scholarly journals Concrete-Design

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 38-49
Author(s):  
Péter Leczovics ◽  
Erzsébet Domonyi

Abstract Present paper introduces a new interpretation of concrete, demonstrating some extreme possibilities of this rigid material such as a design element. In the first part a brief overview of the previous achievements are shown. The second part of this paper focuses on the relationship between concrete and fashion. The „typCon” studio was founded in the Institute of Construction Management of the Szent István University, Ybl Miklós Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering. The new developments, researches and formulas related to concrete design elements are also introduced.

Author(s):  
Dörte Schmidt

Abstract The article discusses how new developments in the notation of contemporary music were negotiated within the framework of the Darmstadt Summer Courses and which interests and actors played a role in this. The first part examines the publications and publication projects that emerged in the context of the Notation conference in 1964. The focus is on the interests of institutions such as the International Music Council and the International Association of Music Libraries, in whose name the New York publisher Kurt Stone attempted to persuade the International Music Institute Darmstadt to cooperate and, following on from the debates there, to systematically record various forms of notation together. In a second step, the content of the debates at the conference is examined, with a particular focus on the different and sometimes conflicting perspectives of interpreters and composers. Numerous connections to fundamental aesthetic discussions of the time can be worked out, in particular to the relationship between the composer’s intention and interpretation, which was renegotiated in a form of notation that was individualized to the extreme. Finally, with a view to later discussions, this topic is pointed to the question of the relationship between morphology and musical structure, exemplified by positions of Wolfgang Rihm (1982), Klaus Huber (1988) and John Cage (1990).


2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 353-367
Author(s):  
Yuanyuan Zhou ◽  
Bin Tian ◽  
Tingting Mo ◽  
Zhuoying Fei

Previous research has mainly focused on the determinants of consumers’ complaint channel choices. Little attention has been paid to the behavioral consequences of different complaint channels, particularly different complaint devices. Drawing on spatial crowding perception theory, this study finds that in an online complaint context, consumers’ complaint intensity is shaped by complaint devices that differ in screen size. Crowding perception produced by visually restrictive tension mediates the relationship between the screen size of the complaint device and the complaint intensity. The results of secondary data confirm that consumers’ complaint intensity is higher while complaining through a small-screen device (as opposed to a large-screen one). Three scenario-based experiments are conducted to examine the role of perceived spatial crowding in producing a more intense complaint behavior when complaints are submitted through smaller screen devices (as opposed to larger screen devices). The fourth experiment reveals that crowding perception can be lessened by adjusting certain design elements of the interface, ultimately mitigating the intensity of the complaint submitted through a small-screen device. Our research identifies the specific causality and underlying mechanism of the influence of device type on consumers’ postconsumption behavior, thus contributing to clarify some ambiguities in the literature.


Author(s):  
Chul Woo Kim ◽  
Jungchul Park ◽  
Myung Hwan Yun ◽  
Sung H. Han ◽  
Hee-Dong Ko

The objective of this study was to develop a product evaluation method applicable to virtual prototypes and to apply the method to automobile interior design. Considering that virtual reality-based product prototypes could represent design alternatives comparable to physical prototypes, prototypes developed in virtual reality environments were employed as design alternatives. After a procedure to evaluate virtual prototypes was developed specifically for a virtual reality environment, the procedure was applied to the problem of automobile interior design. 34 subjects evaluated 32 different virtual prototypes generated from the combination of design element variations. Four categories of subjective impression were used to evaluate the 32 virtual prototypes: luxuriousness, comfort, harmoniousness, and controllability. ANOVA and multiple linear regression analysis were performed to specify design elements critical to customer preference and to interpret the relationship between design elements and subjective impressions. As the result, the shapes of frontal area including crash pad and center fascia, door trim and steering wheel were selected as important variables related to subjective impressions. The proposed evaluation method for virtual prototypes could be utilized as an alternative way of identifying the relationship between subjective impressions and design elements.


2007 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 659-674 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hye Eun Lee ◽  
Hee Sun Park ◽  
Tai Sik Lee ◽  
Dong Wook Lee

Relationships among subordinates' feedback-seeking strategy preferences, Leader-Member Exchange (LMX), social cost, and source credibility were examined. Employees (N = 134) of civil engineering companies in South Korea completed a questionnaire. Findings showed that LMX quality, social cost, and source credibility either independently or jointly influenced subordinates' feedback-seeking strategy preferences. LMX was positively related to preference for using direct strategies, but not significantly related to preferences for using indirect strategies and for using third-party strategies. As moderators, increases in social cost and source credibility were associated with changes in the relationship between LMX and preference for third-party strategies. More detailed explanations and implications of these findings are discussed.


