School of Design (CIAS)--ETDs: Recent submissions
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My direct reports: Office toys for young adults.
(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 ... -
Design for good: The Philosophical alignment of the arts and crafts, modernist, and handmade movements
(2011-05)The early 1990's marked the beginning of the digital age when a transformation in graphic design technology and practice began to occur. For many graphic designers, the tactile approach to assembling a composition was ... -
Graphic design + biomimicry
(2012-06-29)GRAPHIC DESIGN + BIOMIMICRY: Integrating Nature into Modern Design Practices is a thesis that explores how to effectively integrate the methodologies and principles of graphic design and biomimicry. The objective is to ... -
Fun-cleaning system: To teach children to establish the habit of sharing housework
(2012-05)This project originated with a single question: Why do many young adults today lack basic life skills? This question came to mind when I noticed that most of my college friends are clueless about how to do the laundry or ... -
Environmental information design; the traveler's wayfinding experience
(2003-05-01)"This thesis is a demonstration project about environmental information design and wayfinding, focusing specifically on Toronto, Canada's subway system"--p.1 -
‘UN healthy tableware design
(2012)Design one set of healthy tableware that brings users: one healthy pleasant serene dining; one happy pleasurable healthy diet. This MFA thesis design ... -
Passion for food: Redesigning the way we eat
(2012-06-24)Where has the passion in food gone? The focus of food has been on the obesity epidemic, as people demand fast, cheap, and easy foods. The symbol of food is no longer seen as a basic need for survival because of the abundance ... -
Visual communication in cross–cultural design
(2012-04)The Chinese Zodiac, a 12-year cycle that ancient Chinese people use to count years, is considered as a very important and seminal part of traditional culture in China and. Now, more and more foreigners are being introduced ... -
Standard furniture
(2011-11-25)I seek simplicity through my intention to establish a particular beauty, a certain calm achieved both visually and through the intangible feel of my furniture - itself simply a reservoir for the collection and ordering of ... -
TOGO truck information service: Based on mobile tracking system
(2012-02)In our current economic state, instant gratification from the satisfaction by the real time products and services and experiences are in demand for consumers. As a result, there are several if not many of these real-time base ... -
How to use computer graphics popularize Tai Chi
(2011-10-15)TAIMIC is a visual interactive exploration application involving motion capture and 3D animation. It introduces Tai Chi to young generations and could be accessed through the Internet from anywhere in the world. Tai ... -
Color charm: Interactive color theory & color reflection
(2012-02)"Choosing colors should not be a gamble. It should be a conscious decision. Colors have meaning and function." ~Verner Panton For those of us who have been blessed with the gift of sight, we are able to see various ... -
Classroom habitat: Natural system of movement
(2012-02-27)With all the new technology in today's world, we are hard pressed to find a "sense of wonder and awe" unless it is plugged into a wall. As Jonathan Chapman describes in his book, Emotionally Durable Design; "Modern products ... -
A Vision of sound: A 3D visualization of pipe organ music
(2011-10-03)My goal is to create a 3D animation that illustrates the movements and patterns produced in the air when Bach's Chromatic Fugue is played on a pipe organ. By combining the visual element of swirling patterns inspired by ... -
Create your own car: a motion graphic demo of a new game
(2012-02-01)The project Create Your Own Car explores a realistic style of motion graphics through the car- assembling process using both 2D and 3D visual effects to popularize a new racing game to attract more people. The motion ... -
The Dao of graphic design— A Study of interrelationship between the Daodejing in Chinese daoism and graphic design
(2011-07-25)Dao has been accumulated for centuries and still remains strong and pertinent to the world today. It is a complex and intriguing philosophy that has many branches and colors. This paper is an analysis of the similarities ...