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  1. 41. The invocation of X

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

    Author : Klara Bothén; [2019-07-15]
    Keywords : Textil; Formgivning; Steneby;

    Abstract : “The Invocation of X” takes its beginning in a narrative about domestic textile handicrafts in a historical perspective. This is in turn connected to other stories: handicrafts as a political strategy, secret societies, and the shared matrix of textile and digital structures. READ MORE

  3. 42. Better Safe than Sorry : Boosting Workplace Safety with Interactive Textiles

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Miriam Gaissmaier; [2019]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Despite various safety regulations and procedures, work accidents remain a significant problem in the global process industry as well as the Swedish steel industry. In order to address personal safety and safety culture, wearable alert systems based on Internet of Things (IoT) technology were prototyped and tested with steel workers in iterative workshops following the Constructive Design Research approach. READ MORE

  4. 43. Are You Creating Socially Responsible Visual Communication? : An Exploratory Study of Fashion Companies’ External Social Responsibility on Instagram: A Marketer’s Perspective

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Avesta Diliwi; Josefin Bäcker; [2019]
    Keywords : CSR; Social Responsibility; External Social Responsibility; Body Image Representation; Body Image; Diversity; Body Size; Ethnicity; Skin Color;

    Abstract : Background: Following the development of digitalization and the emergence of social media a lot of attention has been drawn upon how these platforms are influencing the fashion industry and fashion marketing. As society is becoming more ethics and health conscious, fashion companies’ visual representations in social media are drawing more attention - who is represented and how are these representations portrayed. READ MORE

  5. 44. In the name of ♥︎

    University essay from Konstfack/Grafisk design & illustration

    Author : Camille Thomas; [2019]
    Keywords : video; visual arts; visual communication; politics; nation-state; responsibility; digital; social media; gender politics;

    Abstract : In a book, I have gathered 2 years of research on the heart symbol in the context of social media and the responsibility of Facebook Inc. in the propagation of hate speech. In parallel, new far-right parties such as Alternativ för Sverige use the heart symbol as a logo. READ MORE

  6. 45. Med kroppen som måttstock : en undersökning om virtuella upplevelser av landskapsarkitektur, baserade på BIM-modeller, är effektiva arbets- och kommunikationsredskap

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Werner Nystrand; [2019]
    Keywords : landskapsarkitektur; virtuell verklighet; visualisering; dialogverktyg; digital modellering; BIM; Building Information Modell; datorspel;

    Abstract : Detta examensarbete har undersökt användningen av ”tekniker för virtual reality” (hädanefter: virtuella upplevelser, se s. 13) vid kommunikation av landskapsarkitektur, både i teori och praktisk utvärdering. READ MORE