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A Study Of Saudi Arabia’S Social Commentary Based On Photography Artworks
(2022-09)
Abdullah, Alromih Roba
Photographers have their artistic creativity to express relevant social comments about the global social trend. In this respect, the current Saudi photographers have no exception. Compared to other developed countries, photography in Saudi Arabia has attracted little scientific and international attention. Therefore, this study seeks to unify communication by exploring the depiction of social commentary by Saudi photographers as they move to change the society. This study would determine the general perception of photographs produced by Saudi photographers. The artworks of Saudi artists from various art galleries in Saudi Arabia would be collected and analyzed by interviewing and distributing questionnaires to the public. This study utilized qualitative and quantitive methods to explore, interpret and analyze images. Feedback from the audience would be analyzed by NVivo and SPSS in order to identify recurring and emerging topics that the audience understands through social commentary images. Furthermore, this study would provide the communicative context for portraying social comments by Saudi photographers as an insight into the ideas, practices and attitudes of Saudi artists.
A Study Of User Interface Design Of Mhealth App In China: Femtech Pelvic Floor Muscle Training
(2024-01)
Yi, Zao
With the rise of mobile devices and internet usage, mHealth has gained global prominence in various domains of human health. This study focuses on the mobile application (App) interface design for pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT), which combines mHealth and Femtech.
A Study On The Effect Of Attractiveness, Pragmatic, And Hedonic Quality On The User Experience Of A Dark Mode Mobile Reading Application On Young User In China
(2024-09)
Yang, Aiyi
The concept of dark mode originated in the early development stages of computer displays. With the advancement of screen technology and the proliferation of mobile devices, dark mode regained attention in the early 21st century. Notably, in 2019, iOS 13 and Android 10 introduced system-wide dark modes, making this feature prevalent on mainstream mobile devices. Although dark mode has become widely adopted commercially, academic research on dark mode, particularly regarding user experience, remains limited. This study investigates the dimensions of Attractiveness, Pragmatic Quality, and Hedonic Quality in the dark mode user experience of mobile reading applications among young users in China. Using a mixed research methodology, data were collected based on a systematic framework and the UEQ theory. A quantitative questionnaire survey measured the user experience across three UEQ categories (six attributes), and qualitative interviews were used for triangulation of the results. Findings indicate that Attractiveness received the highest feedback, Hedonic Quality the lowest, and Pragmatic Quality results were moderately high. Notably, there were subjective differences between the questionnaire and interview results for Hedonic Quality. This study provides valuable insights for designers and developers to improve dark mode user experiences, offering reference data and suggestions to enhance design effectiveness. It fills a research gap regarding young users' experiences with mobile reading applications in dark mode and serves as a reference for future research.
Analysis Of Drawing Methods Among Selected High School Students In Jordan
(2024-03)
Mayyas, Asma' Nawaf Abdallah
Drawing, as one of the art education domains, contributes to developing the individual's capabilities and skills, especially students, in all educational stages. Jordanian schools’ teaching of drawing is based on traditional foundations that rely on memory. However, there are studies that indicated the importance of using visual aids (photography image) to create drawing. This study aims to investigate the difference between the two methods of creating students’ drawings.
Applying 3d Printing Technologies On Recontextualizing The Rebab Melayu As A Contemporary Musical Instrument
(2024-01)
Mhd Hanif, Mhd Sany
This doctoral thesis delves into the transformative exploration of redefining the Rebab Melayu, an iconic Malaysian musical instrument, by harnessing the innovative potential of 3D printing technology within the domain of product design. Amid its prevalent use in Makyong and Main Puteri performances, the Rebab Melayu confronts diminishing relevance in contemporary times due to challenges posed by modernization and scarcity of traditional materials, triggering environmental constraints. This study critically examines the viability and implications of employing 3D printing technology to replicate and potentially revitalize the Rebab Melayu, comprehensively evaluating its challenges, merits, and feasibility. The research methodology employs a multifaceted approach encompassing the identification of traditional Rebab Melayu characteristics, the implementation of 3D printing technology for crafting a contemporary instrument, empirical testing through video documentation of the manufacturing process and instrument performance, and a thorough analysis of audience responses during a contemporary music performance.
