by wei | Jun 20, 2014 | 2014, DESIGN METHOD, Design Representation, Fabrication, Karthik Ramani, Ke Huo, Publications, TANGIBLE, EMBEDDED & EMBODIED INTERFACES, Wei Gao
Origami affords the creation of diverse 3D objects through explicit folding processes from 2D sheets of material. Originally as a paper craft from 17th century AD, origami designs reveal the rudimentary characteristics of sheet folding: it is lightweight, inexpensive,...
by Senthil | Jan 20, 2014 | 2014, Design Collaboration, DESIGN METHOD, Design Representation, Karthik Ramani, Senthil Chandrasegaran
We present skWiki, a web application framework for collaborative creativity in digital multimedia projects, including text, hand-drawn sketches, and photographs. skWiki overcomes common drawbacks of existing wiki software by providing a rich viewer/editor architecture...
by Joran | Aug 23, 2013 | 2013, Design Learn, DESIGN METHOD, Design Representation, Joran Booth, Karthik Ramani
In design classes, functional analysis is a process that is typically used to assist students with identifying essential functions to aid in the development of their concepts. However, it has been observed that students sometimes struggle with this part of the...
by William Z Bernstein | Aug 20, 2013 | 2013, DESIGN METHOD, Design Representation, Devarajan Ramanujan, Karthik Ramani, Publications, William Z Bernstein
Abstract: The recent proliferation of electronic products has led to a strong unmet need for understanding environmental implications of new technologies. According to Nielsen, 66% of Americans ages 24-35 own a smartphone, providing strong evidence...
by Dev Ramanujan | Aug 11, 2013 | 2013, DESIGN METHOD, Design Representation, Devarajan Ramanujan, Karthik Ramani, William Benjamin, William Z Bernstein
shapeSift is a framework for supporting sustainability based decision making during selection of similar previous designs from part repositories. Our framework is designed for 3D part repositories that contain metadata pertaining to materials and manufacturing...
by Senthil | Jul 29, 2013 | 2013, DESIGN METHOD, Design Representation, Karthik Ramani, Publications, Senthil Chandrasegaran
Automated content analysis software tools have significantly aided in the study of design processes in the recent past. However, they suffer from the lack of domain knowledge and insight that a human expert can provide. In this paper, we adopt the use of text...
