Ido Posture Chair, 2017 Philadelphia University/Thomas Jefferson University
Ido Posture Chair, Justin Grambor
Program of Industrial Design Capstones
Through movement, Ido seeks to engage and support the development of young children’s healthy work habits.
V Sports: An Even Ground For Deaf Athletes, 2017 Philadelphia University/Thomas Jefferson University
V Sports: An Even Ground For Deaf Athletes, Charbel Houinato
Program of Industrial Design Capstones
This project explores the communication problems that hearing impaired athletes may face during a game. It will also identify an area of opportunity and propose a product solution to address these communication problems.
Huckr, 2017 Philadelphia University/Thomas Jefferson University
Huckr, Stephanie Watson
Program of Industrial Design Capstones
Huckr is the first portable frisbee launcher of its kind. Nothing on the market like it exists allowing it to stand against no other brand in comparison.
Ökkla Shoe: A Basketball Shoe That Provides Comfort And Ankle Support, 2017 Philadelphia University/Thomas Jefferson University
Ökkla Shoe: A Basketball Shoe That Provides Comfort And Ankle Support, Carson Ash Miller
Program of Industrial Design Capstones
Okkla Shoe is comfortable, lightweight, and has the potential to reduce the risk of ankle injuries in the sport of basketball.
Meta, 2017 Philadelphia University/Thomas Jefferson University
Meta, Andrew Saldutti
Program of Industrial Design Capstones
META strives provide an adaptable lacrosse pad system for children, to provide a safe and economical transition into the sport of Lacrosse.
Sens Vr System, 2017 Philadelphia University/Thomas Jefferson University
Sens Vr System, Amin Shirazi
Program of Industrial Design Capstones
A haptic feedback vest and controller set that enhances the virtual reality (VR) gaming experience. SENS utilizes an elastic strap on the back of the controller to keep it attached to your hand while capacative zones track your fingers. With SENS, you can reach out and grab objects in the virtual world. The second half of the SENS system, a haptic vest meant to make the user 'feel' virtual reality. The vest was developed along with the controllers, meant to work together to deliver a more immersive experience. As a system, they share similar form language, colors, and technology.
Psicobag, 2017 Philadelphia University/Thomas Jefferson University
Psicobag, Shane Siever
Program of Industrial Design Capstones
Psicobag is a waterproof, accessible, chalk dispersal system for the deep water solo climber. Psicobag uses a system of valves to spray chalk powder onto the hand when pumped, then seals instantly upon water submersion so the chalk remains dry and ready for the next ascent of the rock face.
Harmony: Better Stroller Handle, 2017 Philadelphia University/Thomas Jefferson University
Harmony: Better Stroller Handle, Evan Gasparini
Program of Industrial Design Capstones
The Harmony Better Stroller Handle is a stroller handle designed to increase comfort and control for caregivers with arthritis. The family dynamic and economy in China particularly create an opportunity to cater to the needs of a demographic that is both mainstream and completely underrepresented in a growing product segment. A licensable design integrated directly into the manufacturing of full size strollers is ideal for this scenario. This product was developed to improve the child caretaking experience for users with arthritis without sacrificing performance for those who do not.
Hera Stove, 2017 Philadelphia University/Thomas Jefferson University
Hera Stove, Matt Kleinman, Soren Sibbesen
Program of Industrial Design Capstones
An affordable and efficient, wood fueled stove for the people of India designed to simultaneously cook food while passively purifying water.
Design Prototyping Methods: State Of The Art In Strategies, Techniques, And Guidelines, 2017 Singapore University of Technology and Design
Design Prototyping Methods: State Of The Art In Strategies, Techniques, And Guidelines, Bradley Camburn, Vimal Viswanathan, Julie Linsey, David Anderson, Daniel Jensen, Richard Crawford, Kevin Otto, Kristin Wood
Faculty Publications, Mechanical Engineering
Prototyping is interwoven with nearly all product, service, and systems development efforts. A prototype is a pre-production representation of some aspect of a concept or final design. Prototyping often predetermines a large portion of resource deployment in development and influences design project success. This review surveys literature sources in engineering, management, design science, and architecture. The study is focused around design prototyping for early stage design. Insights are synthesized from critical review of the literature: key objectives of prototyping, critical review of major techniques, relationships between techniques, and a strategy matrix to connect objectives to techniques. The review is supported …
Recovery From Design, 2017 Virginia Commonwealth University
Recovery From Design, Cassandra J. Ellison
Theses and Dissertations
Through research, inquiry, and an evaluation of Recovery By Design, a ‘design therapy’ program that serves people with mental illness, substance use disorders, and developmental disabilities, it is my assertion that the practice of design has therapeutic potential and can aid in the process of recovery. To the novice, the practices of conception, shaping form, and praxis have empowering benefit especially when guided by Conditional and Transformation Design methods together with an emphasis on materiality and vernacular form.
Building Bugs: Fort Building Connectors, 2017 Philadelphia University/Thomas Jefferson University
Building Bugs: Fort Building Connectors, Jacob Brosius
Program of Industrial Design Capstones
Building Bugs are a set of indoor fort building connectors that promote a healthy development of creativity and cognitive problem solving.
