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WIDEVISION 18

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WIDEVISION 18Global economic

pressures yet a time for optimism: Design’s response

The competitors and competitive forces must be identified before the building of competitive advantage can even be considered. In the current economic uncertainty gripping the planet it may the ideal time to audit what works and what priorities need to be set. This suggests a wider consultative process and not just the usual stakeholders but a wider focus on humanity.

Designers as interpreters of culture, technological interfaces, enhancers of activities with urban and remote habitats, and the person in the street’s environmental consciousness through the products and service they design, have much to offer as we consider the alternate pathways

toward meaningful employment for all and the destinations for our society.Through design briefs we capture and formulate the parameters for people and the products and service they use and how they engage with each other and with business systems and ecosystems.

We seek and find renewal through these students’ works in striking the ideal work/life balance and the ways in which multiple disciplines may interact to serve community. Designers in the main are optimists. Being people, technologically, environmentally and economically oriented has its benefits and if successfully combined its exemplars.

The final year students from the Bachelor of Industrial Design degree at the University of Western Sydney in 2011 have the skills and initiative to contribute new product developments and inspire through their innovative approaches.

‘The 2011 Widevision 18 exhibition of student works

could easily be renamed – innovation unlimited.’

The year just ended but in another way we just got started! Welcome Widevision 18.

Dr Sasha Alexander PhD, BDesID, FDIAAssociate Head of School (Industrial Design) and Industrial Design Head of Program

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WElcOmEWelcome to the School of

Engineering’s eighteenth edition of

the industrial design end of year

graduate show Widevision 18.

The industrial design academic discipline

resides within a school that also contains

both engineering and construction

management degree studies. This

contributes to a rich and dynamic mix

of academic endeavour and at times

unexpected discourse leading to new

synergies in learning and teaching

and importantly new challenging

pathways for our undergraduates

and postgraduate students.

The UWS School of Engineering

has become a popular destination

of choice for prospective students

and industrial design a catalyst in

discussions pertaining to product and

service design and sustainable futures

which are of considerable interest to all

disciplines within the school, industry,

and the wider community in the Greater

Western Sydney region and beyond.

Industrial design practice is not

immune to the turbulence of globalised

economies and despite the numerous

challenges provided to graduates,

practitioners and academia both

past and future, the student works

in Widevision 18 propose tangible

pathways which seek to capture the

community’s attention and that of

prospective innovation-based industries.

We trust that you enjoy

Widevision 18 and maintain your

relationship with our school.

Professor Brian UyHead of School of Engineering

‘ Research activity is the cornerstone of a vibrant and industry

responsive study program. The School of Engineering seeks

excellence in research and commends Widevision 18 and final

year design students on its achievements.’

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ThE challENgE, ThE PROcESS, ThE ambITION, ThE REWaRDThe class of 2011 Honours

candidates approached their year

contemplating both their own career

trajectories and the opportunity to

embrace our research led culture

here in the School of Engineering’s

industrial design department.

Student vied for the opportunity to

collaborate and be supervised in a

number of lead areas in industrial

design research here at UWS including

human environments, technology and

human activity; user-centred design;

biotechnology; community transport;

high value add wood products; and

design for disaster prone environments.

Essential to any design project is a

commitment to vision and the candidacy

and application of Honours students

and their supervisors in 2011 was

no exception. There is no doubt that

the design proposals presented in

Widevision 18 will leave an impression

that will influence the ways in which

we lead our lives, as we age, as we

communicate, as we seek the most

efficient and effective environmental

solutions underpinning the type of

society within which we choose to live.

Is it too early to discuss your Masters

degrees? Let’s leave that for the day after

tomorrow. Congratulations once again!

Dr. Sasha Alexander PhD, BDesID, FDIA2011 Industrial Design Honours Coordinator

INDuSTRIal DESIgN hONOuRS

‘Without doubt the collective knowledge held within 2011

Widevision 18 exhibition with benefit both today’s communities

and those which follow in the coming years. a true beacon for

new innovation and new jobs creation.’

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Rochelle calf (hONOuRS)

Supervisor: ms Karen Yevenes

VaRDaREVardare is an assistive community

bus chair and seat belt concept for

vision impaired older passengers. It

not only encourages a comfortable

and safe travel experience for the

vision impaired older user, but also

promotes the development of a

relationship between product and user.