Botany And Metaphor
(2021-09)
Ahmed Fauzi, Tetriana
I started the doctorate program with works depicting fictional plants as a mirror or metaphor for my thoughts and feelings. The plants in the watercolour works on paper are impossible biologically and in terms of the environments in which I place them. In connection with these artworks I looked at the work of Charles Avery and Marcel Boodthaers, who both put their artwork in a fictional frame of an invented island and an imaginary museum using different methods and media. Charles Avery exhibits drawings, sculpture and text to realize his imaginary island, while Broodthaers uses readymade objects to create his fictional museum. I wanted the plants I make to have the quality that, although they are fiction, they can possibly exist in the mind of the viewer.
Characteristics And Influences Of Mughal Islamic Ornamentation Of The 17th Century: A Case Study Of Wazir Khan And Badshahi Mosque
(2023-09)
Zahra, Fatima
Islamic ornaments of the Mughal era (17th century) face a significant recognition gap in the academic visual literature of South Asia, especially Pakistan. It is well established that the representation of Mughal Islamic architecture and ornaments are more effective than the architectural structures of the Mughal era, like courts, gardens, seals, tombs, etc. This study aims to identify the distinguishing characteristics of Mughal Islamic Ornaments. It specifically explored the influences of the 17th-century Western and Eastern art forms on the ornamentation of the Wazir Khan and Badshahi Mosques built by Mughal emperors. The two mosques are not only significant for the study just because they were constructed during the Mughal period under Shahjahan and Aurangzeb emperors, who are famous for their architectural interests, but also because they are on the UNESCO world heritage tentative List from 1993. This significance subsequently broadens the context of Mughal Islamic Ornamentation. Formalism (OPTIC strategy of visual analysis) and hermeneutic approach will be fused in this qualitative research to analyse and interpret the Mughal Islamic Ornaments of the two mosques. The study identified the characteristics, explored the influences, and analysed the ornaments of two mosques. Findings have shown that Mughal Islamic Ornaments are aesthetic and conceptual historically rooted visuals that are not Islamic except calligraphy. However, when painted and crafted on religious buildings or in religious environment i.e., mosques, they symbolize/represent a divine philosophy that stimulates the Greatness of God and religious teachings. Last but not least, this research offers a proposal for further research and studies pertinent to the study's area.
Colour As Branding And Value Creation On The Small Medium Enterprise (Sme) Food Souvenir Packaging In Bandung, Indonesia
(2023-09)
Swasty, Wirania
The food packaging design has improved significantly, allowing for more diverse colours. However, most Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Bandung still lack inadequate and unattractive packaging designs. The first problem identified are the use of colours in product packaging helps with brand identification but fails to provide functional value when driven by emotional value. Secondly, using uncommon colours for brand visibility but resulting a negative impact for the brand. Thus, this study aims to examine the role of colours within branding and value creation in SME food packaging in Bandung; to discover the extent to which the perception of (un)common colours in packaging vary across local and international tourists; to evaluate consumer perception and attitudes toward the usage of the uncommon colour palette on SME food product packaging. This study used a qualitative approach. For data collecting, a comparison of multiple case studies, indepth interviews, and card sorting were conducted. Data analysis approach was inductive with thematic analysis. This study also suggests the application of palettes in food packaging and provides colour palette guidelines for SMEs' food packaging in Bandung. This study makes contributions to design literature by creating and communicating values to consumers by utilising colour on Packaging.
