Fysio Compass: Increasing active patient engagement in telephysiotherapy

This thesis investigates the challenge of increasing patient exercise adherence in a self-managed telephysiotherapy setting concerning opportunities of persuasive design interventions. It shows how active patient engagement can be increased by combining offline and online solutions that mutually support each other in guiding the patient and...

Design of a social interaction evoking mobile drinks service

The question central in this graduation assignment is “how to offer an unique experience of having a drink together?”. Since L&C intends to free the visitors’ mind-set, the current bar archetype can be left aside. The ‘getting a drink’ experience is the point from which to start, from which anything is possible. The experience should fit into L...

Savoring Tea A new way to enjoy a high quality drink

While the interest in high quality tea is increasing, a lot of foodservice establishments still serve low quality tea. This doesn’t provide the customer with a very positive experience, and the establishments are ignoring a great opportunity to differentiate themselves. The lack of high quality tea in these establishments provides an opportunity...

The Perception of Proportions: Comparison between Golden Ratio and Root Ration in Japan

Over the past few hundred years a considerable number of studies have been made on the Golden ratio. This paper is based on empirical studies, which reveal doubts on the universal preference of the golden ratio (?) proportion. The empirical study, preceding Gustav Fechner’s publication “Vorschule der Aesthetik” in 1876, was conducted in South...

Are we on the same page? Comparing professional practices between industrial designers and mechanical engineers in perceptions and procedures during product development

The objective of this research is to find differences between industrial designers and mechanical engineers in perception and procedures during product development. This research has focused on cooperation between multidisciplinary teams’ participants - both industrial designers and mechanical engineers, because current innovation processes...