary between architectural education and aligned disciplines regarding health and the built environment. The course structure, activities, and assessments are reviewed, proposing a solid framework for including integrated design and themes of health in architectural education.
Creator/Author:: Rider, Traci Rose
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/30/2017
Date Modified:: 12/01/2017
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

82. How to Teach Industrial Design? : A Case Study of College Education for Design Beginners

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: Industrial design education has existed for a long time as part of the university system, but the curriculum and contents of each subject vary considerably from school to school. In recent years, the introduction of new concepts that change the definition of design has blurred the boundaries of design, making the curriculum different. Establishing a standard curriculum to address these challenges is an important task, but it is necessary to fully understand how design education actually takes place and to share content with educators. This paper aims to contribute to the debate on industrial design education by fully disclosing the process and results of the first stage of industrial design education of a university by autobiographical method. The first course, Product Design Practice 1, is a studio class based on a task feedback iteration system. Students are required to submit assignments showing weekly progress. The instructor reviewed the assignments submitted before the class and gave written comments in class. In addition, details of the design process and method that are difficult to identify as novice students are learned through twelve case studies and applied to the project. This Task Feedback Repeating Class system gives students the opportunity to implement design ability while gaining detailed skills with a comprehensive view. Through this process, the researcher got a reflection on the class and implications for the improvement of the class.
Creator/Author:: Rhi, Joomyung
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/30/2017
Date Modified:: 10/15/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

83. Interdisciplinary Trends in Design Education: the Analysis of Master Dissertation of College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: This paper expounds the background of Chinese design education as well as the orientation of the design education of Tongji University in the new times, it also collects 458 master thesis of College of Design and Innovation during 2010-2016 as analyzed sample. Based on the coding of subject classification, quantitative analysis and content analysis are made in order to understand the interdisciplinary education status of College of Design and Innovation from the two perspectives: the overall cross-disciplinary performance and the relationship between different cross-disciplinary directions.
Creator/Author:: Ren, Lisha and Wang, Yan
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/30/2017
Date Modified:: 04/24/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

84. (Un)intended Value Implications of Graphical Representations of Data

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: The design of meaningful graphical objects to represent collection items must balance the following: amount of useful information that can be communicated through the object’s graphical form, meaningful graphical difference between individual items or groups of items, and restraint in form complexity to allow for the simultaneous display of numerous collection items at a small size. How the user interprets difference and sameness and, more importantly, whether the user attaches hierarchical value to the emergent categories, may play a significant role in determining whether that user focusses attention on one set of data over another, on one set of processes over another, and ultimately, on one set of tasks over another. This paper examines the significant consequences for the understanding of the user resulting from representation of data, files, and other objects in a human-computer interface (HCI), and proposes that new approaches may be indicated, given the growing complexity of what is being represented and how what is represented can be used.
Creator/Author:: Radzikowska, Milena and Ruecker, Stan
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/30/2017
Date Modified:: 01/09/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

85. Sensory Reflection towards Product Design Ideation

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: As humans’ information processing abilities, have become more and more disconnected from their senses due to an increasing quantity of abstract information, so have design processes. There is a demand for designers to include human sensation as part of engaging product forms and experiences. This qualitative case study explores the role of senses and their potential use in design ideation. A literature review of related theoretical and pragmatic perspectives and a survey of 15-20 product examples that provide unique sensory experiences are analyzed and sorted through four sensory design strategies: Sensory Augmentation, Conversion, Transition and Isolation. Using the four strategies as core concepts, a Sensory Reflective Framework with a mindful focus on sensory appreciation and translation is proposed to support designers’ ideation in creating unique product forms and experiences. The paper reports the process and findings of a sensory ideation workshop which was conducted based on the framework, and further discusses the development and implications of the framework in supporting designers’ sensory ideation.
Creator/Author:: Daiello, Vittoria ; Prabhakar, Pratiksha, and Jung, Heekyoung
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/30/2017
Date Modified:: 12/01/2017
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

86. Designing One-flat church as small-scale community space in densely populated urban environment to perform both sacred and contemporary functions

