This article, written by Anindya Kundu, Visual Designer at Kuliza, was published in issue 08 of the Social Technology Quarterly.
Summary: When analysing the importance of functionality and aesthetics in design, we notice that it is the context that determines which of the two takes a dominant role in a
particular instance. But in the larger picture both need to complement and balance each other.
Elements of interior design, history,importance, main elements of interior design- line, shape, space, form,texture, colour in detail, their uses and charecteristics in interior design.method of achieving nice composition using these elements vs nice examples and illustration.
Elements of interior design, history,importance, main elements of interior design- line, shape, space, form,texture, colour in detail, their uses and charecteristics in interior design.method of achieving nice composition using these elements vs nice examples and illustration.
Design is what links creativity and innovation. It shapes ideas to become practical and attractive propositions for users, clients or customers. Design may be described as creativity deployed to a specific end
Design is the creation of a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system. It may be an architectural blueprints, engineering drawings, business processes, circuit diagrams or sewing patterns. Design has different connotations in different fields
N.B: The presentation is compiled from articles and presentations of experts, researchers, professors working in the same field for educational purpose.
Interior and Exterior Panels Catalogue.pdfvoxindia
Fronto is a slat panel for walls and ceilings that can quickly transform any modern space. The shape of the Side view allows both vertical and horizontal installation.
Advantages
waterproof
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maintenance-free
quick and easy to install
Design, Water-Resistance
Conservation, Design Capabilities
10-Year Warranty on the product.
For 9528500500 more details about VOX Fronto, call this number.
This Basic design Presentation serves the purpose of initiating creativity and there by appreciation of visual language.
Basic design studios help to unlock students creativity and enhance spatial perception.
Interior design is the process of shaping the experience of interior space, through the manipulation of spatial volume as well as surface treatment for the betterment of human functionality.
Design is what links creativity and innovation. It shapes ideas to become practical and attractive propositions for users, clients or customers. Design may be described as creativity deployed to a specific end
Design is the creation of a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system. It may be an architectural blueprints, engineering drawings, business processes, circuit diagrams or sewing patterns. Design has different connotations in different fields
N.B: The presentation is compiled from articles and presentations of experts, researchers, professors working in the same field for educational purpose.
Interior and Exterior Panels Catalogue.pdfvoxindia
Fronto is a slat panel for walls and ceilings that can quickly transform any modern space. The shape of the Side view allows both vertical and horizontal installation.
Advantages
waterproof
lightweight
maintenance-free
quick and easy to install
Design, Water-Resistance
Conservation, Design Capabilities
10-Year Warranty on the product.
For 9528500500 more details about VOX Fronto, call this number.
This Basic design Presentation serves the purpose of initiating creativity and there by appreciation of visual language.
Basic design studios help to unlock students creativity and enhance spatial perception.
Interior design is the process of shaping the experience of interior space, through the manipulation of spatial volume as well as surface treatment for the betterment of human functionality.
Rhetorical Handbook. An Illustrated Manual for UX/UI Designers.Omar Sosa-Tzec
This handbook is the result of an exploratory study that tries to connect rhetoric and user experience (UX). Here, the user interface (UI) becomes the middle point through which rhetorical figures can be applied to influence the user experience.
Based on the "Rhetorical Handbook" by Hanno Ehses and Ellen Lupton (1988)
Kyoorius Design Magazine 25 – A Post-event Essay on Z-Axis 2014Anusha Narayanan
Architecture is a discipline, which lies in this grey zone between design and science, art and utility, physical and cultural i.e. tangible and intangible. Of how much consequence is it as a practice to the urban fabric? After the Z-Axis Conference of 2015, this was a post-event essay I wrote for Kyoorius Magazine.
