Modular Extraction Tool for Riverine Plastic Waste: Design of a proof-of-principle prototype

The Ocean Cleanup faces a lot of different challenges during new deployments aimed to prevent riverine waste from entering the sea and harming surrounding ecosystems. These challenges are particularly evident when addressing entire river systems rather than individual rivers. An example of a currently challenging site The Ocean Cleanup faces in...

3D SCAN (A)HEAD: Design of an instantaneous 3D Head Scanner for ultra-personalized headwear

Maatbril delivers personalized 3D-printed glasses by making a 3D scan of their client’s head and modelling the glasses around this 3D model. This is especially handy for people with cranio-facial differences or other conditions that prevent them from wearing regular glasses. A large proportion of Maatbril’s clients are children and/or have a...

Puzzled: A stress lowering interaction for elderly with dementia

This graduation project focuses on the stressful moments of elderly people with dementia, caused by changes in their environment. A research through design approach was followed with the aim to design a product that reduces the amount of stress experienced by the elderly. During the analysis phase, five different studies have been performed to...

Ethics for Designers: incorporating ethics into the design process

To this end, the central aim of this research has been to explore ways for designers to incorporate ethics into their design process. A practice-based research methodology has been employed, with research methods including interviews, case studies and observations. A range of case studies has been executed at the faculty of Industrial Design...

A persuasive game design solution: Stress reduction among neonatal nurses

This report presents the development of Interactive Mood, a digital solution that raises awareness of stress among neonatal nurses and stimulates social support within the team. It is part of the graduation project for the master Design for Interaction at the Delft University of Technology and was carried out on behalf of the Erasmus MC-Sophia...