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Showing 1 to 20 of 148 for “"Industrial Design"”.
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Industrial Design: Tableware
The goal of my graduate thesis is to design a dinner service set suitable for mass manufacture. The purpose of completing an academic study of dinnerware as an industrial designer is to gain a mastery of a product used everyday in and out of the home. With such a rich history in ceramics, it is …
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Ethnography and Industrial Design
… has the capability of leading researchers and designers to the understanding of people's needs, wants and expectations; thus, resulting in successful product design. Without conducting field research, the ability of a designer to satisfy consumer's genuine needs and demands is severely …
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Custom digital fabrication in industrial design
… field of business, ranging from low-cost custom designed t-shirts to the customizable interior of a luxury car. Even though designers are trained to develop aesthetically and functionally satisfying products, the sector of customizable products is growing with every new product that is released …
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Incorporating ecological considerations into industrial design practice
Industrial designers play a pivotal role in the development of consumer products. Consumer products contribute significantly to society’s ecological impact, which needs to be lowered. This thesis examines the role of industrial design practice in developing consumer products with low(er) ecological …
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Apply industrial design methodology to multidisciplinary projects
… of this study was to apply knowledge from industrial design to other related field such as user interface design, computer science, education, etc. The author had the chance to participate in several multi-disciplinary projects with students from other majors and applied knowledge from …
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A computer model of aesthetic industrial design
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1991.
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Coalesce: Leveraging Generative Tools in Industrial Design Practice
Generative Design is a design process that entails the collaboration between human designers and software-enabled machines. This thesis explores the ways that generative tools are changing industrial design, proposes some principles and a methodology for working with generative tools, and …
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Using industrial design to motivate change toward electric vehicles
… Analyzing the data I collect, I will use it to design a system that will fulfill the needs of consumers to allow for a pain free transition. The prime focus of my thesis is to create a user friendly interface for electric vehicle charging stations. There are a few variations of charging stations …
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New urban manufacturing neo-industrial design in Louisville, Kentucky
… factories even viable within the core cities of industrial regions, where there is the greatest need? If so, what physical planning strategies should those cities be pursuing in order to retain, attract, and increase the number of manufacturing jobs within their borders? This research begins with …
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Reforming Industrial Design Education in Mainland China for Sustainability
Industrial Design in China seldom addresses the issue of sustainability in mass production. Failure to incorporate sustainable design as a core principle will result in long term environmental and economic loss for both business and society. This research studies the current Industrial Design …
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A theory of interdependence within the industrial design function
… theory regarding the interdependence of product design and process design as applied to industrial organization. The frame of reference used was Everett Laitala’s consumer-to-consumer cycle which separates industrial effort on the common basis of function. The explanation of the possible …
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Making Sense of the Meaning of Color in Industrial Design
… this thesis is to provide help and guidance for designers who want to better understand how to make purposeful color choices in their work. This thesis is not providing examples like in a color harmony book but is looking at the meaningful application of color in the field of design in a holistic …
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Blending engineering modeling, industrial design, and physical prototyping in product design
Engineering simulation models, industrial design form models, and physical experimentation through prototypes are critical elements of successful product design. However, the three disciplines are disconnected and the direction of simulations, form models, and physical prototypes often diverge …
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Organizing for innovation : an examination of collaborative teams in industrial design
Why are some industrial design firms more successful than others in consistently producing high quality products and services? Do they hire more talented people, or are they organized so as to maximize the potential of their teams? I begin this thesis with an examination of literature on teamwork, …
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Emerging issues in sustainable industrial design practice : implications for designers, manufacturers and educators
Industrial designers have been addressing issues of sustainability for many years with varying levels of intensity and mixed results. Since the 1970s, practitioners and educators in the field of product design have demonstrated an appreciation of issues related to the life cycles of products, the …
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A computer aided model for copy-and-paste editing in the industrial design cycle
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2003.
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Technology strategy of competing with industrial design in markets of high-tech consumer products
This thesis explores the role of industrial design in the formulation of technology strategy for certain firms that compete in markets of high-tech consumer products. The initial intuition is that the role of industrial design becomes more important at mature stages of the product evolution cycle. …
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