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Posted On: 08/10/2017 9:36:46 AM
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“I am looking for a lot of people who have an infinite capacity to not know what can’t be done.” -Henry Ford
Chessmite 190 pages of GOLD!
1.1 Thesis Contributions
This thesis contributes to three distinct, yet closely tied, aspects of prototyping: First, it presents a formal framework based on the Pugh Matrix Selection process for the creation of new prototyping methods that not only enables new methods of creation, but also have the potential to inspire new branches of creativity or types of devices that arise from the fabrication processes themselves. Second, this thesis presents a suite of prototyping methods and resulting devices that resulted from the application of this framework. The contribution of these new devices is twofold: the prototyping processes to create these devices are novel, and the devices themselves incorporate materials that serve both visual and functional design needs. We call these devices Aesthetic Electronics. Third, we introduce a digital design tool, called Ellustrate, that is intended to help Makers incorporate all of the factors involved in Aesthetic Electronics design (aesthetic, functional, and fabrication) into their unique designs. A brief summary of each of these major contributions follows.
Chessmite 190 pages of GOLD!
1.1 Thesis Contributions
This thesis contributes to three distinct, yet closely tied, aspects of prototyping: First, it presents a formal framework based on the Pugh Matrix Selection process for the creation of new prototyping methods that not only enables new methods of creation, but also have the potential to inspire new branches of creativity or types of devices that arise from the fabrication processes themselves. Second, this thesis presents a suite of prototyping methods and resulting devices that resulted from the application of this framework. The contribution of these new devices is twofold: the prototyping processes to create these devices are novel, and the devices themselves incorporate materials that serve both visual and functional design needs. We call these devices Aesthetic Electronics. Third, we introduce a digital design tool, called Ellustrate, that is intended to help Makers incorporate all of the factors involved in Aesthetic Electronics design (aesthetic, functional, and fabrication) into their unique designs. A brief summary of each of these major contributions follows.
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