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: This research is based on the scenario in the context of Hong Kong, in which church has been built in densely populated urban environment restricted in flat space. The research objectives were: 1) firstly to investigate the relationship between theology and spatial design in Hong Kong Protestant church; 2) secondly, to analyse the issue of the lack of design with respect to sacred identity in the church of Hong Kong that leads to an unappealing and non-sacred appearance of Protestant church; 3) and finally, to establish theoretical standpoints on designing sacred space with contemporary quality without surrendering of the sacred identity. The aims of the research were to understand the influence of secularisation to the rationale of church design and to generate an appropriate identity of church with a theoretical standpoint to serve the contemporary community effectively. In order to meet these objectives, the study comprised of a qualitative site observations of 171 churches, which provided comparative figures for the study of churches incorporated with design elements or no design elements. In Hong Kong approximately 775 one-flat churches, which are 66% of the total number of Protestant churches, are located in different layers of vertical space within this vertical city. When churches provide social services in the same limited space, the identity of church is surrendered to the need of the social community. This study endeavours to facilitate church design with the focus on the immanence quality in order to encounter the different spatial limitations in church design.
Creator/Author:: Poon Shek Wing, Louis
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/30/2017
Date Modified:: 12/01/2017
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

87. Assessing a Rehabilitation Living Lab Research Project: The Meta-Analysis of an Inclusive Environment for People with Disabilities

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: This paper presents the results of a research based Living Lab experience, where people participate together as users, researchers, stakeholders and collaborators working to effect change to improve social inclusion and social participation for persons with functional difficulties. The Rehabilitation Living Lab in the Mall (RehabMall) transforms an urban shopping mall into an interdisciplinary, multi-sectorial research platform that supports multiple projects investigating what constitutes an accessible and inclusive environment for people with physical, sensory and cognitive disabilities. We present an overview of the RehabMALL Living Lab, the contexts of the project and the project meta-analysis to present the salient issues emerging from the projects that were done. Grounded in a design research approach, and inspired by the Ecological Systems Theory of Bronfenbrenner (1979), the investigations conducted focus on subjective and inter-subjective experiences within understanding obstacles and facilitators that frame how people experience going to the mall, and how the physical, cognitive and virtual environments that support these activities might be better served. Disability is defined within the framework of the “World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning (WHO, 2003). The overview of the project is presented with particular attention to the various collaborations and partnerships created alongside the issues that emerge in terms of results, and how people might be better served when public spaces are designed with their input and within a perspective of universal design.
Creator/Author:: Thomas, Keiko Shikako; Le Dorze, Guylaine; Bertin, Sylvain ; Poldma, Tiiu, and Ahmed, Sara
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/30/2017
Date Modified:: 05/23/2019
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

88. PRODUCT DESIGN BRIEFS AS KNOWLEDGE- BASED ARTIFACTS OF CROSS-FUNCTIONAL COLLABORATION IN NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: Contemporary research in business strategy, new product development, and design management has suggested that cross-functional collaboration within team-based environments is critical to successful product development processes. However, scholars have also demonstrated that the mere presence of inter-functional structures does not necessarily lead to better outcomes. Indeed, the very differences which cause cross-disciplinary teams to result in improved design processes may also lead to friction as team members’ backgrounds, orientations, and training often cause them to have different perspectives on what information is important to the product design process and to solve development-related problems. Improved understanding how to integrate information from differing functional areas is a clear emphasis of research, yet very few empirical studies have precisely defined the units of knowledge flowing through NPD projects, differences in importance of information elements by functional area, or the structures which may facilitate the sharing of information within NPD. This study presents an investigation of product design briefs as knowledge-based artifacts of cross-functional collaboration within NPD. Drawing on a proprietary sample of 68 briefs analyzed through an expert rating procedure alongside survey questionnaire of 153 product development managers our results define 51 information elements commonly shared between functional areas during an NPD project. We organize these information elements as eight factors, categorize the “importance” of each element to NPD success, and describe differences in evaluation from across three primary functional domains of NPD: (a) Design, (b) Marketing, and (c) Engineering/ R&D/ Development.
Creator/Author:: Parkman, Ian
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/28/2017
Date Modified:: 12/06/2017
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