Australia has an ageing population. As

the baby boomer generation advances

towards 50 years and older, Australia’s

ageing population will increase

dramatically. Many health conditions

are related to ageing, with the most

common being vision impairment.

Community bus services are a main

means of transportation for older vision

impaired people. This service allows

passengers to go shopping, socialise and

attend medical appointments. The current

design of community bus seats and

seat belt systems does not encourage

vision impaired passengers to travel

independently, as they require assistance

with identifying a vacant seat, as well as

finding and doing up their seat belt.

Unobtrusive observations revealed that

an alarming number of vision impaired

passengers do not use their seat belt

as it is deemed too difficult to find and

do up. Vardare’s seat belt system

encourages the use of the seat belt

while travelling, as the position of the

‘retracted’ buckle reminds the user that

they have not yet secured themselves

in the seat. This is achieved through

positioning the retracted belt so the

buckle sits in the middle of the backrest,

protruding out and feeling uncomfortable

for the user when leant against.

The ergonomic shape of the chair allows

a sense of security and protection to

be established, as well as creating

an immediate indication that the

passenger is seated correctly through

the ‘wrapping’ sides that help position

them appropriately. The angled seat base

padding assists the user to comfortably

seat themselves as well as reducing

the extent of muscle activation required

for standing. Colour contrast and tactile

indicators have been utilised throughout

the design to assist the low vision user

with identifying key features such as

the seat belt buckle and seat belt clip.

Vardare provides vision impaired older

people the independence and freedom

of travelling onboard community buses

unassisted, improving their psychological

wellbeing and life satisfaction.

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Todd hagarty (hONOuRS)

Supervisor: Dr Sasha alexander

TRuTh ThROugh DESIgNCreating value for furniture users:

an exploration of space, multi-

functional design and sustainable

materials.

Ô Multi-functional furniture piece for the

Australian domestic market.

Ô People are finding themselves

living in increasingly smaller houses

and apartments. Many people

are discovering the challenge of

furnishing these small spaces with

traditional furniture.

Ô When not being used as a two

person seat, the design outcome can

be used as a small coffee table, low

line side table or even as a bench

seating option. This ability to adapt

to changing demands allows owners

of small houses to entertain guests

without worrying about finding the

space to store chairs, most of which

remain unused for the majority of

their lives.

Ô Uses laminated cardboard to create

robust and sculptural design.

Design Influences

Ô Mid-century Scandinavian Furniture

Ô Arn Jacobsen, Borge Mogenson,

Finn Juhl, Hans Wegner, Kaare Klint,

Ole Wanscer, Poul Henningsen and

Verner Panton, Anthony Marshak,

Frank Gehry

Usually based between 1925 and

1975, the mid-century Scandinavian

design period is characterised by

the subtle influence of fine arts upon

the construction of furniture design.

The designs are often expressive,

and structural with a solid emphasis

on function. The designers of this

period successfully combined the

skills of designer and craftsman.

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andy assur Esho (hONOuRS)

Supervisor: mr Jean Payette

lIquIDSince the late 19th century, man

has experimented with the controlled

development of cells to aid in human

and environmental livelihood. Today,

the technology and sterility within a cell

engineering laboratory is unrivalled. There

is a constant pursuit to enhance the

quality and efficiency in a lab experiment,

especially when dealing with the fragility

of cell growth. When an orbital shaker is

used to perform an experiment on clone

cells it is crucial that the shaker maintains

its integrity in order for the cells to endure

the experimentation. Orbital shakers,

the product in question, are regularly

used within carbon dioxide incubators

which can severely damage the product

and its components. Many laboratories

on a strict budget cannot afford orbital

shakers of great quality due to their

excessive prices. An orbital shaker of

poor quality will fail more frequently and

cause the cells to almost certainly die.

Liquid is an innovative orbital shaker

that aims to minimise its failure rate

when used in a CO2 incubator, as

well as anthropometrically aid the user

in repetitive use. It contains only one

opening that is ventilated outward to

counteract the oxidisation of the internal

components. The shaker’s platform

is attached by the use of neodymium

magnets to allow for an easier

interchange of the platform. The shell

itself is ergonomically designed to suit

the palm of a user when transporting it.

The shells are electroplated with copper,

an element with oligodynamic properties.

This will diminish the microbial growth on

the product that may become airborne.

