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Toys Are For Adults, John Wippler
Toys Are For Adults, John Wippler
Theses
This paper explores the concept of toys, what they are and for whom they are made. The paper also provides a brief history of designer toys and pop culture, and how pop culture helped fuel the designer toy industry. The psychology of collecting is also referenced, and a direct correlation is made between the act of collecting toys and toy popularity.
The book I wrote is also mentioned and is a vital part of the purpose for the thesis. The book is an introductory guide to resin toymaking and is integral to the expansion of the designer toy community.
Hand Operated Tabletop Letterpress Assembly Instructions 1.0, George Chiu, Brendan Domos, Spencer Herzog, Nathan Sandidge, Kevin Weinstein
Hand Operated Tabletop Letterpress Assembly Instructions 1.0, George Chiu, Brendan Domos, Spencer Herzog, Nathan Sandidge, Kevin Weinstein
Theses
A group of RIT Mechanical Engineering students spent the 2014-2015 academic year in their senior design class collaborating with the RIT Cary Graphic Arts Collection to design and fabricate a 21st century hand-operated platen press.
The press that was designed during this engineering exercise met several requirements:
- be under 30 lbs
- fit in a 24 inch square table top space
- be manufactured with a majority of components which could be purchased from a standard parts supplier
- be able to print with commonly manufactured ink rollers, ink, letterpress chases, spacing and furniture
- the platen and packing had to be adjustable to …
Flap Stool Storage Furniture For Urban Nomads, Liu Yang
Flap Stool Storage Furniture For Urban Nomads, Liu Yang
Theses
The purpose of this project was to make moving from one location to another an easier process by developing a creative furniture piece that can be used for storage.
Research on the actual moving process and existing moving solutions was done to gather information to begin this project. At the beginning of ideation, light-weight materials and folding structures were studied, and several new furniture solutions were explored. Concepts such as a storage stool, a transformable shelf, and bamboo roll furniture were created and tested.
A storage stool was selected for further development, because it provided the best fit for the …
Human Powered Production Tool For The Renewable Material, Bamboo, Rashmi Kinariwala
Human Powered Production Tool For The Renewable Material, Bamboo, Rashmi Kinariwala
Theses
Sustainable design in a simple manner usually involves the impact of the things we design - their manufacturing process, time of use, and final disposal - on the earth's environment. In India, I was exposed to a different definition and concept of "sustainable design," some similar to the West, and some rather different. When a particular object is related to its context, it becomes a part of the living system, making it human-centered and deeply rooted in the culture. It has to do more by defining a relationship between the object and the user environment. In order to attain sustainability …
Human Behavior Centered Museum Guided Tour System, Yenmin Chen
Human Behavior Centered Museum Guided Tour System, Yenmin Chen
Theses
As new technologies appear, many devices or tools become more and more powerful. New technology also gives us more options to choose from in our daily lives, not only in ways used for school, but also with the devices used to surf the Internet. Certainly, we have more variety available in the various aspects of our lives, such as entertainment, education, work etc.--but new technology brings with it more problems, too. If new technology doesn't come with new thinking, life may not be better than before.
Some designers focus on human factors too much; they forget to consider how people …