Browsing Design by Title
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Genuine Christian Modern Art : Present Roman Catholic Directives on Visual Art Seen from an Artist’s Perspective
(CON-TEXT. PhD thesis;3, Doctoral thesis, 2000)The Professional Problem of the Artist The professional problem of artists who want to produce art for Christian use is to find artistic solutions that may satisfy both patron and artist. To succeed, the artist needs to ... -
Human-centered, collaborative, field-driven ship design : implementing field studies for the design of ships in operation
(CON-TEXT. PhD thesis;98, Doctoral thesis, 2019)Current ship design processes have two main problems. First, the experiences of crew who operate ships are not included in the design process. This poses a problem because it limits the ability of ship designers to design ... -
Immersion in mixed reality spaces
(CON-TEXT. PhD thesis;75, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2015)This thesis maps out the overlaps, synergies and forces at play when designing for optimal immersive experiences in responsive mixed reality spaces. The research is produced from the perspective of a practising interaction ... -
Improving the user experience of evidence : a design approach to evidence-informed health care
(CON-TEXT / Thesis;47, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed; Book, 2011)Systematic reviews are syntheses of the best available evidence on the effects of health care interventions. Cochrane Reviews are high quality reviews that can provide valuable information for clinicians and policy makers, ... -
Improvisation in tradition
(CON-TEXT. PhD thesis;28, Doctoral thesis, 2015-09-03)The concept of vernacular design allows for the understanding and appreciation of designs created without recourse to institutional qualifi cations in the fi eld of design. This thesis is based upon a study undertaken in ... -
Inside Healthcare Design Labs : Exploring the practice of healthcare service design in the context of embedded service design labs
(CON-TEXT. PhD thesis;114, Doctoral thesis, 2021)Over the past two decades there has been a rise in using service design within healthcare and service design has been identified as particularly appropriate to support adaptations and innovations in the healthcare context ... -
Learning for future knowing now : investigating transformative pedagogic processes within a design faculty in a South African university of technology
(CON-TEXT. PhD thesis;102, Doctoral thesis, 2020)Design educators working in higher education institutions face the enduring challenge of translating creative design practice into pedagogy and curricula that prepare students for entry into the world of work. This not ... -
Making visible : mediating the material of emerging technology
(CON-TEXT. PhD thesis; 66, Doctoral thesis, 2014)In this thesis I outline how interaction design may engage in the exploration and understandings the material and mediation of new interface technologies. Drawing upon a design project called Touch, that investigated an ... -
Metaforbasert tegning : undersøkt som et bildespråksystem gjennom avistegninger av Finn Graff og Saul Steinberg med kognitiv metaforteori som hovedredskap
(CON-TEXT. Avhandling;35, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2008)Avhandlingen har to mål. Det ene er praktisk pedagogisk: Å bidra med ny kunnskap om hvordan man kan formulere abstrakte temaer med tegning. Til dette trenger man metaforer og symboler. Det andre målet er teoribyggende: Å ... -
Method development for the design of safety-critical systems
(CON-TEXT. PhD thesis;97, Doctoral thesis, 2019)A common field in academic research is the development and refinement of design methods with the aim of supporting professional design practice. As a result, design practitioners have a wide range of methods and tools at ... -
Navimation : a sociocultural exploration of kinetic interface design
(CON-TEXT / Thesis;48, Book; Doctoral thesis; Academic article, 2010)Digitale produkt er ein stadig viktigare del av kulturen vår og er knytte til aktivitetar i arbeid, leik og fritid. Mange av desse aktivitetane skjer gjennom skjermbaserte grensesnitt, som dermed spelar ei viktig rolle i ... -
Negotiating grasp : embodied experience with three-dimensional materials and the negotiation of meaning in early childhood education
(CON-TEXT / Thesis;50, Book; Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2011)Recent international acknowledgement of young children as competent active individuals raises questions about what their competences are, and what significance embodiment has for their learning. This thesis has two primary ... -
Pockets and cities : investegating and revealing the networked city through interaction design
(CON-TEXT, PhD thesis;74, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2015)This thesis is about investigating and revealing the networked city through interaction design. The ‘networked city’ describes the interweaving of digital, networked technologies with the urban landscape and everyday city ... -
Refashioning Service Design : Designing for popular cultural service experience
(CON-TEXT. PhD thesis;109, Doctoral thesis, 2021-04)Services are becoming ever more present in our everyday lives and cultural lifestyles, enabling new practices and shaping new values. In the entanglement of people, experiences, interactions, products, technology and media ... -
Refuturing studies: rehumanizing futures through/by design
(CON-TEXT. PhD thesis;121, Doctoral thesis, 2023)With the onset of climate and ecological breakdown, organized human life faces a precarious present and an even bleaker future. The sixth IPCC report (2021-2022) states that the window for drastic climate action is closing ... -
Service design in the later phases : exploring user insights, handovers, and service design roadmapping in the transition from service concept to implemented service
(CON-TEXT. PhD thesis; 101, Doctoral thesis, 2020)Human-centricity and user involvement have become increasingly emphasized in Norwegian legislation related to service development in the health and public sectors. At the same time, service design has emerged as a relevant ... -
Simulation and design
(CON-TEXT. PhD thesis;78, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2016)In this thesis, I investigate the use of simulation, game engines and real-time interaction in user-centred design for the maritime sector. In this sector, users are involved in complex safety critical operations carried ... -
Soiling Service Design: Situating professional designing among plural practices
(CON-TEXT;123, Doctoral thesis, 2024)Since the 1990s, professional service design knowledge has travelled globally, detached from its larger Western history and contexts. The proliferation of service design knowledge shapes how individual designers enact their ... -
Speculating on design, life styles and forms : studies in the contexts of climate change sustainability
(Doctoral thesis, 2023)This thesis explores a speculative, nondualist and relational design approach to engaging with ongoing climate change and sustainable design transformations. Posthumanism, amongst other theories, has attempted to use ... -
Standpunktvurdering i grunnskolefaget Kunst og håndverk
(CON-TEXT. PhD thesis; 52, Doctoral thesis, 2011)