The control unit is detachable and allows

the user to control the orbital shaker while

it is in the incubator without opening the

sealed door. This inhibits any disruptions

within the atmosphere of the incubator.

Specific atmospheric parameters are

crucial for effective experimentation.

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Phillip Jamolin (hONOuRS)

Supervisor: Dr Sasha alexander

YOuR SPacEThe ‘Your Space’ is a portable

psychological shelter for disaster victims

for use within evacuation and cyclone

centres. The concept was pushed as

a solution to the need for privacy and

ownership within evacuation centres,

which are assembled from existing halls,

school gyms and community centers.

The Your Space allows for a sense of

comfort during a time of uncertainty.

The concept allows for families to

setup temporary homes next to their

actual neighbours, or around family

members or friends, to create a strong

sense of unity and community. With

the Your Space, streets are made

creating public space which acts as

communal space for occupants.

The shelter solution has two main forms

which are the ‘2 PPL’ and ‘4 PPL’ forms,

and which accommodate standard size

Australians. The structure is made up of

massive jigsaw puzzle like parts which

connect to form a private space for

families. There are variations of colour in

the shelter giving occupants the ability to

customise their home from others and

these colours assist in lifting the mood of

the occupants. A family of four can use

two ‘2 PPL’ forms or one ‘4 PPL’ form

depending on their needs and wants.

The space within the two forms gives

allowance for packaging and can serve

as a living space. The ‘4 PPL’ form has

parts with windows allowing the light from

the centre to enter the shelter space. The

shelter provides for customisability and

creative expression for users when space

allowance is not limited users can create

their own shelter form as the puzzle

design allows for parts to mix and match.

The aim of Your Space is to provide

families with a private yet community

centered shelter that delivers comfort

and a ‘sense of space’ during the

time of heartache and pain which

follows a natural disaster.

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aaron montgomery (hONOuRS)

Supervisor: Dr Sasha alexander

TERalYaProblems initially sparking the

requirement for this research were the

depletion of finite resources, climate

change and loss of biodiversity. It was

established that consumer goods which

are given little value contribute to these

negative environmental impacts through

the processes of raw material extraction,

energy consumption throughout

development, energy consumption

in the product’s lifetime and finally

in the disposal of the waste product.

The theoretical solution was to take a

consumer product with environmental

benefits and influence consumers to

assign great value to it. It was recognised

that consumers hold jewellery in high

esteem, so by incorporating jewellery

with an environmentally conscious

development practice, the eco-solution

inherits the product’s value. The

environmentally sound process chosen

was the use of sustainably grown

plantation timber. Timber is already a

commonplace material however it’s

typically used in low value items or

items that don’t display it in a desirable

way. It was proposed that if timber

were to be used in highly valuable

items then consumers and designers

would be more inclined to use it.

Branding and packaging solutions assist

in driving the message through that

timber is a valuable material and using

it is an environmentally safe option. The

brand name, Teralya, was borrowed

from the Australian Aboriginals who

valued timber greatly. The word ‘timber’

translates to Teralya in the tongue of a

people that cared for and valued the

environment greatly. Brand services

were developed with the intention of

strengthening the value perception of

the timber products. A maintenance

kit performs the task of enhancing the

structural and emotional durability of

the product to ensure that its life time is

optimised and its sustainability is withheld.

A chain of custody information pamphlet

was created to appeal to the consumer’s

ethical, moral and environmental

ideals. By promoting the development

path of the timber product consumers

become aware that they are supporting

a sustainable and environmentally

safe alternative to traditional materials

used for jewellery production.

The multiple design solutions along with

the brand services displays timber in a

fresh way that beckons respect from

the consumer. First using timber over

non-renewable resources is noteworthy.

Second including maintenance kits

with the products helps optimise

the product’s lifetime which is also

desirable for environmental purposes.

Finally, the design solution will press

sustainable improvements by lifting

the social perception of timber and

sway developers to use it rather

than its unsustainable alternatives.

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ben lipp (hONOuRS)

Supervisor: mr mauricio Novoca

INcluSIVE gaRDENINg IN auSTRalIaIt is not an uncommon belief that

gardening is the realm of the fit and able,

a terrible misconception. Many tools in

our world are designed to standards that

take for granted that users are equipped

with two arms. Living in the new era of

customised mass production opens up

the opportunity to look after all users,

including those with a disability, the aged

population and those people that must

undertake their gardening tasks alone.

