Browsing School of Design (CIAS)--ETDs by Author "Morgan, David"
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The Blanket: Play for social and creative development
Zagarra, Monica (2012-11-10)Seeing that many educational toys available today are focusing too much on the toy itself and not the play possibilities it generates, this thesis attempts to put the importance back on the activity of play. It proposes ... -
Development of a series of experiences to help students evaluate their aptitudes for the study and practice of industrial design
Skaggs, Paul (2002-05-25)In this thesis, author tries to discover and define the aptitudes that are desirable for industrial designers, and explore ways to allow the students to experience and realize what these aptitudes are in order to help the ... -
Dishsoap for clean water: how the design of everyday objects can promote happiness
Matychak, Xanthe (2007-08)This project began with the question: What keeps us from achieving sustainable happiness, happiness for ourselves and future generations? I have chosen to focus on the citizen/consumer conflict which occurs when our ... -
Gather: Multifunctional unit for cooking in small spaces
Leal Yepes, Ana Maria (2008-07)This thesis project is a proposal to improve student's life living at college dorms in USA. To accomplish this, a more functional and practical object and also meaningful for students will be design. The main purpose of ... -
Hide & seek: objects of meaning
Chidiac, Amy Maguire (2009-09-28)This thesis project is to design a philosophy to create mindfulness in the user of an object. To exemplify the philosophy, the secondary goal is to design objects with these attributes. Objects that encourage mindfulness ... -
Improving electronics with use: design to wear
Park, Sung Hye (2009-06)Today's products are designed to exude high fashion and flawless beauty, which are inevitably susceptible to deterioration over time, making the aesthetic value disappear due to wear and tear. The purpose of this thesis ... -
Localized manufacturing and the future of products
Englert, Rob (2008)This paper proposes a new approach to manufacturing products: one that is environmentally friendly, ethically sound and economically viable. Localized manufacturing, and more specifically, Retail Manufacturing (RM) is the ... -
Manual skills
Rowland, Kevin (2011)The process of manual material manipulation is disappearing from daily life. Why is it that we still have an educational and social environment that does not put the same priority on practical and theoretical knowledge ... -
Mobility in China: a conceptual take on a personal vehicle for China in 2020 that enhances maneuverability
Eziquiel-Shriro, Jonathan (2008-04)China has the largest projected automobile market in the world, expected to surpass the United States as the largest car market in the world by 2025. The combination of large population, a mass movement of citizens to ... -
My direct reports: Office toys for young adults.
Tsun, YungLin (2012-05)Today, working in an office is more challenging than ever. The space is often filled with tension and the work requires people to make decisions and perform their duties in a fast-paced environment. To ease anxiety and ... -
Physical-virtual workspaces
Breneman, Samuel (2008-02)Connecting Physical and Virtual mediums From a product design standpoint, we are encountering demands for solutions that exist between hard and soft mediums, and there is a need for workspaces that can support and connect ... -
Project: Love yours
Hsiao, Wei (2010-12)Project: Love Yours is a graduate thesis project that examined the importance of emotional attachments to product longevity in the context of problems where our material culture is distant and disposable. Through research ... -
Time-measuring device: making your own history of remembrance box with childhood’s physical growth
Huh, Sang Hee (2008-08)Memories, for most of us, are precious indeed. Reminiscing helps us recall long gone events and a wide range of emotions. However, our recollection is imperfect and we know our memory is limited. Our memories may change ...