Consumers’ Perceived Risk And Perceived Benefit On Attitude And Intention To Re-Purchase From Food Truck Operators
(2022-07)
Loh, Zeyen
ABSTRACT This study aimed to investigate consumers’ re-purchase intention towards food truck products based on their perceived risks and perceived benefits within the context of Malaysia. The food truck industry has been expanding recently as consumers have begun to explore alternatives for convenient food that is not only cheaper in value but also enables them to experience fun and pleasurable emotions, such as when purchasing food from a food truck. However, it is noted that there are several risks and concerns related to this industry, notably in terms of food safety and environmental risks. Considering that there are not many studies on this topic, particularly in Asian countries, this research aimed to look into this matter based on risk and benefit perceptions. This study adapted the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB), where perceived risks (food safety risk and environmental risk) and perceived benefits (price value, convenience value, hedonic value) were introduced as independent variables. This study also investigated the mediating effect of consumer attitude on the relationship between perceived risks and benefits and re-purchase intention. A cross-sectional online survey was conducted through Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram on respondents with prior experience in the purchase of food truck products. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) and Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) using the SmartPLS software was employed to analyse the data.
Contemporary Middle East Art At Venice Biennale: A Study Of A Postcolonial Curatorial Strategy (2011-2019)
(2023-09)
Fatemi, Seyedehsamaneh
The presence of Middle East art in the international arena has increased in recent decades. This increase has attracted the attention of critics, intellectuals, and curators to Middle East art more than ever. Despite the research that has been done in the field of contemporary Middle East art, the art of this region is relatively new and undiscovered in art history. This research aims to better understand the contemporary art of the Middle East specifically in the international arena. To do so this research has focused on Middle East art at the Venice Biennale during the years 2011 to 2019. This research uses thematic analysis and postcolonial discourses to study Middle East artworks at the Venice Biennale. This research investigated the prevailing themes of Middle East artworks and examined them from a postcolonial perspective. Then, the curatorial strategy of the Venice Biennale from 2011 to 2019 had been examined. The findings have shown that despite the political restrictions that the Venice Biennale follows, the dominant theme of Middle East artworks at Venice Biennale is the social and political theme. As well, postcolonial discourses and themes of artworks have common concepts.
Creative Cultural Ceramic Products Design Development: A Case Study Of Consumer Perception At Beijing Palace Museum
(2025-01)
Wu, Tingfang
This research analyzed consumers' perceptions of ceramic cultural creative products at the beijing palace museum using detailed questionnaire data. Based on the design stance of innovative ceramic products in the cultural creative product store of the beijing palace museum, the analysis of the appearance and function of ceramic cultural creative products, and new strategies for the design and development of ceramic cultural creative products, this study intuitively understands the development status of "cultural and creative products". Through an extensive collection of consumer perception questionnaires, this study identified several shortcomings in designing ceramic cultural creative relics at the beijing palace museum. To design ceramic cultural creative products that better meet consumer needs, this study has developed objective criteria for consumers' decision-making on the appearance and functionality of cultural innovative ceramic products from the beijing palace museum. The factors that need to be considered in designing and developing ceramic cultural creative products at the beijing palace museum were analyzed.
Design Guidelines Of Motorcycle Riders In Bandung Indonesia
(2022-10)
Yunidar Dandi
This study was conducted based on the belief that people are interested in anything that looks and feels attractive, colorful, and fun, they are also unique individuals with different personality traits, therefore the traits influence their preference, reaction, and behavior toward a product.
Development And Validation Of A Blended Learning Guitar Pedagogy Module For Pre-Service Music Teachers In Thailand
(2024-11)
Boonyanant, Klen
Guitar is a great musical instrument for teaching in schools since it provides various benefits for children. Pre-service music teachers majoring in guitar in thailand should be proficient in guitar pedagogy in order to offer their students the greatest possible learning experience. A blended learning approach provides advantages to improve the quality of the guitar pedagogy course through a combination of online and face-to-face instruction. This study aims to develop, validate, implement, and test the efficacy of a blended learning guitar pedagogy module for pre-service music teachers in thailand. The module was created based on the addie model of instructional design, with the use of a mixed-method research methodology to collect both quantitative and qualitative data. The needs analysis survey of pre-service music teachers and guitar instructors revealed the content and structure of the module. Subject-matter experts validated the module using the delphi technique. Pre-service music teachers’ competencies in guitar pedagogy were measured based on the tpack framework for teacher education. Feedback and comments from pre-service music teachers and guitar instructors were examined to indicate the usefulness of the blended learning guitar pedagogy module.