This project aims to provide alternative

garden tools for those with the use of

only one arm, but the improvement

to the function and ergonomics of the

tools in question will also allow a more

comfortable and productive time in

the garden for an able-bodied user.

Gardening is an activity that can and

should be enjoyed by anyone. Many

hand tools have existed for as long as

humankind has been cultivating the land.

This means that many of the modern

developments on ergonomics and the

desire to avoid injuries from poor use

and repetitive strain have never been

implemented in their designs. This project

will make an important contribution to

gardening in Australia as the population

continues to age. Ageing is likely to

develop conditions that impair ability to

function in the garden environment.

This research initially commenced from

the current developments on design for

disability to later encompass the general

market. This change of strategy has

the intention of proposing affordable

solutions that can benefit both able and

disabled markets by economies of scale,

production, logistics and accessibility,

etc. Sampling available from the disabled

community has shown a deficiency in

current tools available to a potential

user with a severe impairment to their

ability to perform the task of gardening,

therefore, the worst case scenario was

considered. This helped bring about the

idea of a design challenge: one arm

tools for everybody due to need, such

as a change in a specific circumstance.

The risk of injury during physical activity

is a present risk. Therefore, this project

also examined how the improvement

of ergonomic considerations of

garden tools could assist in reducing

the risk of common injuries.

These gardening devices have been

carefully considered in both their

manufacture and the materials that have

been used to make them both robust

but still affordable. Keeping a low tech

approach to design would allow for the

devices to penetrate into any market

as the need for training or servicing

of the devices is avoided. This project

has opened the door to prospective

future developments in the design of

gardening devices with a prospect of

crossing over to the regional and rural

agricultural fields, nationally and overseas.

Therefore, this project sought to deliver a

new take on existing garden tools. These

consist of modifications to the existing

wheelbarrow design that allow a user

with one arm or an overall weakness to

still lift, push and empty the contents.

The second design focuses upon a

supported arm brace that incorporates

a telescopic arm that can be mounted

with a variety of modular attachments.

The final outcome of this project is the

development of two assistive devices:

The Garden Gauntlet, for use with tools

such as the shovel and the rake, and

the Lift and Tilt Wheelbarrow, which

assists its user to move a wheelbarrow

and empty it. By maintaining an

accessible and affordable design, the

outcomes of this project will be an

inclusive result that will benefit anyone

who chooses to use the devices.

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Daniel cork (hONOuRS)

Supervisor: ms Karen Yevenes

SughEROAutomotive transport is an aspect

of life we have grown accustomed

to within the modern world.

Ask yourself what would happen if

this facet of life became unavailable

to you? How would you function,

especially with the added stress of age

related impairments such as arthritis,

hypertension, frailty and osteoporosis?

We can address this issue with

community transport specifically

tailored to be used by the elderly and

disabled. There is an opportunity to

reinvent and redesign seating and

assistive aids to fulfill the mobility

needs of an ageing population.

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DaYl

Everyone, meet DAYL!

He’s flat packed, multifunctional,

customisable, user friendly and

super environmentally friendly!

DAYL creates awareness for sustainable

design in furniture, and focuses on the

value of timber as a sustainable material.

What my research entails to find out

is ‘How can high value wood products

help to conserve the environment?’

Focus on the key words: value,

wood products and environment.

I approach this question by using a life

cycle analysis to determine the value of

materials and sustainability in furniture,

through different points of view.

Throughout the life cycle of a product, in

this case wooden furniture, each stage of

the life cycle has the ability to influence

a products’ environmental footprint. The

life cycle process was separated into

categories of involvement: designers,

manufacturers, retailers and end users.

The approach was to gain insight on how

each phase values wood as a building

material for furniture, and how sustainable

responsibilities are established in their

work. The plan for analysing each

category is to specify their roles in the life

cycle and how their values are reflected.

Designers – are involved in the

product’s introduction stage. This is

when designers can utilise sustainable

awareness within their designs.

Manufacturers – deal with many things

that can affect the environment, such as

paints, wood treatments, stains, varnishes,

polishes and adhesives. Manufacturers

can manage sustainable product qualities

and other practices in production.

Retailers – are involved in the

growth and maturity stage of a

product. They promote products

and enhance product features to

separate it from its competitors.

