Blar i Institutt for design på dokumenttype "Doctoral thesis"
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Changing Practices: The Role of Design in Supporting the Sustainability of Everyday Life
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2013:130, Doctoral thesis, 2013)The interaction between humans, things and physical environments contributes to the environmental impact of ordinary everyday life activities. Resources are consumed and consumables used as people try to stay comfortable, ... -
Clothing consumption: An interdisciplinary approach to design for environmental improvement
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2014:248, Doctoral thesis, 2014)Clothing production and consumption have significant negative environmental impacts. This thesis explores whether an interdisciplinary method triangulation that combines studies of material and behavioural aspects ... -
Design Activities in the NorwegianSeafood Industry: A theoretical approach to understanding cooperation and communication
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2009:102, Doctoral thesis, 2009)The thesis discusses design activities in the Norwegian seafood processing industry, with focus on cooperation between packaging suppliers and designers. There is a twofold objective: to increase understanding of how ... -
Designing for High-Speed Ships
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2007:115, Doctoral thesis, 2007)Fast patrol boats are high-speed vessels operated by the Royal Norwegian Navy (RNoN). These ships are 36,5 meters long, have a beam of 6,2 meters and operate at high speed (32 knots – 16,5 meters per second) in very ... -
Designing for Land-based Control of Autonomous Vessels
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2023:281, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Autonomous ships can navigate without crew onboard. However, they depend on remote supervisors to monitor multiple ships at once and to take over control when needed. How can we make sure these “remote captains” can do ... -
Diabetes Discourses. Analyzing the influence of discourse on design in the case of apps for diabetes self-management
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2023:157, Doctoral thesis, 2023)In this thesis, I outline how human-centered design can engage in the exploration and understanding of experiences of diabetes in daily life. I investigate the core question of “How can design influence the experience of ... -
Do You See What I See? Investigations into the Underlying Parameters of Visual Simplicity
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2017:187, Doctoral thesis, 2017)Motivated by a longstanding interest in timeless design, this research focused on visual simplicity due to its potential as a core value of a design’s longevity. Multiple studies were conducted to investigate how people ... -
Drones in Healthcare Systems: Insights from a Multi-Level Perspective
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2023:350, Doctoral thesis, 2023)English summary Drones in Healthcare Systems: Insights from a Multi-Level Perspective This thesis consists of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods and investigates the use of drones for transporting laboratory ... -
Enhancing Creativity through Low-Fidelity Prototyping: Strategies and Approaches for Idea Generation and Concept Formation
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2023:259, Doctoral thesis, 2023)English abstract This research aims to better understand how low-fidelity materials can be used as prototyping tools to facilitate early concept generation of ideas in co-creation activities to be adopted by designers, ... -
Everyday Politics of Circular Futures
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2023:159, Doctoral thesis, 2023)This thesis deals primarily with the ideas about a circular economy (CE). A branch of critical studies about CE has emerged in recent years. These critical studies take the nexus of consumption and production as its point ... -
Exploring Design for Country-specific Customisation
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2013:133, Doctoral thesis, 2013)Characteristics of each country such as culture, socio-economic and laws can shape the way that users in that country interact with products such as mobile phones. Some of these countryspecific differences may be the source ... -
Exploring the role of company context for informing Design for Sustainability implementation
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2019:228, Doctoral thesis, 2019)Background: Sustainability issues on both social and environmental fronts are continuing to be a big challenge in academic and industrial circles alike. Impact of products on both the society and the environment is a ... -
Food Waste: A practice-oriented design for sustainability approach
(Doctoral theses at NTNU, 2020:177, Doctoral thesis, 2020)Summary of the thesis This dissertation develops a practice-oriented design for sustainability (PODS) approach to explore opportunities for reducing household food waste by design. Through this approach it has produced ... -
Framing an eclectic practice; Historical models and narratives of product design as professional work
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FRAMING HUMANITARIAN ACTION THROUGH DESIGN THINKING
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Handheld devices for use within integrated operations in the petroleum industry
(Doctoral thesis at NTNU;2016:112, Doctoral thesis, 2016)Handheld devices have been used for several years in integrated operations in the petroleum industry. There is little knowledge of the effects of their design on efficient and safe plant operation, however. Moreover, little ... -
Human and ecological problem solving through radical design thinking: Analyses and development of design theory and design framework based on long-term human needs and ecological sustainable principles
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Human-Centered Design Considerations in Healthcare Contexts: Young Children as Users of Medical Products
(Doctoral thesis at NTNU;2014:242, Doctoral thesis, 2014)Human-centered design represents an overall perspective wherein people are at the core. However, a general challenge lies in applying human-centered principles to groups of people and situations that are somehow distant ... -
Information-Rich Design: A Concept for Large-Screen Display Graphics: Design Principles and Graphic Elements for Real-World Complex Processes
(Doctoral thesis at NTNU;2015:30, Doctoral thesis, 2015)The objective in this thesis research is to mitigate two problems, which are typically experienced by control room operators monitoring large-scale processes in centralized control rooms: i) How to design for rapid ... -
Informing Design for Sustainable Behaviour
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2014:125, Doctoral thesis, 2014)