Exploring the Role of Culture on Graphic Designsijtsrd
Research never concludes because there is always a new perspective that remains unexplored; Somebody starts recognizes it and starts the process again to make a justified contribution. This research also began because of lack of investigation in this field. Relationship between culture and graphic design is abundantly visible, so much that it is politely ignored by us. In this paper two pillars of this century have been examined to help understand the design trends and strengthen them at the foundation. Though culture has been a subject of study for more than a century now but graphic design has gained momentum very recently and it is significant to understand how has it become a part of the already established world; if not then how can it the incorporated into the realm of other fields. Leena Philip"Exploring the Role of Culture on Graphic Designs" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-2 | Issue-3 , April 2018, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd10857.pdf http://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/journalism/10857/exploring-the-role-of-culture-on-graphic-designs/leena-philip
This report is a product of Arup Foresight + Research + Innovation. The Arup F+R+I Team identifies and monitors the trends and issues likely to have a significant impact upon the built environment and society at large. We research and raise awareness about the major challenges affecting the built environment and their implications. We help clients think more creatively about the long-term future, and manage risk and uncertainty more effectively.
Drawing Futures Together. Diagrams for the Design of Scenarios of Liveable Ci...serena pollastri
Presentation for RSD3 symposium - October 2014, AHO Oslo.
Proceedings will soon be available here: http://systemic-design.net/
Abstract:
This work introduces an ongoing research project that seeks to develop appropriate visual techniques for the design of future scenarios that are able to capture interdependencies within and across different systems. These design methods are being explored as part of a wider research on the future of cities and sustainable urban living.
The issue of cities as complex systems has been explored by a considerable amount of literature, across different disciplines (for example, Simmel, 1971; Lynch, 1960; Jacobs, 1992; Abrams and Hall, 2004). Cities are not only defined by buildings and infrastructure, but also by the material and immaterial flows generated by the activities that take place in the urban environment, as well as the personal experience of its inhabitants
Environmental, social, and economic challenges call for actions of radical interventions in modern urban areas. In order to be truly sustainable these actions must be collaboratively developed in trans-disciplinary sessions. Here, people from various backgrounds and with different interests explore alternative solutions, find a common ground and plan concrete actions towards a desirable future (Holman et al., 2007).
One of the challenges of this approach is to find effective ways to visualize how individual solutions impact on the context in which they are implemented, and how they relate to each other. There is a need to develop “means for drawing things together” (Bruno Latour, 2008), a common language to describe complexity and allow hidden interdependencies to emerge. The field of information visualization is rich with examples of how diagrams can be used to describe a complex matter by focusing primarily on the relations between different sets of qualitative and quantitative data. Drawing on Deleuze philosophical interpretation, Scagnetti (2007) describes diagrams as “operating devices able to reveal weak links among the elements of the system, and to show the driving forces that can facilitate (or hinder) a design intervention.” In this context diagrams are processes rather than finished products: they are working tools for design and decision making.
This paper describes how this diagrammatic approach to city visualization is being adopted in different case studies, and as part of the Liveable Cities project.
Liveable Cities is an interdisciplinary research project that aims to develop a method of designing and engineering low-carbon, resource-secure UK cities that do not compromise on individual and collective wellbeing. Different areas of the project are investigated by research teams at Lancaster University, University of Southampton, UCL, and Birmingham University, with the help of expert panelists, partners and potential users of future services. Great impo
Recently, Kuliza worked with a leading South Indian news giant (Among the top 3 TV News Networks) to build a new age Over-the-top (OTT) digital news and entertainment platform. What distinguished the platform from others is the custom CMS built on an open source technology to provide a superior and personalized digital experience. The CMS supports multi-lingual platforms and is built to scale up to one million hits per day. To know more about the end-to-end development process, you can read our case study below:
Affordable art marketplace connects artists and art enthusiastsKuliza Technologies
Recently, Kuliza assisted Art-i, an L.A. based marketplace for art lovers and buyers, in creating a highly robust e-commerce platform across desktop and mobile. From a complex and customized Magento implementation to bridging the gap between user requirements for both artists and art enthusiasts, the project has been quite an accomplishment. To get behind-the –scenes, you can access our case study below:
Case Study: Kuliza Builds Booking Engine for Treebo Hotels Kuliza Technologies
Treebo Hotels, a tech-enabled chain of affordable and reliable hotels in India, worked with Kuliza to build an end-to-end e-commerce hotel booking platform. An Uber for hotel rooms, the platform enabled the discovery of the unorganized budget hotels segment. To know more about our recipe to design and development, take a look at our case study below:
Casestudy: Kuliza enables 'Smart' experiences for Urban LadderKuliza Technologies
India’s leading furniture store Urban Ladder looked to catalyse conversions by enabling customized user-friendly experiences. We achieved this with intuitive and agile mobile apps on Android, iOS and wearable gadgets. To understand our scientific approach for design and development, take a look at our case study here.