This enables them to encourage

sustainable product awareness.

End users – get to decide what will

happen to the product after its use. They

can determine whether the product gets

recycled back into another life cycle, or

discontinued and disposed for landfill.

Their environmental responsibility is most

important for the end of life of a product.

So what did I find out about the life cycle

phases? I found a cycling pattern of

sustainable influences between all the

phases, focusing on sustainable practices

and a ‘greener’ lifestyle. Let me explain.

Designers initiate sustainable design into

their products. They express the use

of sustainable materials and methods

of design, such as minimising wastes.

They influence manufacturers to factor

in sustainable features to products that

can inform and aware consumers of

environmental issues, which can guide

production and material choices.

Manufacturers have the ability to

influence retailers to supply their products

from local businesses, and give direction

to designers on sustainable production

methods. Manufacturers are in global

competition with companies who focus

their approach on lowering prices. To

gain competitive advantage within the

market, companies are concentrating on

environmental and ecological benefits,

such as sourcing locally, sustainable

practices in the workplace, and providing

valuable services and resources.

Retailers have the responsibility to initiate

the connection between the user and

product. They can maintain sustainable

consumption through informative

communication with consumers. They

influence consumers by embedding

sustainability into their brains with

‘attractive’ sustainable products.

End users have the final say in the destiny

of a product. They are able to create

valuable relationships with products,

prolonging its lifespan or reinventing

its purpose. However, they also could

dispose of products unsustainably with

little knowledge of the consequences.

End users influence the beginning stages

of product design; their overall opinion

and experiences with products affect

the way designers develop ideas.

angelica montemayor (hONOuRS)

Supervisor: Dr Sasha alexander

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Jarad Ferrara (hONOuRS)

Supervisor: mr mauricio Novoca

PEaRlMillennial Learners:

Ô expect to be able to work, learn and

study whenever and wherever they

want

Ô are experiential learners that need

guidance and direction, especially

for learning

Ô are predisposed to technology and

the interconnected networks they

integrate within their daily lives.

The project looked towards industrial

and natural ways that these methods

of expansion were applied.

The ideas of folding, packing and

unpacking, transforming, concealing and

revealing are each common in nature

and suit well to housing the device.

The goal was to create an affective

design that influenced and engaged

the learner in their education.

The Pearl fits to the Millennial lifestyle

and attributes that shape Millennial

Learners’ learning patterns.

It is still not yet fully resolved, but

the prototype is promising and there

are elements that are innovative

and may be patentable such as

technical package implementation.

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Industrial Design is in the service of the

social. To serve the social we draw on

the technical. As designers we stand at

this intersection and we look a long way

down both those roads. On the other side

we integrate both of these into a new

way of doing things. This is our special

skill. This is what we do best. This is our

special expertise that sets us apart from

an engineer or a sociologist. We work

with both of them, and we are good at

doing interdisciplinary stuff. Working with

a wide variety of diverse professionals

we bring together a vision more splendid

than any one alone could conceive.

We explore, experiment, develop,

communicate and take risks. We can use

our wide range of expertise to combine

soft, fuzzy and uncertain variables with

hard and precise data to bring together

many different roads into a new way.

A new way, that ideally, leads towards

healthier, brighter, more satisfying and

enjoyable lives. Happy lives, in as much

as things can make us happier. We aim to

improve and make better the experiences

and interactions with our physical

environment. We are after all physical

beings, with our minds we inhabit a real

body, not a virtual one – at least not yet.

We live in the world. We experience the

world every single moment with all our

senses and every fibre in our body. We

shape the world and we are shaped by it.

Now these new graduands will be the

ones shaping our world, they are our

future. They will go out and make their

mark on the world. This is inevitable.

They will lead us with their innovative

expertise towards new experiences of

the world. They came here to UWS to

invest in themselves and in their future.

Through this smart investment they will

bring knowledge to life. And when we are

older we may be able to appreciate the

benefits they will have brought into life.

Examples of the benefits we can expect

are showcased in this year’s Coursework

project. The students took a long hard

look at peri-urban train commuting.

They thoroughly investigated, explored

and experimented with the environment

that increasingly people spend more

than 1 and up to 2.5 hours in daily,

each way, getting to and from work.

And they took well-considered risks with

their innovative and creative solutions.

