...“Our museum is accessible: we have ADA compliant restrooms.” “It’s too expensive to make the museum accessible to such a small minority.” “There is nothing for a blind person in an art museum.” (McGinnis 138) These are the unfortunate views of some museum professionals regarding Universal Design. Universal Design is an important concept that moves beyond ADA regulations to emphasize ethics and values in attitudes, behaviors, and institutional structures. ADA compliancy is not enough, especially in one area of a building. Universal Design does not have to be expensive; some fixes are simple and easy. Additionally, an art museum can offer a blind person an equally rewarding experience that someone without a visual impairment may have; it just takes a little Universal Design. A lot of what the Americans with Disabilities Act accomplished is now taken for granted as the standard and it is forgotten that the world was, not that long ago, a very different place. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), passed on July 26, 1990, guaranteed equal rights, treatment, and protections to all persons living with disabilities within the United States (Americans 5). This was not the first law to afford protections to those with disabilities; however, it is undeniably the most comprehensive formulation of the rights of individuals with disabilities in the history of the United States. More than fifty million Americans have some kind of physical, sensory, cognitive, or mental disability...
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...flower can bring about the deepest life questions. This is exactly the case in “Design,” one of Robert Frost’s most renowned poems that he wrote in 1922. In Robert Frost’s “Design,” Frost utilizes juxtaposition though natural similes and rhetorical questions to parallel the poem’s structure of comparing the white spider on the heal-all to evil and corruption in the world. Just as Robert Frost’s “Design” evolves in comparing the white spider on the heal-all flower to deep philosophical questions, similes throughout the first eight stanzas create a major contrast between the flower and the spider. Throughout the poem, Frost utilizes similes such as “like a white piece of rigid satin cloth” (Frost 3) and “like the ingredients of a witch’s broth” (Frost 6) to completely contradict the destruction and hate of the killer spider to the goodness of the healing flower. In effect, Frost...
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...decision off a cost-benefit analysis o Determined the “cost” of trunk alterations outweighed the “cost” of enhanced safety • There were over 40 incidents involving Pinto passengers dying or being severely maimed 2.) ETHICAL ISSUES • Is it morally right to sell a car with known, potentially fatal, defects? 3.) PARTIES • Ford Motor Company • Ford Management • Ford Design Team • Ford Quality Control • Ford Pinto Drivers 4.) CONSEQUENCES • Utilitarian Principle: Ford’s decision should have maximized the benefits and minimized the harm for consumers. • The standard implicit in their decision was that since it was only a minority being injured, and they would reap a significant profit (with a majority of consumers being unaffected) their decision was permissible. • Potential Consequences by party: o Ford Motor Company – potential public backlash/potential legal action/potential monetary penalties/potential loss of credibility with the public o Ford Management – potential loss of profits to rival manufacturers/potential jail time/potential loss of position/potential loss of credibility o Ford Design Team- potential job loss/potential compensation penalties/potential jail time o Ford Quality Control – potential loss of credibility/potential loss of jobs o Ford Pinto Drivers – potential loss of life/potential injuries or disabilities from vehicle operation • It would appear that every obligation would UNDERMINE the decision to proceed forward with production of faulty...
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...administration initiated a significant reduction in force. Organizations are making the tough decision about workforce size and structure because of unstable economic times. Reduction in workforce is a way for the organization to cut costs with employee salaries and benefits. There was a decision made to redesign patient care delivery and the first recommendation was that of a universal worker who would deliver many support services. The manager is faced with the challenge of making the redesign work knowing this model often failed with implemented in other organizations. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the process of job redesign and what work processes and performance expectations must be considered once the design is completed. Discussed is the article by Peter Senge and what steps and structures are put in place to make the organization a true learning organization, encouraging workers and managers to adapt and excel despite of the changes. Described is the plan and control the intra-organizational and inter-organizational communications that must occur to implement the job design changes. Management also must ensure individual job satisfaction. Process of Job Redesign Job redesign is the method used to improve the organizations performance. The job redesign focuses on the enhancement of services with a holistic approach. Job descriptions have an increase number of skills added and reduce employees required to fulfill the tasks. Denos Health...