89. Feedforward in Interaction: A Case Study of Feedforward for a Glimpse of its Potential in Interaction Design

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: The mental model is a well-known subject discussed by Norman. But problems of everyday things continue to exist. In fact, it is almost impossible to provide a coherent conceptual model for individual users, especially when an increasing number of technology-embedded artifacts have created new interactivities nowadays. In this paper, the classical user interface problem of a gas stove’s spatial mapping will be used to demonstrate how interactivity could be tamed by using the concept of feedforward. Feedforward is an important element to consider because it provides clear and instant affordance, leading to a mistake-free user experience. This paper discusses feedforward based on the utilitarian perspective. The Previewable system will be introduced to compare the performance among conventional, touch-enabled, and hover-enabled gas stoves. Findings from a comparison analysis of its performance, its state of action, and the subjective experience will be shared. Furthermore, aspects of feedforward open up a venue in which to discuss its influence on the interpersonal and power relations that exist between artifacts and users with a design guide. The latent potential of feedforward leaves a lot to be discussed, but the findings in this paper strengthen the case for feedforward and lead to a glimpse of look at feedforward in context-aware.
Creator/Author:: Lee, Woohun and Park, Richard Chulwoo
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/28/2017
Date Modified:: 02/08/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

90. Raising Crime Awareness through ‘Design Thinking’ within a High Street Retailer in the United Kingdom

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: Since the 1800’s, England became an industrialised country and experienced extensive urban growth, so sales associates chose this location to establish large stores. Towards the end of the nineteenth century, the aim was to create the stores to entice customers through space, impressive architecture, interior design and the elegant display of merchandise. At the same time, the display techniques were growing to promote sales. Therefore, more retail equipment manufactured and supplied for displaying products in the stores. This significant variation led the retail industry as that goods could be touched by the customers and they were not accessible only through retail assistant anymore (Whitaker, 2011). Since then due to this new differentiation, retailers have been experiencing a significant change in their customer’s behaviour. Now the retailers are trying to give a brilliant shopping experience to their customers with more reason to increase the sale (Ebster, Garaus 2011). However, there are some restrictions to this strategy that afford excellent opportunities for shoplifters and opportunist criminals. Store design can be a fantastic and efficient tool to increase sales. Also, it could significantly increase the chance of retail crime. This paper examines how to minimise criminal activity in retail environments to reduce loss prevention and retail shrinkage by raising awareness through design thinking. Therefore, interviews, observation and exploration were done based on the experience of employees and customers in ‘The High Street Retailer’. The research project outcome included as over, a creative retail crime learning package and a digital platform to raise awareness and improve communication.
Creator/Author:: Parivar, Meg and Hands, David
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/28/2017
Date Modified:: 01/11/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

91. Enhancing Creative Confidence through Sketchnoting, A Foundational Research Exploration

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: Sketchnoting, if seen as a methodology, exhibits potential for systematic and methodical research. It provides a framework to communicate visually through simple shapes, breaking complex forms down into combinations of dots, lines, squares, triangles, and circles. Situated at the lower end of the visualization spectrum, which ranges from napkin style sketching to photo-realistic rendering, it has low barriers to putting pen on paper. In the context of an industrial design graduate course originally introduced as a gateway to traditional visualization in design, sketchnoting exhibited greater potential to not only lower the threshold of sketching, but in addition, to foster creative, and in some cases, even boost design confidence. These anecdotal observations revealed several overarching opportunities for a larger, cross-disciplinary research, which would begin with exploring the ability to foster creative confidence through lowering the inhibition threshold to drawing for designers and non-designers alike. Proceeding to explore the potential of sketchnoting (due to its dual coding nature) becoming an entry point to employing all modes of thought processing, deductive, inductive and abductive logic as they pertain to divergent and convergent thinking. Ideally setting up this framework to be investigated as a means to improve student engagement and general learning behaviors. The long-term and underlying goal is to change how people see and solve problems and to diversify stakeholders involved in the development processes. This paper discusses the underlying concept as well as the originally observations, closing with the above-mentioned series of research opportunities.
Creator/Author:: Paepcke-Hjeltness, Verena and Cyamani, Aziza
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/28/2017
Date Modified:: 01/11/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

92. Mapping for Mindsets of Possibility During Home Downsizing

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: How can design orient people to an expanded sense of future possibility? Design researchers are beginning to recognize design’s potential role not solely in producing products, services and strategies but, instead, in shifting mindsets and behaviors. This shift requires a different view of the design practice, from engaging users to gather insights to be implemented, to that process as the actual material of the design. Borrowing from the framework of practice-oriented design, a first step in these processes is expanding participants’ understanding of future possibilities. In opening future possibilities, one recognizes an expanded range of futures and, ideally, engages in dialog with other people and their range of possibilities. This paper introduces mapping activities that are intended to reframe participants’ perception of possible futures. This study conducted pilot workshops with participants who were downsizing their home and struggling with decisions about their things and spaces. This paper argues that working with people already engaged in life transitions such as downsizing presents a rich opportunity for these futuring methods, as they are already beginning to grapple with designing for possible futures. These methods provide a stake in the ground for future exploration of potential methods to engender mindsets of possibility and engage in trialing methods like living labs.
Creator/Author:: Otto, Lisa
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/28/2017
Date Modified:: 12/01/2017
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