Digital Branding Adaptation For Indonesian Small Medium Enterprises Expansion Into Global Market
(2023-08)
Siswanto, Riky Azharyandi
The function of branding in enhancing the competitiveness of Small Medium Enterprises in Indonesia continues to be a particular goal for numerous stakeholders. These efforts constantly encounter obstacles for providing direct branding services to SMEs since there is no aid available in the market. Meanwhile, the phenomenon of the digital world's development has an impact on how brands are established. While digital marketing continues to become an affordable approach for marketing, digital branding continues to increase in cost. On the other side, there are thousands of unemployed recent grads and graphic design students for providing direct branding services to SMEs. Between SMEs and inexperienced designers, there is enormous untapped potential. This is because the disparity between the financial capacities of SMEs and graphic designers discourages graphic artists from providing their services to SMEs. To meet the objectives of both parties, a system is required that streamlines the branding process, reduces branding costs, and improves the resulting branding's quality, demonstrating that this may either boon or a bane for SMEs seeking to increase their competitiveness through digital branding. A new ecosystem model is required that enables access to digital branding SME business owners that are capable of advancing their goals.
Dysfunction In Isolation: Metaphor Of Personal Urbanisation Experience Through Painting
(2024-07)
Zhang, Fan
This research highlights the dysfunction in isolation as a metaphor in the creation of paintings. A general review of existing artists currently portrays space and objects in the language of painting in their creations. However, their works are more about expressing personal emotions rather than social issues related to isolation. On the other hand, the current painting does not express isolation from the perspective of dysfunction. To establish a theoretical foundation for expressing isolation as a social issue in creative work, analyse the pertinent literature on art and society. Social and emotional problems are gaining ground as urban society and technology advance. The metropolitan population now frequently experiences psychological issues related to isolation. There are several opportunities for studio-based research to add to the corpus of knowledge about creative processes. In this study, I adapt a model of the creative based on the Aesthetico-Action Research model. The primary method for creating a model to produce a sequence of paintings includes observation, reflection, planning, creation, and interpretation. Phase one created a ‘newspaper guy’ and copied it into different works. The ‘newspaper guy’ as a symbol reflects the current state of the urban population. It expresses dysfunction in isolation by representing the connection between the figure and the space. The second phase shows typical urban objects. The absence, overt dysfunction, and excessive approaches are all examples of how the metropolitan populace expresses materialism.
Exploration, Creation And Evaluation Of Plant Image In Ceramic Artworks In Jingdezhen City, China
(2024-09)
Sun, Xiaoli
Contemporary PICA combines ceramic media with a long history, plant motifs, and modern innovative thinking. Significant changes have taken place compared with the past. However, regarding theory, the research on plant motif, cultural meaning, creation technique, and application form is insufficient in China. Regarding practice, the plant motif is outdated, and ceramic artists must try to implement innovation and update the traditional creation mode. Therefore, this research aims to explore the application, creation, and innovation of plant images in contemporary ceramic artworks. First, discovers the aesthetic characteristics, cultural meanings, application forms and expressive features of plant image in ceramic artworks through literature research and observation. Second, uses questionnaire survey and expert interview method to research and collect data. The SPSS software was used to quantitatively analysis the data of 103 respondents, aiming to understand people's perception and preference for PICA and variant correlation and influence relationships. NVivo’s software conducted a qualitative analysis of the interview content of 6 ceramic experts and explored the main concerns and thinking angles of creation. Third, apply experimental creation method to implement the practice, collecting various plant images for modelling and texture, collage and hollowing, colour experiment, and comprehensive material creation. The results show that: (1) 46.6% respondents prefer flower motifs, culture meaning showing personal expectations, natural materials, abstract and creative shapes, rich glaze or texture, handmade, and used in home decoration.