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...BREATHTAKING Design Strategy 2008.08.04 ARNELL GROUP K OR W ESS GR RO IN P 4 08.0 . 008 2 A. BREAKING THE CODE FOR INNOVATION From Convention to Innovation BREATHTAKING Trajectory of Innovation A. How do we move from convention to innovation? CONVENTION INNOVATION B. By investing in our history and brand ethos we can create a new trajectory forward. CONVENTION INNOVATION DNA C. The investment in our DNA leads to breakthrough innovation and allows us to move out of the traditional linear system and into the future. FUTURE CONVENTION INNOVATION DNA D. Continued investment provides us with a clear resource for reinvention. FUTURE CONVENTION DNA INNOVATION B. THE ORIGINS OF CREATIVE ENDEAVORS Universal Design Principles and PepsiCo’s Brand Heritage BREATHTAKING Brand Heritage and the Aesthetics of Simplicity The Pepsi ethos has evolved over time. The vocabulary of truth and simplicity is a reoccurring phenomena in the brand’s history. It communicates the brand in a timeless manner and with an expression of clarity. Pepsi BREATHTAKING builds on this knowledge. True innovation always begins by investigating the historic path. Going back-to-the-roots moves the brand forward as it changes the trajectory of the future. 1910 1970 2009 BREATHTAKING Universal Design Principles BREATHTAKING is a strategy based on the evolution of 5000+ years of shared ideas in design philosophy creating ...
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... 3 Discussion of business problem(s) 4 High level solution 4 Benefits of solving the problem 5 Business/technical approach 6 Business process changes 7 Technology or business practices used to augment the solution 8 High-level implementation plan 9 Conclusions and overall recommendations 10 References 11 Abstract “Comcast is the largest U.S. cable TV provider, offering comprehensive programming for all types of television viewers with their XFINITY TV...
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...foundation, normalization was supposed to bring rigor and relevance into such a slippery domain as database design is. Almost every database textbook treats normalization in a certain extent, usually suggesting that the topic is so clear and consolidated that it does not deserve deeper discussions. But the reality is completely different. After more than three decades, normalization not only has lost much of its interest in the research papers, but also is still looking for practitioners to apply it effectively. Despite the vast amount of database literature, comprehensive books illustrating the application of normalization to effective real-world applications are still waited. This paper reflects the point of 1 view of an Information Systems academic who incidentally has been for almost twenty years a practitioner in developing database applications. It outlines the main weaknesses of normalization and offers some explanations about the failure of a generous framework in becoming the so much needed universal guide for database designers. Practitioners might be interested in finding out (or confirming) some of the normalization misformulations, misinterpretations, inconsistencies and fallacies. Theorists could find useful the presentation of some issues where the normalization theory was proved to be inadequate, not relevant, or source of confusion. Keywords: database design, normalization, functional dependencies, multi-valued dependencies, normal forms INTRODUCTION Something...
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...mother, Theodora, countess of Teano. Thomas had eight siblings, and was the youngest child. Though Thomas's family members were descendants of Emperors Frederick I and Henry VI, they were considered to be of lower nobility. Combining the theological principles of faith with the philosophical principles of reason, he ranked among the most influential thinkers of medieval Scholasticism. An authority of the Roman Catholic Church and a prolific writer. In January 1274, St. Thomas Aquinas embarked on a trip to Lyon, France, on foot to serve on the Second Council, but never made it there. Along the way, he fell ill at the Cistercian monastery of Fossanova, Italy. The monks wanted St. Thomas Aquinas to stay at the castle, but, sensing that his death was near, Thomas preferred to remain at the monastery, saying, "If the Lord wishes to take me away, it is better that I be found in a religious house than in the dwelling of a layperson." On his deathbed, St. Thomas Aquinas uttered his last words to the Cistercian monks who had so graciously attended him: "This is my rest forever and ever: Here will I dwell for I have chosen it." (Psalm 131:14) Often called "The Universal Teacher," St. Thomas Aquinas died at the monastery of Fossanova on March 7, 1274. He canonized by Pope John XXII in 1323. Source: http://www.biography.com/people/st-thomas-aquinas-9187231#early-life& Theism only means "belief in a god". Belief in the existence of at least one god - nothing more, nothing less. Theism...