93. Preserving Public Health: A Literature Review

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: We recognize our past—history and heritage—as crucial to who we are (Grenville, 2007; Lowenthal, 2008; Nietzsche, 1874/1980). Significant regulatory and popular effort is expended in protecting places, buildings, and behaviors that link us to this past. International governance organizations recognize free association with history as a fundamental human right (e.g., Blake, 2011). Tangible representations of the past (e.g., objects, buildings, landscapes) are preserved as reminders of this past. Given the broad agreement that connections to the past are important parts of human existence, what are the connections between individuals’ security in knowledge of their own history and measures of public health? The literature connecting preservation and public health is neither direct nor voluminous. A search for literature revealed a gap in knowledge about ways that preservation and public health relate. While some literature demonstrates possible connections between the two fields, no identified articles argue for the connection. Two examples from the preservation literature (Appler, 2015; Kearney & Bradley, 2015) explain situations where preservation issues have affected public health concerns, but do not acknowledge public health as part of their discussion. This exploratory essay briefly outlines core principles of public health and a review of literature from the public health and preservation and heritage fields that aligns with these principles. The essay concludes targeted research into the relationship preservation-public health is needed.
Creator/Author:: Orthel, Bryan D.
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/28/2017
Date Modified:: 10/04/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

94. Moving graphic design forward with service design methods: Diversifying the role of graphic design among small local industry projects

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: The field of graphic design has continually evolved to encompass a wide scope of skills. From designing graphics to designing business strategies, graphic designers can be incorporated into all stages of industry projects. For some graphic designers around the world, broad uses of design practices are recognised as significant and are being applied to a breadth of large scale business and community sector frameworks. However, these skills are frequently underutilised and their value overlooked among small business projects. Perth-based design jobs, for example, are commonly outcome-driven and graphic designers are typically hired by clients at the end stage of business projects to only make project artefacts such as websites, business cards or brochures. Gjoko Muratovski, Director of The Myron E. Ullman, Jr. School of Design at DAAP, University of Cincinnati, puts forth that big businesses has benefitted greatly from integrating design’s intrinsic methods into all aspects of product and service development. In his paper titled Paradigm Shift: Report on the New Role of Design in Business and Society he states that “With the growing reputation of design as a catalyst for business innovation, designers are being invited to take on executive roles. Jonathan Ive (Apple, Inc.), Mark Parker (Nike, Inc.), David Butler (The Coca-Cola Company), and Todd Simmons (IBM Corporation) are perhaps the most notable examples of this emerging trend” (2015, p. 121). Literary statements such as this one, depict the rise of design using corporate giants as example. A discussion about the expansion of design amongst smaller business sectors, however, appears to be lacking. This report looks to explore this as the broad idea of my PhD. My paper views that there is gap in Perth local graphic design profession – graphic designers are not engaging with broader and more holistic design strategies such as those employed in service design. As part of my PhD project, this paper will discuss the literature review, research methods and design philosophy relevant to design strategies and processes used in graphic designers in Perth.
Creator/Author:: Ormsby, Erica
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/28/2017
Date Modified:: 05/23/2019
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

95. Understanding passengers’ experiences of train journeys to inform the design of technological innovations

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: In this paper, we present results from a collaborative research between academic institutions and industry partners in the UK, which aimed to understand the experience of rail passengers and to identify how the design of technology can improve this experience. Travelling by train can often provide passengers with negative experiences. New technologies give the opportunity to design new interactions that support the creation of positive experiences, but the design should be based on solid understanding of user and their needs. We conducted in-depth, face-to-face semi-structured interviews and used additional questionnaires given to passengers on board of trains to collect the data presented on this paper. A customer journey map was produced to illustrate the passengers’ experiences at diverse touchpoints with the rail system. The positive and negative aspects of each touchpoint are plotted over the course of a ‘typical’ journey, followed by the explanations for these ratings. Results indicate how the design of technological innovations can enhance the passenger experience, especially at the problematic touchpoints, e.g. when collecting tickets, navigating to the platform, boarding the train and finding a seat. We finalise this paper pointing towards requirements for future technological innovations to improve the passenger experience.
Creator/Author:: Birrell, Stewart ; Cain, Rebecca ; Davies, Andy ; Bradley, Callum ; Tinworth, Neil , and Oliveira, Luis
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/28/2017
Date Modified:: 12/06/2017
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