Formulation Of Visual Narrative Reading And Coding Approach Through Cultural Waterfront Portraiture Photographs Analysis
(2022-12)
Musa, Eddy Izuwan
Present Visual Narratology almost exclusively encompass images in motion or sequential images despite some dialectics arguing the possibility of extending to single, still frame images. Inversely, present Visual Semiotics encompassing singular, still frame images share a proclivity for culturally-informed interpretations but do not constitute a Narratological perspective. Alongside these issues, the narrative-ability of single still frame images are also being contested. To address these gaps and inconsistencies, the study examines the possibility of a systematic narrativization from the reading of single, still-frame images. It performs its premise by formulating a systematic Visual Narrative Reading and Coding Approach constituting a simultaneous theoretical appropriation of Visual Narratology and Visual Semiotics deployed through a Qualitative Method Design with Visual Coding. Through this systematic approach, any projected narrative rhetoric output would be comprehensive and ethnographically informed of its key Protagonist’s World circumstances while simultaneously be grounded by evidential data deduced from the image’s visual signifiers. T
Iconographical Interpretations Of Modern Elements In Northern Bali Temple Reliefs During Dutch Colonial Period, 1900-1940
(2023-09)
Putra, I Dewa Alit Dwija
Relief art on temple buildings in Bali generally uses ornaments from classical Balinese Hindu cultural heritage. Traditional or classical art resulted from a blend of Javanese and Balinese Hindu culture during the Majapahit era. Since the arrival of Dutch colonialism in North Bali in 1849, it had had numerous influences and caused changes in all aspects of Balinese life. Likewise, in traditional arts, especially relief art. The shift from conventional relief art to modern art can be seen in several temple buildings in North Bali, such as Beji Sangsit Temple, Madue Karang Temple, Dalem Jagaraga Temple, and Lan Puseh Village Temple. The embodiment of reliefs shows images that differ from traditional art conventions such as theme, composition, and style. Like other works of art, reliefs are made with a specific purpose and message. This study provides a more in-depth analysis of relief art by using the iconography and iconology theory of Erwin Panofsky as a method for analysing reliefs in the context of the socio-cultural history of the Balinese people. Through three stages of Panofsky's iconographic analysis, it can be observed that the relief works were created as part of the Dutch political strategy to shape the image of Bali as an "exotic" and "cultured" area and as a world tourist destination, in addition to divert the memory of the shame caused by the war the Dutch had against the Balinese people.
Improving User Interface Accessibility For Chinese Elderly Tourism Through Service Design In Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, China
(2023-08)
Chang, Runyi
The aging process in China has been accelerating. Since 2020, China has moved from a deeply aging society to a super-aging society. The growing base of population aging inevitably brings about the aging of consumer groups in the market. Especially when elderly people are in tourism, they have more available time, lower financial pressures, and considerable purchasing power, so elderly tourism is becoming an integral segment of the tourism industry. Although extensive literature has discussed elderly tourism in China as a separate sector, it has not been able to change the situation of low accessibility. Until now, there has been insufficient research to identify the needs, behaviors, and expectations of elderly people in tourism. As a result, the traveling experience of Chinese elderly people is unsatisfactory since the tourism industry cannot accurately match the demands of the elderly in terms of products, services, and travel processes. In this study, the author applied service design as an interdisciplinary approach to improving accessibility to elderly tourism. Using a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods, including Pearson correlation, multiple linear regression, and interview verification. The author explored a range of factors that influence traveling experience of elderly people throughout journeys.
Innovative Decorative Design Suggestion For Nixi Black Pottery Handicraft At Yunnan, China
(2024-10)
Zou, Wei
The Nixi black pottery from Tangdui Village, Shangri-La City, Yunnan Province, China is an intangible cultural heritage with a history of more than 2,000 years. The main problem of Nixi black pottery decoration is the lack of diversified design thinking. The research goal is to propose innovative design suggestions for Nixi black pottery decoration based on the modern aesthetics of the younger generation.

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