Trends to decrease travel times

with ultra fast trains that connect

urban centres are very capital

intensive infrastructure options.

Another way to address this issue is not

to focus on making train travel times

shorter but by making the time spent

‘on board’ more valuable, rewarding

and personal – something to look

forward to, special ‘Me’ time, after

work and before coming home.

The train has some unique qualities.

Some of the questions are:

Ô How can design contribute towards

making this a deeply rewarding

experience that passengers and

commuters would really look forward

to and actually enjoy rather than

begrudgingly tolerate as the cost

of going to work and supporting a

family?

Ô What is required to change from

‘Moving People’ to ‘Supporting a

Mobile Lifestyle’? How can train

commuting become more desirable,

perhaps even an indicator of status,

or become part of an integrated

seamless service delivery?

Ô How can train commuting offer a

sense of personal wellbeing, a time to

relax, to learn?

Ô What are effective ways to turn Graffiti

and vandalism into constructive and

economically rewarding activities

rather than to pose a drain on

resources and criminalising youth?

On the following pages you will find the

Students’ innovative and forward looking

design responses to these questions.

I hope you might glean the possibility

of a new way of being in the world.

Mr. Christian TietzIndustrial Design Coursework Coordinator 2011

INDuSTRIal DESIgN cOuRSEWORK

‘Through interdisciplinary collaboration Industrial Design is most

effective in contributing towards better lives.’

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mohammad Imran bashir

ink.IDThis chemiluminescent pen is the

alternative solution aimed at reducing

the graffiti removal costs and the related

maintenance bills that CityRail has to pay

every year. The ink is non permanent,

allowing the graffiti artist to create an

exciting new form of street entertainment.

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louis Foster

graffaRGraffAR is the Virtual and Augmented

Reality art creation system developed

from the inspiring illegal street art

found throughout the Cityrail rail

network. The system attempts to

bring the tools of emerging innovative

technology to the world of stealthy,

time and space restrictive art creation.

Using the high-powered capabilities

of smartphones, in conjunction with

the ingenuity of open source software

and hardware, the boundaries of

possibility have become limitless.

Artists use a simple web-based,

smartphone-optimised, content

management system to upload their

artwork to the Internet. This artwork can

then be viewed in ‘Augmented Reality’

by using the smartphone application,

Layar. Every artist has their own personal

GraffAR ‘tag’ that they can propagate

publically to allow others to view their

uploaded work. The small size and

versatility of the tag allows artists to

display and provide access to more

of their work to a public audience.

To enhance the art creation experience,

artists can also utilise the GraffAR

‘Virtual Reality’ painting tool. Based on

the open source software and hardware

developed by Johnny Lee and the

Wiimote Whiteboard Internet community,

an infrared light emitter is tracked

by an infrared camera to control the

movement of a cursor within a handheld

device. The movement of the infrared

light creates images within a digital

painting application on the handheld

device. Digital art can then therefore be

created in a similar way to actual street

art in the same locations, or remotely,

and displayed anywhere using the

GraffAR ‘Augmented Reality’ system.

The aesthetics of the website, semantic

and contemporary, and the grenade-

like shape, from the slang for creating

street art ‘bombing,’ help convey the

underlying use and inspiration for

GraffAR. These two parts of the GraffAR

system have massive potential for

further development, especially into the

realms of three-dimensional computer

generated graphics. GraffAR received

an honourable mention by the Layar

development company due to the

possibilities they saw in the system.

The GraffAR web application,

information and promotional

videos are available here:

http://www.graffar.com

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expolink - designing a cultural journey

The expoLink is a service that provides

art and museum space within carriages

on a train. expoLink provides an

opportunity for the communities in the

outer-suburban centres of Sydney and

NSW to encounter and experience

the cultural institutions that are

intrinsically linked to Sydney’s CBD,

opening new doors to promote social

inclusion of the regions and expose

the galleries to a wider a community.

The expoLink has a focus on the type of

journey that passengers can experience

while o n the train, offering new and

interesting exhibits for passengers to

discover. Opportunities to look at the

works of art on display, explore the

collection of the gallery that is not on

display using a smart phone/tablet

app and have opportunities to sit and

discuss with fellow train passengers.

expoLink sets out to offer new

experiences for train passengers in an

interesting and exciting environment.

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ana milian

cOmFORT SEaTOn the train for the everyday passenger.