96. Designing with and for People with Dementia: Developing a Mindful Interdisciplinary Co-Design Methodology

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: This paper reports on the development of a mindful interdisciplinary design methodology in the context of the MinD project research into designing for and with people with dementia, which takes the particular focus on supporting the subjective well-being and self-empowerment of people with early to mid stage dementia in social context. Existing research is for the most part focussed on functional support and safe-keeping from the perspective of the carer. References to decision-making and empowerment are predominantly related to action planning for dementia care or advance care planning. References to care and social interaction show that caregivers tend to take a deficit-oriented perspective, and occupation of people with dementia is often associated with doing ‘something’ with little focus on the meaningfulness of the activity. Furthermore, caregivers and people with dementia tend to differ in their perspectives, e.g. on assistive devices, which might offer support. The MinD project, has therefore developed an interdisciplinary co-design methodology in which the voices to people with dementia contribute to better understanding and developing mindful design solutions that support people with dementia with regard to their the subjective well-being and self-empowerment a well as meaningful and equitable social engagement. This paper discussed the design methodological framework and methods developed for the data collection and design development phases of the project, and their rationale. It thus makes a contribution to interdisciplinary methodologies in the area of design for health.
Creator/Author:: Salter, Ben ; Coleston-Shields, Donna Maria ; Gosling, Julie ; Niedderer, Kristina , and Craven, Trust Michael
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/28/2017
Date Modified:: 12/06/2017
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

97. Using Frame Analysis to Organize Designers’ Experience on the Cloud

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Description/Abstract:: This paper demonstrates how Goffman’s frame analysis is applied in a research on designers’ experience with Cloud based digital tools. At the base of Goffman’s structure is the ‘primary frame’ - in this case designers’ experience with computer based digital tools. These tools’ transition to the Cloud initiated by businesses are called ‘fabrications’. Goffman’s ‘structural issues in fabrication’ such as ‘retransformations’ and the ‘nature of recontainment’ are also discussed through contemporary examples. These fabrications are used or ‘keyed’ by ‘active agents’ from various design fields. The data collected showed different levels of understanding of Cloud technology and the application of various tools in everyday design practices. Thus, the interviewees were clustered into three groups - designers, developers and artists. Their experiences form the creative, technology and experimental frame derived from keying of the primary frame. Design researchers can selectively borrow elements from frame analysis’ complex structure to build an effective user experience narrative.
Creator/Author:: Naskova, Julija
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/28/2017
Date Modified:: 01/11/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

98. Service Design as a Way to Engage Communities

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Description/Abstract:: In an equally distressed and burgeoning community just outside of our major metropolitan city, there is a history of transformation efforts—from creative placemaking, to affordable housing initiatives, to economic re-development—which have all seemed to fall short in the area of community engagement. From the creation of neighborhood festivals that have low resident turnout, to a backlash of discouraged citizens who feel unheard and uninformed, there was a need to re-consider how to involve this unique community—made up of four very distinct neighborhoods— in the imminent re-development of the area in which they live. In the winter of 2016, our service design and creative strategy consultancy was brought in to a city-wide visionary community development project tied to our rapidly approaching bicentennial, in order to utilize service design methodologies as a way to engage communities and to design with organizations and community residents according to their needs and desires. This short paper will highlight a case study of an ongoing collaboration between our consultancy; a non-profit organization dedicated to the growth of it’s community; a higher education institution with a legacy of community engagement; a local office of the country’s largest community development corporation focused on Creative Placemaking and community revitalization; and, most importantly, various residents and stakeholders. The accompanying poster will visualize the process of engagement of various community stakeholders, tailored design research methods, and mechanisms for assessing short- and longterm community impact.
Creator/Author:: Napier, Pamela and Wada, Terri
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/28/2017
Date Modified:: 02/02/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