2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Constantinos K. Coursaris ◽  
Konstantinos Kripintris

Usability has been an essential component of the Web User Experience (UX) and a focal research topic. In recent years, the penetration of interactive technologies in all aspects of everyday life challenges the way UX is understood and designed. The past decade, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) scholars have been continuously attempting to introduce and explore new and non-traditional factors in the UX arena, such as aesthetics, emotions, affect, and trust. This study contributes to the field by exploring the relationship between aesthetics and UX; specifically the impact of the classical design element of white space on the perceived attractiveness and perceived usability of an e-commerce website. A between-subject research design involves the manipulation a website’s white space. Three different versions were constructed using 25, 50 and 75% of the white space, respectively. Findings offer support for the relationship between aesthetics and the perceived usability of a website. The study results suggest that the usability of a website is impacted negatively when white space increases over 50%. Practitioners should consider that in the context of eCommerce Web design, reduction of content and shrinking of visual elements, in favor of white space, is likely to negatively impact the usability of a website.


Slavic Review ◽  
1971 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 249-256
Author(s):  
Karl von Loewe

The existence of compulsory military service has become a major theme in recent attempts to explain the development of Lithuanian society and politics in the early sixteenth century. Much of the discussion has centered on the relationship between military service and feudalism. This article concentrates not on that question but on the nature of military service and the understanding it can provide of the structure and dynamics of the economy of Lithuania in the sixteenth century.


2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 107
Author(s):  
Peter Wekesa Wamalwa ◽  
Edwin Nyongesa Masibo

Teacher education programme is a critical component of education and the life of any society. It normally lays the very foundations of the society. It spurs and pushes the various aspects of development in the society through well-established culture and character of such a society. But for this programme of education to perform this development function efficiently it must be well designed, developed and constantly reformed and modernized so as to keep it abreast with the emerging issues both in education and society. This process is only possible through the conduct of regular studies in education and society to establish new developments and also facilitate the generation of relevant innovations to promote the quality of Teacher education programme. However, there is no evidence that such a process has ever been initiated and conducted in Teacher education programme since the inception of this programme in modern Africa. This paper is designed to explore the importance of Teacher education programme in modern Africa, the relationship between Teacher education programme and development in modern Africa, the roe of this programme in modern Africa, strategies of harnessing the programme for development in modern Africa and the challenges of the programme in modern Africa. This narrative is likely to shade light on the need of Teacher education programme in development in modern Africa and the role of innovative research in this process. Hence, set in motion the desired development in modern Africa.


2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Rina Carina

<strong>Abstract</strong><br />The Decorative Letters Application in Kinetic Typography. Typography is a design element that is very important and widely used in animation, which is known as kinetic typography, where the letters move and become the main visual element in conveying information. Decorative letters are now more diverse, some are easy to read, but many of them are difficult to read. The developing of decorative lettes will certainly affect the visual. The purpose of this study is to see the development of decorative letters<br />application in kinetic typography. This art-based research uses qualitative research method by analyze the decorative letters as design elements based on basic typographic theory. The result is a conclusion of the achievement of delivering information through the decorative letters, especially in kinetic typography and open to further study.<br />Hope that this research can enrich designer’s references in applying typography as an important and informative design element.<br /><div> </div><div> </div><strong>Abstrak</strong><br />Penggunaan Huruf Dekoratif dalam Tipografi Kinetis. Tipografi merupakan sebuah elemen desain yang sangat penting dan banyak digunakan dalam media animasi, yang dikenal dengan sebutan tipografi kinetis, di mana huruf-huruf tersebut bergerak dan menjadi elemen visual utama dalam menyampaikan sebuah informasi. Bentuk huruf dekoratif pun kini semakin beragam, ada yang mudah dibaca, namun tidak sedikit<br />yang sulit dibaca. Semakin banyaknya suguhan bentuk huruf dekoratif tentunya akan mempengaruhi desain visual yang dihasilkan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui perkembangan penggunaan huruf dekoratif pada tipografi kinetis. Penelitian berbasis seni ini menggunakan metode riset kualitatif, dengan menganalisis huruf dekoratif sebagai elemen desain berdasarkan teori dasar tipografi. Hasil dari<br />penelitian ini adalah berupa kesimpulan mengenai keberhasilan penyampaian informasi melalui huruf dekoratif, khususnya dalam karya tipografi kinetis dan terbuka untuk penelitian lebih lanjut. Melalui penelitian ini diharapkan dapat memperkaya referensi para desainer dalam menggunakan tipografi sebagai elemen desain yang penting dan<br />informatif.<br /><br />


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