This project was developed between October 2014 and June 2015
Which retail campaigns have you come across that are changing the horizons of the digital marketing landscape? We culminated a bunch of campaigns that we thought were really cool. Why don't you take a took and decide for yourself?
Here are some of the most amazing digital campaign that gives us at Kuliza our daily dose of inspiration. There is just so much more to be mesmerized by, but a little reminder to better ourselves everyday is always a great idea. Hope you enjoy them as much as we enjoyed exploring them.
Myntra launched one of India's most successful digital campaign - Digital Treasure Hunt. The campaign generated 1 million+ hits on their site. 235,000 participants spent 10,000+ hours with the campaign in this 24 hour brand engagement.
Agency: Kuliza
Companies are making the best of social technologies. In issue 09, we examine what value social technologies add to the identity of brands and the growing enthusiasm for measuring their social value.
This article, written by Saurabh Gupta, Managing Director, Human Factors International, was published in issue 08 of the Social Technology Quarterly.
Summary: Persuasion, Emotion and Trust take designing
beyond usability to building deeper relationships with customers. They enable brands to understand what triggers customers to respond and make purchase decisions.
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
SAP Sapphire 2024 - ASUG301 building better apps with SAP Fiori.pdfPeter Spielvogel
Building better applications for business users with SAP Fiori.
• What is SAP Fiori and why it matters to you
• How a better user experience drives measurable business benefits
• How to get started with SAP Fiori today
• How SAP Fiori elements accelerates application development
• How SAP Build Code includes SAP Fiori tools and other generative artificial intelligence capabilities
• How SAP Fiori paves the way for using AI in SAP apps
Generative AI Deep Dive: Advancing from Proof of Concept to ProductionAggregage
Join Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks, in this new session where he'll share a practical framework to transform Gen AI prototypes into impactful products! He'll delve into the complexities of data collection and management, model selection and optimization, and ensuring security, scalability, and responsible use.
Welcome to the first live UiPath Community Day Dubai! Join us for this unique occasion to meet our local and global UiPath Community and leaders. You will get a full view of the MEA region's automation landscape and the AI Powered automation technology capabilities of UiPath. Also, hosted by our local partners Marc Ellis, you will enjoy a half-day packed with industry insights and automation peers networking.
📕 Curious on our agenda? Wait no more!
10:00 Welcome note - UiPath Community in Dubai
Lovely Sinha, UiPath Community Chapter Leader, UiPath MVPx3, Hyper-automation Consultant, First Abu Dhabi Bank
10:20 A UiPath cross-region MEA overview
Ashraf El Zarka, VP and Managing Director MEA, UiPath
10:35: Customer Success Journey
Deepthi Deepak, Head of Intelligent Automation CoE, First Abu Dhabi Bank
11:15 The UiPath approach to GenAI with our three principles: improve accuracy, supercharge productivity, and automate more
Boris Krumrey, Global VP, Automation Innovation, UiPath
12:15 To discover how Marc Ellis leverages tech-driven solutions in recruitment and managed services.
