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Industrial Design Masters Theses

The Master of Industrial Design program explores design as a vehicle for addressing social, cultural, environmental and other concerns, recognizing that design is not simply a professional service, but rather a way of connecting individual interests and values with a social framework. Students with undergraduate degrees in other fields or with limited design experience are invited to enter the program during Wintersession as a means of preparing to begin the two-year master’s program the following fall.

ID covers a broad range of fields, from product and furniture explorations to design for aerospace and medical applications. Graduate students work independently under the guidance of a faculty advisor and thesis committee, and present their final work verbally, visually and in writing. They also participate in the RISD Graduate Thesis Exhibition , a large-scale public show held annually.

“Graduate candidates in ID don’t necessarily need an undergraduate degree in the field, but they do need strong visual communication skills. For those without an ID background, learning CAD, drawing and model making can be beneficial, and taking a general product design course can provide insight into the design process. Materials-based courses in a medium such as metal, glass, textiles, ceramics or wood also provide a good basis for work in ID.” - Andy Law, Graduate Program Director

Graduate Program Director: Andy Law

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Theses from 2023 2023

Kole , Isaiah Aladejobi

Fungi in Flux | Designing Regenerative Materials and Products with Mycelium , Arvind Bhallamudi

MILITURE , Bingdong Duan

POSTINDUSTRIAL PLAYBOOK++ , Maxwell Fertik

Freedom is a Leaky System: Living Together in the Mess , Calgary Haines-Trautman

Food, Drink, Time, New Year and Cloth , Jian Li

Making That Carries Over , Jae Nam

How to make a hybrid workplace more human? , Ray Sun

Unveiling Pain: Wearables for Objective Pain Measurement , Hanqing Tang

A PRELIMINARY GUIDE TO BUILDING NEW FUTURES IN THE NARRAGANSETT BAY , Maximilian Werner

Knot, Just Craft It , Qingxian Xu

Theses from 2022 2022

Ready made, made ready: everyday objects for everyday emergency , Dara Benno

Memories unboxed: connecting people with stories of our possessions , Megan Tzu-Hsien Chao

To be seen to be heard: embracing social anxiety in the workplace , Jingxuan Chen

Attuning the viewfinder , Ian de Silva

Disoriented: navigating the nuances of communication , Ann Dinh

Sobremesa , Charlie Herbozo-Vidal

Vulva gazing: power and the gendered body , Aaliya Jamal Zaidi

A fleeting landscape: resurrecting the edges of the estuary , Vrinda Mathur

Material Illumination , Lauren Mikaela Glenn

Extended reality interface , Neil Nelson

Breaking | Grounding | Growing: Expanding the Rhode Island gardening reentry programs as a pathway towards stability , Juliana Soltys

We got this... , Julian Wellisz

Sub Sequence : building a participatory infrastructure , Aaron Wright

Theses from 2021 2021

Designing for space; exploring ways of simulating nature and everyday activities in zero-g environment , Sayit Alisan

Psychological well-being through music listening , Majed BouGhanem

Shoes for advanced urban surfaces , Karan Buasakdi

After plastic waste : plastic bottle knitting machine - design for value of recycling plastic , Du Cheng

Katti-Batti : a digital tool for young adolescents to transgress the limitations of gender socialization through empathy & friendship , Chetan Dusane

Beyond conscious: the knowing of self-owned anxiety , WenYu Du

Rebuilt the fading vicinity , Yifan Du

The portal : a tool for uncertain times , Sophie Engel

Inter - : design for fostering action-oriented awareness towards sustainable transition , Elena Danlei Huang

Move in the internet , Jennifer Ziyuan Huang

Living objects , Katie Tzu Hua Huang

The art of microbe maintenance: value and applications in design , Yujin Hwang

Distilling the Narragansett Bay , Parker Ives

Kitsch study and Chinese kitsch market , Jiaqi Ellie Liu

Beacon Public Library: expanding radical civic care for an uncertain future , Katrina Machado