The concept is a modernisation of

an already existing train seat after

identifying problems such as lack of

space, congestion and the overall

lack of comfort of the passengers.

The redesigned seat has been especially

created to address these problems,

providing in-seat entertainment, power

outlet, foldable table, a comfortable

adjustable head rest and retractable

chair, along with a friendly ambience.

The seat has passed Australian Standard

ergonomic design, potentially lowering

the risk of injury due to poor posture.

Overall these seats will provide

comfort and ultimately attract

passengers off the roads.

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PRINTRaNScaN7:45 am

Get out of bed at a somewhat

supernatural speed to make the train.

8:00 am

Just get to closing train doors in a

scene that resembled Indiana Jones.

8:15 am

Realise you left your assignment

on the counter at home.

8:30 am

Think all hopes are lost, until you

remember the PrinTranScan

unit on the triain!

8:45 am

Assignment is soon printed,

and the commute now seems

much more relaxed.

The Idea of the PrinTranScan came from

the usual rush to uni one day, and that

there would be so much time saved if I

could print my assignment while in transit.

Ô Cars – too small.

Ô Buses – not enough free space.

Ô Trains – perfect!

The unit allows users to:

Ô scan documents (overhead photo

scanner)

Ô print documents (internal Xerox

printer)

Ô access email and internet services

(wireless 3G repeater).

The unit is situated on the OSCAR train

platform in the boarding/vestibule area,

retaining disabled access and requiring

no change to service areas in this space.

Riley moore

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FOlIOFolio is a Portable Desk solution

that enables you to take your office

with you. Designed for specifically

for Apple’s MacBook Pro, Folio

offers two main features:

A CaseFolio protects your notebook in a

stylish carry case for when you’re

‘on the go’. The case provides an A5

sized note-taking drawer complete

with a pen custom designed for the

unit. What‘s more, the Folio insulated

inlay not only provides protection

against bumps and scratches but also

acts as a cooling device, drawing and

storing heat away from your lap.

A StandSimply roll back the lid to improve

the viewing angle of your notebook,

eliminating stress in your neck. Raising

the notebook’s keyboard to a 15-degree

angle also assists in ergonomically

positioning the wrists to a neutral position

to help reduce strain, while steering

heat emissions away from your lap.

When you’re done, the magnetic

lid snaps back in to place securely

to safely store your notebook

for the journey ahead.

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David Rigby

STuRDI WORKSTaTION

The STURDI Workstation creates a

work environment that is permanently

fitted to the rear of a seat on a train.

It will ultimately give commuters who

use it many options for completing

tasks through different mediums and

devices. The STURDI creates a workable

environment for reading, completing

paperwork, or using laptops and it can

also house tablets securely in several

different ways when closed and open.

Power points, Wi-Fi internet and storage

are also provided by this concept.

The design will create a unique

experience and a commute that is both

practical and productive, delivering

worthwhile time every morning and

evening to regulate the train commuter.

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gregory underwood

S.E.a.Ts.e.a.t (Seating Environment

Arrangement Technology) is designed

to improve the passenger’s social

comfort and physical comfort by way

of self-organising train seating groups.

The design is inclusive of a seat cover

and a smart phone application.

s.e.a.t directs and suggests passengers

into seats where their own preferences,

activities and habits complement those

of the passengers around them.

The user is able to create their

own seating groups, find paired

friends or tag seats regarding

damage, cleaning or graffiti.

The seat cover incorporates LED

lighting, sensor technologies,

NFC (Near Field Communication

technologies) and seat heating.

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alexander West

DE-STRESS DESTINaTIONThis project looked at the commute by

train from the outer suburbs into the

CBD. Interviews, surveys, fly-on-the-

wall, journal and book research was

undertaken to understand the problems

faced by commuters during their trip.

Many commuters, though stressed

by work and wanting to get home,

would often partake in de-stressing

activities before starting their train trip

home, which they saw as unpleasant

and stressful in itself. De-stress Destination changes that by providing

a train carriage where commuters

can enjoy onboard yoga classes.

The carriage features:

Ô an open plan space with artificial

grass

Ô a change room

Ô lockers for personal items

Ô a free booking/payment app.

1 Carriage livery: De-stress Destination

2 Open plan floor area

3 Yoga class in action

4 Change room for privacy

5 Lockers for personal effects

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