Concepts and students

Article Abstract:

Products in the concept and student category show overdependence on digital technology, as it makes objects multitasking and multisensual. But the designs fail to encourage social interaction and focuses only on one-to-one relationship with objects. Focus on personal information tool and the media-enhanced work environment points to the way communication technology strikes a balance between private and public life. Award-winning designs, the Soft Fan and a thumbprint as a personal access code for a door handle, are praised for their innovativeness and use of digit.

Usage, Evaluation, Digital electronics, Industrial design

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The ride

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New designs of Business Class airline seats are being developed using the latest technological innovations. Research findings in ergonomics are also being used in designing more comfortable seats. In the new Business Class seat, posture controls are improved upon and the latest communication gadgets are fitted. As the seats are designed assuming the travellers to be men, they may not be very comfortable for women. Some feel that harder seats could give better support.

Innovations, Airplanes, Chair design, Aircraft seating

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Muriel Cooper's visible wisdom

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Muriel Cooper, director of the Visible Language Workshop at MIT's Media Lab, died in May 1994 at the age of 68. The I.D profile stated that her career had two parts, the conventional print-based graphic designer, the computer graphic cartographer, and her shift toward computers showed her continuing pursuit via new technology and the relationship of dynamic to static media.

Obituary, Graphic artists, Cooper, Muriel

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