Vila: A Stress Relieving Lighting Solution For The Workplace, 2017 Philadelphia University/Thomas Jefferson University
Vila: A Stress Relieving Lighting Solution For The Workplace, Louise Sandstroem
Program of Industrial Design Capstones
The health of Americans is deteriorating because of the stress caused in the workplace. Designers experience this frequently because of fast work pace, constant revisions, and a lack of direct control over their work.
Vila is designed to relieve this stress by introducing warm lighting into their workspace. Warm light at 2200 to 3000 Kelvin has been proven to reduce stress. Lighting is also considered work appropriate as it is essentially non-disturbing to coworkers.
Sound Perception:Encapsulating Intangible Voice Memories In A Physical Memento, 2017 Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar
Sound Perception:Encapsulating Intangible Voice Memories In A Physical Memento, Mona Mahmoud Makhlouf
Theses and Dissertations
We live in a very busy world with a variety of sensory stimulation including the olfactory, visual, tactile, and auditory. The five senses are triggered by our surroundings and help us to form meaning about the world.ⅰ Based on where someone grows up, she or he is introduced to various sites and sounds, affecting how they interpret the world. Sounds relate meaning through the association between hearing, memory and an event. Hearing is one of the learning processes, in which individuals give, receive, and store information. We typically rely on our five senses, which contribute to the process of understanding, …
Look At Where You Listen: A Study Of Commercial Music And Mediation, 2017 Bard College
Look At Where You Listen: A Study Of Commercial Music And Mediation, Thomas Walton Moore
Senior Projects Spring 2017
A joint senior project submitted to the divisions of arts and social studies. This project aims to reconsider the 'album' as a format of music distribution that has effects on the consumption-of and relationship-with music as commodity. This project consists of writing and recorded-music-making. Please email tom (at) dpimusic (dot) com for a link.
There And Now, 2017 Bard College
There And Now, Tinghua Huang
Senior Projects Spring 2017
THERE AND NOW
by Tinghua Huang
History/Observation of Life/Rebellion/Challenge/ Time/(without)Intention
In my exhibition, I have photos, bags, garments, the FIT IN room, and a clock with a second display. I will explain my points for choosing to put them in my show, and it is up to you, the viewers, to take it, expand it, or not. I believe there is never a final answer to art, as long as humans have their own ability to think.
I made the choice of putting the photos in my show to convey a straightforward sense of my personal background: where I am …
Adaptive Environments For Enabling Senior Citizens: An Holistic Assessment Tool For Housing Design And Iot-Based Technologies, 2016 Technological University Dublin
Adaptive Environments For Enabling Senior Citizens: An Holistic Assessment Tool For Housing Design And Iot-Based Technologies, Matteo Zallio, Damon Berry, Niccolò Casiddu
Conference papers
The population of older adults will continuously increase over the coming decades. As they get older, people will require assistance and regular monitoring, with higher costs for welfare system and families. Two vital aspects of a healthy lifestyle, are domestic autonomy and maintenance of relationships within the neighborhood. This leads to an interesting research issue: “Could houses and appliances have the potential to improve autonomy and quality of life of citizens? Which methods and tools could enhance wellbeing and healthy conditions? The house has the potential to be a safe, adaptive environment, integrated with technologies for life support. This work …
The Manhattan Collection: A Study On Furniture Design, 2016 Utah State University
The Manhattan Collection: A Study On Furniture Design, Gabriel Anderson
All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023
I have designed a series of pieces of furniture that all share some key similarities, not in form or even style (though my personal aesthetic will be seen in all of them), but rather in materials. All of my pieces use a combination of metal, wood, and stone. Obviously, this is not remarkable as these materials have been used to build furniture for as long as furniture has been built. However, I have endeavored to explore how these materials can interact with one another within a piece of furniture. My goal was to create furniture where the materials do not …
Museum 4.0 As The Future Of Steam In Museums, 2016 Tecnológico de Monterrey
Museum 4.0 As The Future Of Steam In Museums, Mark Walhimer
The STEAM Journal
Informal STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) activities (programs) and exhibits are common in science centers, children’s museums and natural history museums. As museums change to Museum 4.0 models (1), the STEAM exhibits and programs in museums also change. Museums 4.0 is the transformation of museums from a monolithic fixed location institution to a nimble community driven event driven organization. The Museum 4.0 becomes personalized to the visitor without fixed outcomes and without the physical restrictions of a single fixed location. As museums evolve to a Museum 4.0 model with visitor lead activities, STEAM activities within museums also change …
Feminist Theory And Technical Communication, 2016 Cedarville University
Feminist Theory And Technical Communication, Olivia Duffus
Channels: Where Disciplines Meet
This essay explores feminism, socially-constructed norms, and the relationship between feminism and technical communication. It argues that undergraduate technical communication programs should include courses that study feminist history and theories as related to the field, claiming that studying feminist theory will improve user-centered design and broaden students' spheres of influence as professionals.