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...company resources to eliminate the internal weakness or reduce the external threat by abandoning that area of business until the company is stronger (Kotler and Armstrong 55-57). 2. OXO target market. Before targeting comes market segmentation – dividing an entire market up into customer segments. There are various variables used in segmenting consumer markets (Kotler and Armstrong 193). In a marketing strategy video, Larry Witt, Senior Vice President of Sales and Market Development for OXO International said while they skew toward older consumers, OXO also attracts younger consumers with their design and innovation. Here the demographic, psychographic, and behavioral segmentation variables are discussed in relationship to three of OXO’s U.S. market segments: (1) seniors and the impaired, (2) the design savvy, and (3) foodies. Segmentation Variable | Seniors and the Impaired | The Design Savvy | Foodies | Demographic | * 65 and older * Younger and physically impaired in some way * Women | * Varied group of men and women * Aged 18-60 * More education * Make more money | * Average age in mid-40’s * Median annual salary of...
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...Design principles Unit 2 Learning outcomes • Introduce concepts of usability and user experience • Understand fundamental design principles • Develop – awareness of how to apply them in design – Critical ability to evaluate other people design 2 Usability • “Extent to which a product can be used by specified users to achieve specified goals with effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction in a specified context of use.” – ISO 9241-11:1998 Ergonomic requirements for office work with visual display terminals (VDTs) -- Part 11: Guidance on usability. 3 Usability • Usability is a quality attribute that assesses how easy user interfaces are to use. • Five quality dimensions: – Learnability: How easy is it for users to accomplish basic tasks the first time they encounter the design? – Efficiency: Once users have learned the design, how quickly can they perform tasks? – Memorability: When users return to the design after a period of not using it, how easily can they reestablish proficiency? – Errors: How many errors do users make, how severe are these errors, and how easily can they recover from the errors? – Satisfaction: How pleasant is it to use the design? – http://www.useit.com/ 4 Usability • Quality = absence of problems – discover usability problems and reduce their frequency and severity. – It can be measured – Objective data (performance data derived by behavioural data, user observations) – Subjective data (self-report, questionnaire...
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...EXPANSION JOINTS T. N. GOPINATH 1. INTRODUCTION When piping lacks inherent flexibility due to routing and/or develops large reactions or detrimental overstrain on the strain sensitive equipments, the Piping Engineer considers provision of expansion joints to overcome the same. Expansion joints are also provided to isolate the vibrating equipment from piping and also to facilitate free movement of the equipment mounted on load cells. 2. TYPES OF EXPANSION JOINTS The expansion joints can be slip type or the bellows type. 2.1 Slip Type of Expansion Joint In slip type of expansion joint one pipe slides into another and the assembly is sealed by means of packing between the sliding pipes. This device has the limitation that it permits only axial movement in the direction of pipe axis. Small amount of lateral and/ or angular movement will cause binding and eventually leakage. It is extremely difficult to seal it off completely. The limitations on packing makes it suitable only for very low temperature and low pressure services. Fig 2.1 indicates the general arrangement of a slip type expansion joint. [pic] Fig 2.1 2.2 Bellow Type Expansion Joint The bellow type expansion joint is extensively used as the most efficient and functionally reliable elongation compensator and/ or vibration isolator. These are capable of compensating for large amounts of axial and/...
