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Beads, Sculptures, And Baskets: South African Traditional Craft As A Means Of Economic Empowerment, Sasha Kaori Hippard
Beads, Sculptures, And Baskets: South African Traditional Craft As A Means Of Economic Empowerment, Sasha Kaori Hippard
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
The significance of the South African traditional craft industry is often associated with the preservation of historical culture. However, besides being a crucial element in the protection and promotion of cultural heritage, craftwork also can be a significant source of income generation for disadvantaged communities across South Africa. The African Art Centre, a non-profit organization located in Durban, reaches out to various communities of disadvantage in and around the KwaZulu Natal province, holding training and design workshops, providing access to craft skills and materials, and providing a market for the sale of craft as a source of sustainable economic empowerment. …
500 Year Documentation, Francis T. Marchese, Phd, Maninder Pal Kaur Shergill
500 Year Documentation, Francis T. Marchese, Phd, Maninder Pal Kaur Shergill
Wilson Center for Social Entrepreneurship
Museum visitors today can regularly view 500 year old art by Renaissance masters. Will visitors to museums 500 years in the future be able to see the work of digital artists from the early 21st century? This paper considers the real problem of conserving interactive digital artwork for museum installation in the far distant future by exploring the requirements for creating documentation that will support an artwork's adaptation to future technology. In effect, this documentation must survive as long as the artwork itself -- effectively, in perpetuity. A proposal is made for the use of software engineering methodologies as solutions …
Counterfeits, Copying And Class, Ann Bartow
Counterfeits, Copying And Class, Ann Bartow
Law Faculty Scholarship
Consumers who want to express themselves by wearing contemporary clothing styles should not have to choose between expensive brands and counterfeit products. There should be a clear distinction in trademark law between illegal, counterfeit goods and perfectly legal (at least with respect to trademark law) "knockoffs," in which aesthetically functional design attributes have been copied but trademarks have not. Toward that end, as a normative matter, the aesthetic features of products should not be registrable or protectable as trademarks or trade dress, regardless of whether they have secondary meaning, just as functional attributes of a utilitarian nature are not eligible …
Design Thinking: A Culture Of Innovation, Sean Koh
Design Thinking: A Culture Of Innovation, Sean Koh
Social Space
Many organisations are jumping on the design thinking bandwagon, but, as Sean Koh tells us, the method requires substance and not just form.
Educating Our Future Staff: Introducing Children To The Nursing Profession, Eileen Wasson Msn, Rn, Ccrn
Educating Our Future Staff: Introducing Children To The Nursing Profession, Eileen Wasson Msn, Rn, Ccrn
Patient Care Services / Nursing
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