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Designing Inspiring Workspaces: An Exploration of Spatial Elements to Enhance Creativity and Well-Being for Designers
No full textFor designers, a conducive working environment not only meets practical needs but also supports mental well-being. This study explores the concept of an inspiring workspace, focusing on key spatial elements and the balance between live and work. The target users are categorized by job type into four groups: artists, writers, musicians, and digital designers. The research methodology in the initial phase involves analyzing designers' existing homes or studios, considering professional needs, workflow setup, and related architectural spatial factors. To validate these insights, surveys with non-professional designers will gather broader feedback. A thorough design brief will be developed for each of the four groups, along with a small-scale modular prototype demonstrating an ideal workspace. The four types of prototypes will be organized in one of two configurations, each adapted to different site conditions
Climatic variation predicts spatial response in body size but not sexual size dimorphism in little brown myotis (Myotis lucifugus)
Get PDFBody size affects thermoregulation, energy balance, and reproduction in mammals. Bergmann’s rule predicts larger sizes in colder regions, and this pattern may extend to differences within species and between sexes (SSD). There is evidence that larger mass in temperate insectivorous bats like little brown myotis (Myotis lucifugus), is correlated with lower temperatures, and increased rainfall is linked to smaller body size. However, it is unclear if structural size in bats is also an adaptive response to increased latitudes, or if these changes disproportionally affect females due to reproductive costs. I found a weak positive relationship between latitude and forearm length and a weak negative correlation with rainfall. Contrary to expectations, female bats did not show stronger selection than males in highly seasonal environments. These results support the idea that the consistent SSD in bats likely stems from fecundity selection and that larger female size helps reduce wing load during pregnancy
Portrait of a Lost Girl: Understanding Narratives Used in Barrie’s Anti-Human Trafficking Movement
Get PDFThis thesis explores the narratives used within Barrie’s Anti-Human Trafficking Movement, examining how diffused global morals have contributed to both a victim-focused narrative and the blurring of lines between consensual and exploitative sex work. For this study, members of the Barrie Police Service working on local anti-human trafficking campaigns were interviewed to discuss their understanding of human trafficking and its victims, and how their knowledge and opinion influence the development and implementation of anti-human trafficking programs and initiatives. Using a qualitative mixed-methods approach to analysis, the results of my findings focus on three main themes: the common characters and tales of human trafficking; the development and control of the anti-trafficking narrative; and the policing of sex work in comparison to federal sex work legislation. The findings build on the limited scholarship on the topic within anglophone scholarship and explores how commonly used narratives may be influenced by broader legislative objectives
Hashtag Police Brutality: The Role of Social Media Activism in Anti-State Violence Social Movements
Get PDFThis thesis explores the relationship between social media and social movements through contemporary social issues affecting Black, Indigenous and People of Colour communities (BIPOC). The evolution of this project surrounds the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests that occurred during the coronavirus lockdowns. The main objective of this project is to examine how social media platforms (i.e. TikTok & Instagram) inform mobilization and power relations. The second main objective is to understand how this is portrayed in contemporary anti-state violence social movements including the Pro-Palestinian movement efforts. The methodology includes 8 qualitative interviews, the police brutality cases of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor’s murders and a content analysis of the social media platforms, TikTok and Instagram. The research is rooted in 3 theoretical frameworks: critical race theory, social movement theory and cultural criminology