Browsing Masters Theses by Thesis Supervisor "Reay, Stephen"
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Accessible Co-design
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Co-design involves working creatively with, rather than for, people throughout the design process. Increasing attention is being paid to the power and value of applying design thinking to improve public services. However, ... -
Clinical Guidelines: Designing for Accurate Decision-making
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)This project explores how the use of clinical guidelines can be improved through a design-led approach. Clinicians in surgical operation settings at Auckland City Hospital, as primary users of clinical guidelines, were ... -
Co-designing FRANK: Exploring how co-design might be used to engage young people in designing a new brand and online platform
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)This design-led research project explored how co-design can be used to engage young people in the design of a new brand and online platform for the Auckland District Health Board’s Peer Sexuality Support Programme (PSSP). ... -
Design beyond 'us vs. them'. How can developing world constraints inspire and drive design innovation at a global scale? Case study: neonatal resuscitation device
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)Design has a social agenda. It is clear that we have the responsibility to help those who are in need, but it is also vital to redefine what meaningful prosperity is for us. Most of the designers dedicate their time and ... -
Exploring the opportunities for moving from craft to design with the emergence of high technologies in a New Zealand context
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)The crafts are a threatened field. There is a limit to the amount of work a craftsperson can produce with their hands. As overheads constantly rise, many eventually fail to cover their costs. Industry experts advise ... -
“Feel Chair” – Emotionally Resonant Aesthetic Experiences in Oncology
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)The project aimed to understand the experiences of cancer patients specifically those undergoing intravenous chemotherapy treatment to aid the redesign the infusion chair to improve these experiences. Chemotherapy is a ... -
From Bridge to Bridging: a Wellness Facility Spanning Auckland City Hospital & the Auckland Domain
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)This project initiates a design research that explores broader questions of wellness in the context of the Auckland City Hospital. Straddling AUT’s Design for Health and Wellness Lab at the Hospital and Spatial Design, the ... -
From Stigma to Silver Linings: Improving the Experiences of Long-term Tracheostomy Users Through Product Design
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)The design of tracheostomy products has barely changed in over 100 years. Furthermore, existing literature demonstrates little understanding of what it is like to live with long-term tracheostomy. In response, this project ... -
From the ground up: redesigning Auckland public transport user experience
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)Auckland has a vision to become the world’s most liveable city by 2040. The path towards a more liveable future requires that Auckland address its highly ineffective and unsustainable public transport network. Over the ... -
Living with less - The documentation of a personal journey
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)As the world continues to expand in every measure, pressure in its sustainability also rises (Lam, 2007; O’Brien, 2010). There is a need to change our mentality from “Bigger is better” towards “Less is more” (Hayden, 2010 ... -
Minimal running footwear
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)A dramatic shift in how we design is required in order to move toward sustainable production and consumption. Such a paradigm shift is daunting and often seems inaccessible to young designers. This conceptual exploration ... -
Not for me without me: co-designing assistive technology with people affected by dementia
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)Dementia is a degenerative disease of the brain that impairs an individual?s memory, language, mood, and logic. With the number of people living with dementia expected to double every twenty years, increasing strain has ... -
Operating room scheduling application
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)This project explores how the use of a purpose-built software can improve visibility and usage in operating rooms in Auckland City Hospital. Using a design science approach an Angular application was developed as a replacement ... -
Playscapes: Pure Ludens
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)More than just a frivolous activity, play can be a means of expression, escape, and familiarity. But how does play fit within a hospital context; a context where treatment, care, efficiency, and function supersede the ... -
Prototyping Participation: 3D Printing Co-design Into Healthcare
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)Increasingly accessible, affordable and technically viable, 3D printing is now being used for a number of high-end healthcare applications, including orthopaedic implants, prosthetics and dentistry casting. These applications, ... -
The Symphonic Guitar
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)Traditional methods of guitar making focus on repetitive, iterative practice, but may be challenged by emerging digital technologies to embrace innovative strategies for sound production through immersive specialist design ... -
A Uniform to Welcome: Identity and Style through Design and Mix-method Pattern Cutting Approach
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)Some jobs may require having a distinctive uniform to serve the worker’s role. A successful modern uniform not only brings a distinctive aesthetic to the wearer but also profiles the organisation’s image. This practice-led ... -
Union Made: fostering entrepreneurial opportunities
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)This research explores how product design graduates can use products they have designed as a vehicle to become more entrepreneurial, with particular reference to barriers and opportunities experienced by ‘designer-maker’ ... -
Valuing the voices of children: a case study of involving children in the process of medical equipment design in the hospital environment
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)Paediatric hospital design is receiving growing attention internationally around the value of involving children (the users) in the process. Many studies demonstrate the value of involvement and consultation/collaboration ... -
Wayfinding for health seeking: a design-led exploration of how wayfinding employing empathetic communication design can improve the hospital outpatient experience
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)This project explores how a design-led approach could be used to improve health seekers’ wayfinding experiences within Auckland City Hospital. It questions how empathetic communication design may be practiced to support ...