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- Akner-Koler, Cheryl, et al.
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Aesthetics and nanostructure
- 2011
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In: International Innovation. - : Research Media. - 2041-4552. ; :6, s. 97-97
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Journal article (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Professors Cheryl Akner-Kohler and Lena Tibell of the Nanoform project describe the artistic methods and benefits that it might afford to both science and society.
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- Arnkil, Harald, et al.
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PERCIFAL: Visual analysis of space, light and colour
- 2011
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In: AIC 2011, Interaction of Colour & Light in the Arts and Sciences, Midterm Meeting of the International Colour Association, Zurich, Switzerland, 7–10 June 2011: Conference Proceedings, CD. - Zurich : pro/colore, 2011. ; , s. 229-232
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This paper addresses the need for better and more accurate methods of recording and analyzing the visual experience of architectural space. PERCIFAL (Perceptive Spatial Analysis of Colour and Light) is an ongoing project that aims at developing a method of analysis that can capture coherent spatial experiences of colour and light. The starting point for PERCIFAL is a method of visual evaluation of space and light, developed by Professor Anders Liljefors at the former department of architectural lighting at KTH Architecture. PERCIFAL is based on direct visual observations and the recording of these observations by verbal-semantic descriptions using a questionnaire. It has been developed primarily as an educational tool, but we see in it potential for a design tool for professionals as well as for an analytical method for research. The first test results, conducted in Sweden, Norway and Finland, show that the method has significant pedagogical merits and that it allows interesting comparisons between physical measurements and visual experiences of space, light and colour.
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- Avila, Martin, et al.
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3Ecologies: Visualizing sustainability factors and futures
- 2010. - 9
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- ‘3Ecologies’ makes visible factors affecting the sustainability of consumer products. Within engineering and economics, there are a variety of models for analyzing and ‘predicting’ the environmental factors such as energy, emissions and waste involved during production, consumption and disposal. We develop an expanded model, which emphasizes human impact and choices as well as potential consequences and futures. Psychological, sociological and environmental factors are mapped over time – throughout the lifespan (production, purchase, use, and disposal) and the extended lifecycle(s) of products. Case studies of familiar products in everyday life are developed to demonstrate the conceptual model, and three applications are proposed to reach designers, consumers and the general public. 3Ecologies uses diagrams and narratives to visualize the history and possible futures of products, including natural disintegration, active recycling and unexpected adaptations – an alternative view upon the ‘life’ of things that we might ordinarily take for granted.
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- Behm, Annika, 1977-
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Tiden är vårt hem
- 2010
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Other publication (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Problematiken för mitt projekt kretsar kring existens och tid. Kring hur vi upplever vardagens framfart, i det enskilda, samt hur vi förhåller oss till vår omvärld, i det privata. Genom att vi existerar är vi också del av tidens gång och nuet vare sig vi vill eller inte och i detta faktum finns någonting tröstlöst men samtidigt romantiskt som fascinerar mig och som jag vill utforska. I detta framåtskridande finns integriteten som ett individens skydd mot exponering och den stress över att uppnå någonting med våra liv. Men vad finns kvar efter ett liv som levts utan åstadkomna stordåd? Vad lämnar vi för spår? Tiden är den överhängande problematiken för mitt projekt, och jag närmar mig det genom tre fotografiska verk med titlarna Monument, Fragment och Moment.
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- Bohné, Ulrica, 1973-
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Skrivandet som designpraktik
- 2010
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Other publication (other academic/artistic)abstract
- När jag började kursen Gestaltande forskningsprocesser var jag mitt i arbetet med ett Kuprojekt "Industridesignern som intuitiv syntetiker" där jag undersökte den praktiska kunskapen (Schön 1991) och intuitionens roll för industridesigners kunskapsutveckling och yrkesutövning (Dreyfus & Athanasiou 1996). Målet var att föra ett teoretiskt resonemang kring den praktiska kunskapens betydelse, samt att undersöka hur man på ett metodiskt sätt skulle kunna stödja kunskapsutvecklingen för designers. Syftet med kursen Gestaltande forskningsprocesser var att undersöka ett mer experimentellt och reflekterande skrivande och jag såg en möjlighet att korsbefrukta Ku-projektet med denna form av utforskning. I projektet har jag tagit fasta på reflektionens roll i designerns arbete. I industridesignerns yrkesroll ligger mycket av kompetensen och kunskapen dolt, det är kunskap vi har och dagligen använder men inte explicit uttalar. En viss del av den kunskapen kan synliggöras genom olika typer av reflektion, där skrivandet är en av dem.
