Beige by Default: The issue of skin tone inclusivity in product design and a proposal for resolving it in design education and professional practices

Past and current product design practices have not been and are not skin tone inclusive. People with darker skin tones are regularly excluded from the design process and the final product. Examples of this are the simple adhesive bandage and the more advanced facial recognition software. This project aimed to change this through an exploration...

Energy Landscapes: Shaping the energy transition in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area

Through the perspective of Urban Metabolism, that focuses on the design of flows, this project researches the flow of energy in regards to the Paris climate agreement of 2015. The energy transition towards renewable resources is considered in the terms of spatial impact and public acceptance. The energy landscape is used as a design concept that...

Design for Impact: Creating products that matter through integrating vision- and learning-driven design

Design for Impact is a design framework that aims to enhance the chance on adoption of innovative products, services and systems in general and of Peerby Go in particular. It helps designers that work at high-technology startups to turn long term visions into reality at the shortest possible notice, with the minimum of means. This goal is...

Sustainability Inspired Materials Selection App for Designers

This graduation thesis presents the results of the design of a sustainability inspired materials selection app for designers. Sustainable design, and in specific ecodesign plays an increasingly important role in society. However, industrial designers, being uniquely suited to take such considerations into account, have difficulty in finding the...

Clothing integrated sports protective gear to prevent injuries caused by falling, which is highly adjustable to the user

Falling in cycling is an increasing problem; both in professional cycling (where the incidence increases) as in recreational cycling (where amount of road users increase). Interesting to see is that there is no protection suitable for cyclists on the market, while the sport seems to become in need of it. The only protection currently worn in...

Material analysis and environmental improvement of a flat panel television

Even though the Econova television of Philips has proved to be the best holistic environmentally friendly television, with an extremely low energy usage, it could still be improved by using lower impact materials. The eco-impact of printed circuit boards remains a main area worthy of further study. A first step is made in the direction of a...

An Extreme Lightweight Pilot Boat: Incorporation of an innovative shock mitigation system

This thesis shows the exploration of the dangers of working on a pilot boat. Finding that impact is one of the major dangers. The selection of a shock mitigating cabin as the ultimate solution. The design of such a cabin and the implementation of this cabin in a 12m pilot boat. The focus was on human factors and lightness. The full carbon boats...