Brendan Lingam, Director of Sales and Business Development, Marc Ellis
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Imagine a world where software fuzzing, the process of mutating bytes in test seeds to uncover hidden and erroneous program behaviors, becomes faster and more effective. A lot depends on the initial seeds, which can significantly dictate the trajectory of a fuzzing campaign, particularly in terms of how long it takes to uncover interesting behaviour in your code. We introduce DIAR, a technique designed to speedup fuzzing campaigns by pinpointing and eliminating those uninteresting bytes in the seeds. Picture this: instead of wasting valuable resources on meaningless mutations in large, bloated seeds, DIAR removes the unnecessary bytes, streamlining the entire process.
In this work, we equipped AFL, a popular fuzzer, with DIAR and examined two critical Linux libraries -- Libxml's xmllint, a tool for parsing xml documents, and Binutil's readelf, an essential debugging and security analysis command-line tool used to display detailed information about ELF (Executable and Linkable Format). Our preliminary results show that AFL+DIAR does not only discover new paths more quickly but also achieves higher coverage overall. This work thus showcases how starting with lean and optimized seeds can lead to faster, more comprehensive fuzzing campaigns -- and DIAR helps you find such seeds.
- These are slides of the talk given at IEEE International Conference on Software Testing Verification and Validation Workshop, ICSTW 2022.
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We’ll kick things off by showcasing the most commonly used event-based triggers, introducing you to various automation workflows like manual triggers, schedules, directory watchers, and more. Plus, see how these elements play out in real scenarios.
Whether you’re tweaking your current setup or building from the ground up, this session will arm you with the tools and insights needed to transform your FME usage into a powerhouse of productivity. Join us to discover effective strategies that simplify complex processes, enhancing your productivity and transforming your data management practices with FME. Let’s turn complexity into clarity and make your workspaces work wonders!
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After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
The Metaverse and AI: how can decision-makers harness the Metaverse for their...Jen Stirrup
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How can you help your company evolve, adapt, and succeed using Artificial Intelligence and the Metaverse to stay ahead of the competition? What are the potential issues, complications, and benefits that these technologies could bring to us and our organizations? In this session, Jen Stirrup will explain how to start thinking about these technologies as an organisation.
Monitoring Java Application Security with JDK Tools and JFR Events
Functionality vs. Aesthetics in Design
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Functionality
vs.Aesthetics
in Design
When analysing the
importance of functionality
and aesthetics in design,
we notice that it is the
context that determines
which of the two takes
a dominant role in a
particular instance. But
in the larger picture both
need to complement and
balance each other.
by Anindya Kundu
Photo Credit: Made in Design
the undercurrents of society. However, art
can also have a hidden function, as it often
helps to educate people about nature or
philosophy, and fulfils the emotional and
spiritual needs of human beings.
Form plays a key role in both art and
design. In design, form complements
usability by adding aesthetic appeal,
which helps to motivate the user to use the
product. Hartmut Esslinger, the founder of
Frog Design, sates that form should follow
emotion rather than function or we can
end up with products or architecture that
neither relate to people nor the context.
Hence we meet a paradox of form and
function. Aesthetics and functionality
become intertwined and interdependent of
each other as in the case of the Buddhist
Yin-Yang symbol.
In the debate of form versus function, the
latter can be equated with the aggressive
Broadly, design can be defined as a
process in which form meets function. It
is about planning or configuring from the
initial stages of an idea ultimately leading
to a solution to a problem. Problems
can range from simple ones such as
communicating about an event through
the design of an event poster to ones
as complex as designing a concept to
solve urban transportation problems and
pollution.
By its very definition, design is geared
towards functionality. It is always meant to
serve a purpose. On the other hand, art
is predominantly defined by aesthetics
and by notions of beauty. Some schools of
thought have even branded art to serve no
other purpose.