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- Broms, Loove, et al.
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Coffee Maker Patterns and the Design of Energy Feedback Artefacts
- 2010
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In: DIS '10 Proceedings of the 8th ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems. - New York, NY, USA : ACM. - 9781450301039 ; , s. 93-102
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Smart electricity meters and home displays are being installed in people’s homes with the assumption that households will make the necessary efforts to reduce their electricity consumption. However, present solutions do not sufficiently account for the social implications of design. There is a potential for greater savings if we can better understand how such designs affect behaviour. In this paper, we describe our design of an energy awareness artefact – the Energy AWARE Clock – and discuss it in relation to behavioural processes in the home. A user study is carried out to study the deployment of the prototype in real domestic contexts for three months. Results indicate that the Energy AWARE Clock played a significant role in drawing households’ attention to their electricity use. It became a natural part of the household and conceptions of electricity became naturalized into informants’ everyday language.
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- Broms, Loove, 1977-, et al.
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Days in the life of the Energy Aware Clock
- 2011
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In: Swedish Design Research Journal. - 2000-964X. ; :1, s. 30-37
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- There is a potential for greater electricity savings if we can better understand how design affects behaviour. This paper describes om design of an energy awareness artefact - the Energy AWARE Clock- and discusses it in relation to behavioural processes in the home. The Energy AWARE Clock showed to play a significant role in drawing households' attention to their electricity use. It became a natural part of the household and conceptions of electricity became natmalized into informants' everyday language.
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- Broms, Loove
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Sustainable Interactions : Studies in the Design of Energy Awareness Artefacts
- 2011
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Licentiate thesis (other academic/artistic)abstract
- This thesis presents a collection of experimental designs that approach the problem of growing electricity consumption in homes. From the perspective of design, the intention has been to critically explore the design space of energy awareness artefacts to reinstate awareness of energy use in everyday practice. The design experiments were used as vehicles for thinking about the relationship between physical form, interaction, and social practice. The rationale behind the concepts was based on a small-scale ethnography, situated interviews, and design experience. Moreover, the thesis compares designer intention and actual user experiences of a prototype that was installed in nine homes in a residential area in Stockholm for three months. This was done in order to elicit tacit knowledge about how the concept was used in real-world domestic settings, to challenge everyday routines, and to enable both users and designers to critically reflect on artefacts and practices.From a design perspective, contributions include design approaches to communicating energy use: visualizations for showing relationships between behaviour and electricity consumption, shapes and forms to direct action, means for turning restrictions caused by energy conservation into central parts of the product experience, and ways to promote sustainable behaviour with positive driving forces based on user lifestyles.The general results indicate that inclusion is of great importance when designing energy awareness artefacts; all members of the household should be able to access, interact with, and reflect on their energy use. Therefore, design-related aspects such as placement and visibility, as well as how the artefact might affect the social interactions in the home, become central. Additionally, the thesis argues that these types of artefacts can potentially create awareness accompanied by negative results such as stress. A challenge for the designer is to create artefacts that communicate and direct energy use in ways that are attractive and can be accepted by all household members as a possible way of life.
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- Bärtås, Magnus, 1962-, et al.
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Alla monster måste dö : gruppresa till Nordkorea : ett reportage
- 2011
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Book (pop. science, debate, etc.)abstract
- Under brinnande kallt krig kidnappar den nordkoreanska regimen Sydkoreas mest kända filmstjärnepar, skådespelerskan Madame Choi och regissören Shin Sang-ok. De går till slut med på den filmgalne diktatorn Kim Jong Ils krav på att göra regimvänlig spelfilm för att indoktrinera massorna. Först 1986 lyckas de fly under spektakulära former.Efter att ha träffat Madame Choi i Seoul åker Magnus Bärtås och Fredrik Ekman hösten 2008 på en gruppresa till Nordkorea för att hitta spår efter filmparet. Tillsammans med interiörerna från resan, där en mycket märklig samling människor reser ihop under bitvis påfrestande omständigheter i ett land som trotsar all logik, blir berättelsen om filmparet till en smart, upprörande och idérik reportagebok som bit för bit suger in läsaren i sitt märkliga universum, in bakom kulisserna på ett av världens mest slutna och hårda länder.
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