Exploring cross-cultural design through a concept on value exchange: How redefining public space can create socio-economic space

This graduation project takes place in Kampala, Uganda, in collaboration with Design without Borders Africa (Dwb).<br/><br/>The aim of the project is threefold:<br/>Create social impact in the domain of value exchange in the public space of Kampala,<br/>Apply the Vision in Product design (ViP) method for the first time in the designer’s career...

Design for Youth's Flourishing: Intervention design strategies to enhance teenagers’ mental resilience and well-being

The urge to promote mental health and well-being is gaining increasing importance and attention in recent years. Adolescents, who are among the most vulnerable under this aspect, are experiencing an increase in mental health complaints and need of youth care in the Netherlands. In addition, they perceive current means of care as inappropriate to...

Development of a new product for personal safety in professional environments

This master thesis revolves around the development of a personal alarm device for lone workers. A lone worker is somebody who is regularly isolated from their colleagues, without direct supervision. This includes people who often work in isolation, like electricians and warehouse employees. But a worker does not need to be alone in order to be...

Design for Political Involvement - Reframing the party-citizen relation

This thesis describes the process and results of the graduation project “Design for Political Involvement” for the Masters’ course Design for Interaction. The project was executed for the political party D66. The goal of the project was to design a product that will increase the involvement of citizens in the political party D66 by the year 2018...

Design of a new infrared wellness device for Philips: Shaping the infrared experience

This report describes the development of an innovative infrared wellness device for the Philips VitaLight department in Drachten, the Netherlands. The project was focussed on shaping a new infrared experience by seeking innovating in terms of interaction. For this purpose, the Vision in Product design methodology (Lyod, Hekkert, van Dijk, 2006)...