40 research outputs found
Analyzing color training in design education: A review from 2010 to 2022
No full textThis study was part of a doctoral research project which looked into the current issues with color education, documented by several authors in recent years. It presents a comprehensive analysis of 103 color courses taught within
design programs of higher education institutions from different countries over the last 12 years, 2010–2022. The analysis aimed to define the state-of-the-art of including color training within higher education design programs, identify the main didactic strategies implemented, and recognize the main critical aspects to face when proposing an innovative framework for color training. Among the formal aspects analyzed are the course level, the course duration,
the student entry profile, the specific disciplinary area, the course location, the type of institution, and the language of the course. The didactic strategy elements analyzed were the learning outcomes, the contents proposed by the
course, the teaching strategies implemented, and the suggested bibliography. Finally, a description of the main findings of the analysis is provided to assess how color is being taught within the design area
Adapting Active Learning in Presence to Distance Education: Effective Strategies from Four Cases in Higher Design Education
No full textFrom 2020, education had to rapidly adapt to the massive employment of distance learning. The adaptation of design teaching at the university level seemed to be particularly challenging because of its orientation towards project-based and active learning. Design students engage in learning by doing, being supported by the interrelation with teachers and classmates within the classroom. This approach is rooted in art and craft teaching, historically hinged on studio pedagogy where the direct teacher-learner relationship is a key element of learning. Besides, design education strongly relies on peer learning, which naturally occurs within the physical space. Also, design learners deal with concepts related to the perception of forms, colors and spaces, which can be critical when mediated by a screen. All these disciplinary and relational implications defy design teachers to adapt to distance learning. Through action research, this paper presents four design-related courses that were adapted to distance learning. Being originally in presence, at different programme levels (i.e. Bachelor, MSc), in two universities and countries (i.e. Politecnico di Milano, Italy; Universidad Diego Portales, Chile), these courses implemented different teaching strategies that make them succeed in keeping the active learning approach. They possibly achieved even better results than in the previous years, in terms of participation, engagement and outcomes. An analysis of the four courses, the teaching strategies implemented and results are described, with the aim of providing aid to teachers from project disciplines, for the adaptation to distance learning of courses with a strong focus on practice and presence
Colour Education: a Basic Methodology and a Framework of Experiments for Colour and Lighting Design Teaching
No full textIn this article, a series of basic experiments on the visual perception of light and colour are presented. They are intended to provide practical verification of, and experimentation on, three fundamental aspects that govern the relationship between light, colour and humans: the light’s physical traits, visual-optical aspects and cognitive aspects, which influence our perception of objects and the environment
Mnemosphere. Dispositivi per l’allestimento della memoria dei luoghi attraverso le emozioni
No full textLa trasmissione del ricordo sembra essere un’ossessione del nostro tempo.
Il Design in quanto competenza creativa e strumento attivo per la valorizzazione della cultura, consente di espandere l’orizzonte degli studi sulla memoria. Mnemosphere, attraverso un approccio interdisciplinare, ha come oggetto l’indagine delle diverse modalità in cui l’identità e la memoria dei luoghi vengono progettate e comunicate attraverso spazi esperienziali capaci di stimolare emozioni. In questo contesto, lo studio si propone di voler contribuire allo sviluppo di un maggior coinvolgimento tra territori e comunità locali. Per fare ciò la ricerca intende analizzare sistemi e dispositivi di attivazione e stabilizzazione della memoria dei luoghi, in spazi allestitivi e atmosferici, coniugando la salvaguardia del territorio con la necessità di documentarne e diffonderne la storia, intesa come narrazione collettiva e connettiva. Mettendo a sistema le competenze e gli strumenti offerti dalla cultura del progetto e ponendo attenzione sia ai nuovi linguaggi che alle nuove tecnologie, la ricerca mira a contribuire alla comprensione dei legami tra memoria, allestimento ed emozioni in termini di creazione di strumenti e linee guida a supporto della progettazione di spazi che superino il concetto tradizionale di luogo di memoria
Mnemosphere Project. Power of Images
No full textWe are immersed in a society built on images, through which we try to communicate and leave our trace. Memory and remembrance seem to be recurrent thoughts of our time, able to penetrate our deepest and most ancient instincts and feelings. Visual culture is part of many different disciplines and fields with a creative and artistic approach to investigating. In this sense, Design contributes to enhancing this visual language and could help expand memory studies in seeking a relationship between imaginative horizons and the emotions they trigger.
Mnemosphere, through an interdisciplinary approach, investigates how the memory of places is designed and communicated through experiential spaces capable of stimulating emotions. The research proposes a dialogue between communication design and exhibit design in the atmospheric dimension; it approaches with a particular focus on emotions, chromatic perception, and the design of temporary spaces and services.