99. Systematizing Public Signage Systems for Smooth Urban Pedestrian Movement

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: While it is common for landscaped and well-marked urban streets to have sufficient identification signs, which display place or street names, they often face issues regarding the provision of information (e.g., in sign placement) and inadequate orientation signs, which play an indispensable role in facilitating pedestrian movement. Insufficient signage can be partially addressed by supplementing signs with non-informational urban elements, such as streetlights or other urban features that provide different sorts of information. In order to result in smooth urban pedestrian movement, public signage systems require a balance between districts and streets and a system for presenting linked information. This study proposes that an urban element design system can be applied to the construction of public signage systems for pedestrians. There are several methods by which to accomplish this; each fulfills the needs of different districts and streets. For example, some strategies suggest ways to integrate information in areas with many urban elements, such as public signage, while others offer strategies for adding pedestrian signs and other elements alongside vehicular signs in areas with insufficient information. This article proposes a distribution graph of public signage as a concrete method for organizing the construction of public signage. Such a distribution graph is a way to visualize different distributions of sign type, and see clusters of street patterns. It is an effective way not only to planning new pedestrian signage systems, but also for revising plans with biased or insufficient signage distribution.
Creator/Author:: SOGABE, HARUKA and MORITA, YOSHITSUGU
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/28/2017
Date Modified:: 11/28/2017
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

100. The Development of Modern Design Methods through an Actor-Network Theory (ANT) Analysis of the Pre-modern Social Customs of Japan

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: We analyze life in urban district on the outskirts of Tokyo by ANT. This research is used to identify social and technological elements that are regarded as essential in the modern day and to develop methods that will link to a practical approach. Our presentation describes these methods in detail. We believe that it may be possible to identify particularly important elements in design methods that respond to the complications of the modern day in early modern wisdom and customs, which until now have been overlooked. Today, as the foundations of social norms and traditions that have previously been regarded as self-evident are swaying and the risk society is advancing, these new design methods can be used to respond to an array of issues with a high degree of complication, such as the deterioration of the mental environment and environmental problems without any discernible solution. Since the modern era began, design has solved social problems through the development of objects and systems. However, in terms of the problems stated above, it can also be pointed out that design is both unable to suggest basic solutions and, in addition, forms a part of the social structures that cause these problems. Approaches that follow laws of causality tied to modern methodology cannot be applied to complicated problems where the relationship between cause and effect is unclear. The use of new design methods makes it possible to decipher complicated relationships and apply pre-modern systems to modern life.
Creator/Author:: Miyata, Masako ; Nambu, Ryuichi , and Mizuuchi, Tomohide
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/28/2017
Date Modified:: 01/23/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

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59. Incorporating Co-Design Thinking to Understand Current and Future Experiences of Veterans in a University Environment

60. Speed Dating with Design Thinking: An empirical study of managers solving business problems with design

61. Re-clarifying Design Problems through Questions for Secondary School Children

62. Development of a Design Competence Model for Learners of Human-Centered Design

63. Quantitative Analysis of Cognitive Performance in Motion Graphic Design

64. Conceptual Fashion and Media Research as site- specific Narratives

65. Psychological Effects of an Art Program with Feed Back Systems Reflecting Achievement Levels in Rehabilitation Exercises -Development of a VR Device Encouraging Squatting Movements -

66. Transportation Assistive Device for the Elderly Based on Service Design

67. Research on the user behavior between China and USA elderly people in public space

68. The Extent of Transformation: Measuring the Impact of Design in Voluntary Community Sector Organisations

69. Beyond Greener Things: sustainability within communication design practice

70. Graphic designers as cultural innovators: Case studies of Henry Steiner and KAN Tai Keung

71. Preserving Craft Heritage by Forging Rural-Urban Connections

72. Issues of Devices and Applications for Supporting Walking in Older People - Focus on the Information Provision

73. What the Font

74. Taxonomy of Interactions and the Design of the Airport Passenger Screening Process

75. Design pedagogy in symbology: denotative and connotative interpretation

76. Opening a Design Education Pipeline from University to K-12 and Back

77. Facebook as a research tool: Documenting the evolution of mobile phone applications since 2011

78. Critical & Speculative Design Practice and Semiotics: Meaning-Crafting for Futures Ready Brands

11. An Extended Comment on the Analysis of Risk-‐Sensitive Foraging Among the Aché of Paraguay and a Brief Reply to Codding et al.