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Smart Design

First International Conference Proceedings

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 2012

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Editors:
  1. Philip Breedon

    1. Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom

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  • The 1st International Smart Design conference provides a timely forum and brings together researchers and practitioners to discuss issues, identify challenges and future directions, and share their R&D findings and experiences in the areas of design, materials and technology
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Table of contents (15 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Rethinking Packaging: How Electronic Packs for Pharmaceuticals Work with Mobile IT to Improve Patient Adherence to Medication Regimens

    • James Woudhuysen, Peter Rivers
    Pages 1-11

  3. The Four Horsemen: The Evolution of Science and Society

    • Michael Vloeberghs
    Pages 13-21

  4. Changing the Fabric of Society: An Exploration of Smart Textiles in Product Design

    • Jonathon Allen
    Pages 23-29

  5. Smart Housing: An Intelligent Environment for Aging Independently

    • Marilyn Bruin, Sauman Chu, Jodene Riha, Amanda Smoot, G. Mauricio Mejia
    Pages 31-39

  6. Enhancing Visibility in Bicycling Apparel Using Integrated Flashing LEDs

    • Helen Koo, Lucy Dunne
    Pages 41-47

  7. Hydrophobic Smart Material for Water Transport and Collection

    • Robert H. Morris, Shaun Atherton, Neil J. Shirtcliffe, Glen McHale, Tilak Dias, Michael I. Newton
    Pages 49-55

  8. Intelligent Housing for People and Technology: Examining Sustainable Housing Beyond the Technical and the Opportunities for Design

    • Phillipa Marsh
    Pages 57-63

  9. Interrogating Hyperfunctionality

    • Sarah Kettley
    Pages 65-73

  10. Semefulness: Touch, Design and Meaning

    • Anne Cranny-Francis
    Pages 75-85

  11. Conceptualisation of an Intelligent Salutogenic Room Environment

    • Catherine Dalton, J. D. Harrison
    Pages 87-95

  12. Development and Thermographic Analysis of Custom Seats for Wheelchairs

    • Rafael Cavalli Prestes, Elisa Marangon Beretta, Fabio Pinto da Silva, Wilson Kindlein Jr., Vilson João Batista
    Pages 97-102

  13. Designing a Knit Methodology for Technical Textiles

    • Martha Glazzard, Philip Breedon
    Pages 103-108

  14. Soft Products: Smart Fabrics in Product Design

    • Polly Duplock
    Pages 109-114

  15. Autonomous Mobility Scooter as an Assistive Outdoor Tool for the Elderly

    • Anthony Ntaki, Ahmad Lotfi, Caroline Langensiepen
    Pages 115-125

  16. Emotional Design: Understanding Immaterial Values for the Development of Products

    • Maura Della Flora Flores, Liane Roldo
    Pages 127-139
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Good product designs merge materials, technology and hardware into a unified user experience; one where the technology recedes into the background and people benefit from the capabilities and experiences available. By focusing on functional gain, critical awareness and emotive connection, even the most multifaceted and complex technology can be made to feel straightforward and become an integral part of daily life. Researchers, designers and developers must understand how to progress or appropriate the right technical and human knowledge to inform their innovations. The 1st International Smart Design conference provides a timely forum and brings together researchers and practitioners to discuss issues, identify challenges and future directions, and share their R&D findings and experiences in the areas of design, materials and technology.

This proceedings of the 1st Smart Design conference held at Nottingham Trent University in November 2011 includes summaries of the talks given on topics ranging from intelligent textiles design to pharmaceutical packaging to the impact of social and emotional factors on design choices with the aim of informing and inspiring future application and development of smart design.

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  • Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom

    Philip Breedon

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