The research first considers the articulation of a common lexicon regarding the memory of places, atmospheres of spaces, and atlas of emotions, among others. Then, the project intends to investigate the themes that emerged by analysing their specific communicative and visual components by collecting data to analyse parameters and red threads to design spaces linked to memory and emotions. The result is a collective and participated visual archive, the Mnemosphere Atlas, in which emerges the power through which images can narrate personal and collective memories in the present moment. This is being done through an open call for images, spread online through the project‘s platforms.
The shared archive and the results will be available online to contribute to a different perspective on visual culture in the creative and design fields of knowledge
Aventúrate : la ruta vocacional : diseño de interfaz de una aplicación de orientación vocacional aplicando elementos de gamificación
No full textAventúrate: La ruta vocacional nace como una herramienta educativa innovadora que transforma el proceso de orientación vocacional para estudiantes de educación media a través de la gamificación. Esta aplicación introduce instancias lúdicas y entretenidas para guiar a los estudiantes en la exploración de sus intereses, habilidades y trayectorias profesionales. Adoptando un enfoque interactivo, la aplicación se despliega a través de un mapa que no solo actúa como el núcleo de la experiencia educativa, sino que también se posiciona como una representación simbólica de la cultura local en diversos paisajes chilenos.
Aventúrate tiene como objetivo principal facilitar la toma de decisiones a los estudiantes en un período con muchas interrogantes, donde la incertidumbre sobre el futuro académico y profesional se hace presente, y la necesidad de un acompañamiento personalizado se vuelve imprescindible.
La esencia de la aplicación radica en democratizar y facilitar el acceso a instancias de orientación vocacional de calidad, abordando la problemática sobre la inequidad y desigualdad en la educación, y reconociendo que la solución se encuentra en la creación de políticas públicas que luchen contra este problema, de modo que todos los estudiantes del país tengan acceso equitativo a herramientas que potencien su toma de decisiones académicas y profesionales.Versión original del auto
AIC Annual Review 2024
No full textThe AIC Annual Review, released every March, is a peer-reviewed Diamond Open Access publication, ensuring that its content is freely accessible to readers worldwide without subscription fees. It provides a detailed account of the AIC\u27s global network, featuring:
The Editors note.
The AIC President\u27s Report, the AIC and Executive Committee updates.
Reports of the activities of AIC members.
Reports of the activities of the AIC Study Groups.
Summaries of AIC Awards, Congresses and Conferences, obituaries and financial report.
The editorial team has included prominent experts in the field. The editorial leadership of the AIC Annual Review and its predecessors reflects the dedication of distinguished experts in the field of color science. Alan Robertson served as editor for the AIC Annual Newsletters in 1986–1987, followed by Paul Green-Armytage (1990, 1993), Roy Osborne (1994–1997), Paula J. Alessi (1998, 2000–2001), and Roy S. Berns (2006, 2008–2009). Lindsay MacDonald took on the role from 2010 to 2017, overseeing the transition from AIC Annual Newsletters to the AIC Annual Report. Vien Cheung and Leslie Harrington began co-editing the AIC Annual Review in 2017, joined by Takahiko Horiuchi (2019–2020), Robert Hirschler (2021), and Ingrid Calvo Ivanovic (2022–2023). The current Editors, Maurizio Rossi and Ingrid Calvo Ivanovic continues this legacy, establishing this website to organize and collect together over 40 years of information on the activities in the color sector at a global level, ensuring these publications maintain their high standards and comprehensive coverage of the AIC\u27s activities.
As a fundamental part of its mission, the AIC Annual Review now promotes peer-reviewed interdisciplinary collaboration, knowledge dissemination, and innovation in all the areas of color, supporting the AIC\u27s overarching goals of fostering research and global understanding of color
Colours of a Neighbourhood: Methodological Questions and Challenges
No full textThis paper addresses methodological questions that arise from large-scale architectural colour research. The paper will discuss some preliminary findings of my on-going PhD. The PhD project represents a practice-led study concerning the colour planning six residential areas built during the last twenty years in the greater Helsinki metropolitan area in Finland. The paper will focus on one of these sites, Aurinkolahti, which is situated in the eastern part of Helsinki and was built between 2000–2016. In this pilot study, I tested two research methods, for enabling architects, artists and colour designers to conceptualise their experience of architectural colours, particularly in terms of the design process. The first method referred to as colour walk, is an ethnographic walking method. Colour walk allows the designer to provide words for non-verbal experience of colours in architecture and to create concepts for the artistic colour design process. The second method, visual ethnographic photography is both a method for documentation and an approach for conducting artistic research concerning the atmosphere of architecture focusing on colours. Designer-photographers act with their own perceptions and knowledge, documents and photographs the area in order to visualise their thoughts.Peer reviewe
