Essays about: "Emphatic Design"

Found 2 essays containing the words Emphatic Design.

  1. 1. beEmpathy DESIGNING WITH AND FOR EMPATHY

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/HDK-Valand - Högskolan för konst och design

    Author : Judith Sievers; [2021-06-04]
    Keywords : Empathy; Emotional literacy; Intercultural competence; ; Children; Education; Emphatic Design; Inclusive Design;

    Abstract : In my Master thesis, I explore how design can mediate empathy among school children in order to foster creativity, intercultural competence, and complex identities. I focus on the psychology of empathy and on design-informed ways of establishing it. READ MORE

  2. 2. EMPHATIC ABSENCE : Investigating the emotional response to contrast, by means of chiaroscuro

    University essay from KTH/Ljusdesign

    Author : MARIA PAPAPANAGIOTOU; [2020]
    Keywords : light; darkness; chiaroscuro; contrast; art; paintings; architecture; emotional response; subjective perception;

    Abstract : Personal preference to darkmospheres , light corners & generally high contrasted views and spaces, as well as a curiosity of investigating other opinions & responses, were the driving force for conducting this survey. Regarding my subjective perception and since, after all,  the matter of taste and subjectivity is quite strong in this kind of investigations, I’ve always found solace in environments that were staged with different segments of light and darkness; whenever I was in a room, I would immediately turn off the general lighting and turn on different and multiple other light sources, trying to combine atmospheres and, of course, keep some intact dark corners. READ MORE