Various pure forms of art such as
painting, poetry or music are significantly
devoted to self expression and to mirror
Campaigns
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Eames Chair
and Ottoman
Christian Bird’s
Ceramic knife
Thonet wooden
bicycle
High Speed
Trains
iPad
Ancient Greek
Vase
Ferrari
Book of
Kells
Aesthetics
Egyptian
Jewellery
Philippe Starck
Juicer
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Typography has become more defined and functional
Typography has become more defined and functional
Typography has become more defined and functional
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Typography has become more defined and functional
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notable example is the ‘Book of Kells’
produced in the late 6th to 9th centuries,
which was adorned with intricately detailed
artwork.
With the development of techniques
such as wood block printing, new
designs evolved. Typography became
more defined and functional. Limited by
the technique, minimalistic black and
white wood-cut prints and the limited
colour but exquisitely detailed Japanese
wood block prints evolved. With modern
laser printing, highly sophisticated
printing methods, high resolution digital
photography, and computer based image
processing software such as Photoshop,
CorelDraw, Illustrator or InDesign, almost
anything can be achieved by modern
print designers. So while technology has
made many aspects of the design process
more standardized and methodical,
designers are also completely liberated
by the freedom offered from the incredible
amount of parameters in their control:
colours, textures and accuracy.
Interactive screen devices are becoming
increasingly popular and print has become
more personalized and exclusive. Hence,
there is an explosion in the field of user-
interface design because of their interactive
nature, dynamism and responsiveness.
Also, it is highly likely that even the screen
will disappear as we enter the new era of
holographic augmented reality. Currently,
UI design is restricted by the display and
interaction capabilities of devices. While
designing a web based app for a tablet,
a designer is limited by the resolution,
aspect ratios and limitations of the touch
functionalities. Hence functionality geared
towards a smoother user experience is
fundamental to the design process. But
in the future when such limitations will
disappear, it is highly likely that aesthetics
will be at the forefront.
Moreover, this is not unexpected. A
look into Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
clears the picture. The lower order needs
masculine energy or the starting point of
design. The former, however, is related
to aesthetics and is similar to feminine
energy which is accepting and imparts
beauty and grace. While we aim to strike
a fine balance between the two, there
are contexts in which either can play a
more dominant role. Graphic design, for
instance, is related more to commercial art
and has tremendous scope for aesthetics
to take the lead when space is not a
constraint. However, in user-interface
design, while developing an interface
for a computer or handheld device,
functionality becomes a priority because
of the limitations posed by the interface.
Similarly in case of automotive design,
functionality is dominant when creating
affordable public transport, while designing
luxury sports cars aesthetics can be at the
forefront.
History grants us evidence and existing
patterns in relation to this. In ancient
civilizations wealth and power were limited
to a privileged few. Aesthetics played a
major role in design. The architecture of
palaces, the furniture and other implements
designed for the royalty, priests or temple
idols were often elaborately decorative. A
look at the ornately carved Indian temples,
artefacts found with Egyptian mummies or
the remnants of Mayan civilization indicate
this. With the advent modern thinking and
more equitable society, there was a shift
towards more functional objects. Most
mass produced items consumed by people
today can be called more ‘functional’ than
‘aesthetic’.
Technology aids this mass production,
and design is intimately related to
technology. With every step ahead in
technology, corresponding design in that
particular medium has furthered it to move
ahead in leaps and bounds. The evolution
of books illustrates this. Before the
advent of printing, every manuscript had
to be tediously handwritten and required
elaborate hand-drawn illustrations. A
can be loosely correlated to functionality,
the higher order needs are associated to
aesthetics. The world is battling it out for
basic needs such as food, shelter, health
and basic human rights, there is also
the need for status, esteem and luxury.
Similarly, both aesthetics and functionality
are ingrained in design. Both remain
prevalent, but for the future we can only
hope for a more harmonious balance.
References
Esslinger,Hartmut.Advice For Designers.2013
Video.
“Yin andYang,”Wikipedia,The Free
Encyclopedia.
Cherry,Kendra.“Hierarch of Needs.”About.com
Psychology.
Poster Credit: Jancso Aron