Service design

From the lace design to the two zippers right above her hips, I loved the way the dress explored her curves all the way to the center slit complemented by the detailed ruffles. I never really saw myself as someone that was into fashion until that moment. When I saw that dress I admired it to the point that I wanted to begin learning how to make something similar. I wanted and still want to learn the details to all the ins and outs of fashion design and the…

Process Design The design and management of accurate processes are the foundation to any operation. Effective process design is the basis for all successful operations management practices; therefore it is important to fully understand it. What is Process Design? Process design involves understanding the characteristics of the product to determine the appropriate manufacturing techniques; it “translates product design into the technical knowledge, organizational capabilities and operating…

timeframe for the voucher, expiration period, and any limits on overall purchases. Groupon honored 100% of any discrepancies. Groupon’s research data illustrated that 95% of the merchants were happy with the Groupon program, and 96% would recommend the service to others. The negative for suppliers and retailers were Groupon controlled the exact launch date and timeframes for the available purchases. The merchants were required to plan accordingly to staff the product and resources not to…

generally have a nature oriented theme and have various designs. He works with local manufactures and artisans which give his products a special something, his light/lamp designs have a funky feel to them and he show off how far he…

The image chosen for this essay is “Him” by Maurizio Cattelan. There are two images that shows the sculpture’s back and front. On the other hand, the other image depicting the placement of the sculpture portrays the actual meaning behind the creation of the sculpture. Typically, an individual will initially approach that sculpture thinking it is a innocent boy kneeling down, possibly praying or asking for forgiveness. This is expressed by the boy’s posture and arching of the back. But, the…

ideas of design (Who is Lie) “Designer Sangbong Lie, who is considered one of the most influential people in Korean fashion and a pioneer of K-fashion in the global fashion arena, started designing in 1980” (Jung 241). What makes Lie one of the best fashion designers in Korea? Firstly, Lie was trained and educated as a fashion designer in his country, Korea. However, although he got a success in his country, he was not satisfied. He planned to go other countries to show his design of…

There are many important philosophical concepts that we have learned this year. The one that I have chosen to focus on is the idea of niche construction and evolutionary developmental biology, and relate it to different forms of causation. The article that I used as my focus is “EvoDevo and Niche Construction: Building Bridges” by Laland, Odling-Smee, and Gilbert. In this article, both niche construction and evolutionary developmental biology are talked about. The main claim is that both of…

My previous knowledge of what exactly utopia in regard to architecture was, was basically that it made anyone who entered feel like they were entering a paradise or a place that was beyond words and that the design was perfect. I believe that any good architecture should inhabit the four elements in general and not just in attempts to create a utopia in architecture. With this being said, I agree with Colemans four principles however I don’t agree that they…

function, and the honesty of true beauty defined by a paradigm of, “firmness, commodity and delight.” Vitruvius’ writings established a concept that influenced the craft of architecture developed to be the essential components of successful architectural design as the craft progressed through centuries. Book I, emphasizes the importance of education in many branches of study an architect should be trained in. “……

When put into group projects for engineering people tend to ask, what makes a strong team? Since every individual thinks differently there would be endless answers to that question. But there will always be that rare event where 2 completely different people think the exact same way resulting in having the same answer. Just like Joshua Davis, author of the magazine article “La Vida Robot” and Walter Isaacson, author of the novel Steve Jobs. In these passages, both David and Isaacson explain what…