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...extended in a number of areas, especially jurisprudence. The rationale is that people with disabilities have often been condemned to contend with discrimination, a social injustice. On the other hand, jurisprudence is as an avenue of guaranteeing justice for all. Various legal steps have been developed, including the formulation of laws. This paper seeks to examine the outright nature of these steps in taming disability discrimination. Disability anti-discrimination laws Central to the disability anti-discrimination legal steps are the legal stipulations underlying the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and bill of rights, which have often served as a framework for inequality policies. In particular, the universal Declaration of Human Rights is considered as a common standard for achieving social justice for all people across the world. What is well noticeable from all the articles in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the emphasis for treating every person equally and according equal rights. For instance, article 1 in the preamble stipulates all individuals “are born free and equal in dignity and rights”[2], and that every person is endowed with conscience of treating others with contempt. Article 2 stipulates that every person is subject to rights and freedoms set out in the Declaration —regardless of attributes possessed[3] such as sex,...
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...for everybody in the world. While national healthcare for everyone might be complicated to get started, if everyone had equal access to healthcare there would be more preventative care and therefore less costs due to chronic illnesses, diseases such as cancer, would be caught in the early stages of progression which would, in turn, allow for more treatment options and more chances of survival, and early, as well as consistent. Treatment of mental illness could help prevent some drug use and thus possibly lowering the crime rate. Research shows that the United States is a member of the World Health Organization, an organization put together by the United Nations. In the Constitution of the World Health Organization, one of the first principles mentioned is “the enjoyment...
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...Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts School of Art & Design BA Design Management, International BACHELOR THESIS SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING Sustainable packaging A comprehensive approach towards sustainable packaging with a focus on primary packaging of food and drinks Lucerne, May 2010 CLAUDIO BECKER | BA DESIGN MANAGEMENT, INTERNATIONAL Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts School of Art & Design BA Design Management, International BACHELOR THESIS SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING DESIGN MANAGEMENT ENABLES COMPANIES TO DEVELOP NEW BUSINESS DIMENSIONS THAT DRIVE A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING Lucerne, May 2010 Tutor EMETM Daniel Aeschbacher, Tutor and Faculty Member, Design Management, International Claudio Becker Baselstrasse 47, CH - 6003 Luzern Cell-phone: 0041 78 659 59 36 E-mail: info@claudio-becker.ch CLAUDIO BECKER | BA DESIGN MANAGEMENT, INTERNATIONAL TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract 1. Introduction 2. Reference to design management 3. State of the Art 3.1 The context 3.2 Introduction to packaging 3.2.1 The fundamentals of packaging 3.2.2 The packaging design process 3.3 Sustainable packaging 3.3.1 What is sustainability? 3.3.2 What is sustainable packaging? 3.3.3 Materials 3.3.4 Barriers & drivers 3.4 Practise examples 3.4.1 Company overview 3.4.2 Comparison 4. Analysis / Synthesis 4.1 Insights 4.2 Sustainable packaging criteria 4.3 Recommendations 4.4 Conclusion Bibliography Books Reports...
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...6 Appreciation of Chinese Art and Design - Symmetry in Chinese Art and Design Symmetry has been widely used in various contexts. In traditional Chinese art and design, the concept of symmetry is one of the most important aesthetic principles. Symmetrical beauty is derived from nature, i.e., law of nature in Taoism. The human body and almost all animals are symmetric, which shows a beauty of health and balance. Rather asymmetry leaves people an impression of displeasure. Symmetry is also the manifestation of Chinese philosophy of harmony and zhongyong (the Mean thought) in Confucianism. The aesthetic principle of symmetry in Chinese art is similar to the “Golden Rule” in the West, the aim of which is to achieve balance. This essay aims to discuss the aesthetic principle of symmetry used in Traditional Chinese Art and Design, including ancient Chinese Bronze artwork, ancient Chinese architecture and Chinese paper cutting. I. Symmetry in Ancient Chinese Bronze artwork Bronzes basically can be classified into four types in terms of function: food vessels, wine vessels, water vessels and musical instruments. Various shapes and designs can be found in each type, fully demonstrating the creativity and skills of the ancient people. Despite of this, symmetry was used as a universal basic aesthetic principle. Ancient Chinese bronzes stressed balance and symmetry of form, and communicated solemnity and ceremony. Among the various kinds of bronze vessels, ding is a significant...
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