Ars Technica , Bayan Mashrequi

Inside the bubble 2.0 , Sunny Yuqing Ma

Wild things: outdoor toys for nature play , John Mawhorter

Indefinite origin: decentralizing knowledge , Tong-June Moon

No winners: transgender athletes in cycling , Max Pratt

Zoomorphic extended body , Nicholas Tamas

Uncertainty wanted: deconstructing gender gap in parenting mentality , Zimeng Xiang

A family game: tell the stories that shape us , Zhuoyan Xie

Theses from 2020 2020

Sol , John Beck

Repairer's recipe : volume 0 , Joyce Chang

Experience the world: How the ever-present accessibility of hands-on opportunities & play enhance logistical learning , Mary E. Chavez

Ocean state food stories , Charlotte Clement

Beautiful dirt : exploring the American taboo of death through the things we leave behind , Jake Dangstorp

Designed body , Jingwei Deng

Acute , Alex D'Haeseleer

Mimesis : human-centered digital profiling visual identity , Yangyang Ding

Voran Test Lab : An exploration of teaching collaborative problem solving and critical thinking through emergent gameplay , Taber Gifford

inVisible: a guide to understanding & designing for introverts , Ashesh Gohil

Through the labyrinth , Rebeca Gonzalez Morales

+ one : a new companionship , Vivien Mengjiao Han

Lift a life , Vidur Madhav

Night Knights: reminding children that their nighttime fear isn't something they have to face alone , Ji Hyung Moon

Fifty fifty: redefining domesticity , Ziying Qiao

The objects around us. , Rohit Sen

Accessibility to possibilities : discover the unknown unknown worlds , Yutong Shen

Totem: An embodiment of human character and personality in footwear design , Sushant Shivaram

Togather: To gather together , Kyungah Sohn

Surviving in a gregarious world , Shiyang Yao

Ether: a social design , Zihan Zhou

Theses from 2019 2019

Biomatters : future of biology as material source , Tareq Alzawawi

Mindful interactions , Shreyans Bhandari

Unimproved : land observation at the edge of progress , Adam Somers Bowen

Bitter son , Adam Chuong

Pekka : social software to improve in-game dynamics , Yu Mo

Theses from 2018 2018

Autonomous vehicle futures : designing experiences that enable trust and adoption , Jeremy Bass

Foodways for earthlings : recipes and tools for eating in extreme environments , Maggie Coblentz

Curious things , Allison Davis

Idiosyncratic uniform , Erica Efstratoudakis

Really clean no problems at all , Christina Johnston

Letsqube , Biniam Assegid Kebede

For a better normal : fostering the informal sector in post-hurricane Puerto Rico, as a pathway for economic stabilization , Jonathan W. Melendez Davidson

Harmless Studio , David Thomas Pittman

Dispatches from planet nowhere , Aaron Field Simmons

Radically normal : the menstruation issue , Kathryn Smiley

Talking to computers , Jen Spatz

A place for plastics : bioplastics, bacteria and our thoughtless acts , Megan Valanidas

Memory.zip , Yu-Hsing Wu

Theses from 2017 2017

Communicatronics , Adi Azulay

Balance speaker : efficient work and break , Jin Cao

Talistones : a handful of help for homecoming soldiers , Atulya Changanty

Magkasama , Christina Chen

Retooling : experiments in digital apprenticeship , Ryan Ferguson

Body (less) fitness , Dan Gioia

Love view , Wudi Hong

Connections : a new model to customizing everything , Shao-Hsuan Hou

Motivated motivation : a consulting tool to find new platforms for business , Xiaoxio Jin

Embracing traditional Chinese culture through design , Jiaxuan Li

P-Lax : toys for adults, to play & relax , Zhizi Liu

Empowerment of people of all abilities , Kasia Matlak

Jettison all stories : experimenting with our relationship to the physical , Alyssa R. Mayo

Transitions : designing acceptance in a world of change , Hanna McLaughlin

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Corbett, Brian. "Configuration design methods and mathematics for product families." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/17283.

Gustafsson, Leonardo. "DESIGN OF NEW COSMETIC PRODUCT." Thesis, Jönköping University, Internationella Handelshögskolan, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-54751.

Smith, Alfred, and Jari Oikarinen. "Design study of a new product." Thesis, Tekniska Högskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, JTH, Maskinteknik, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-40877.

Kühlenthal, Jessica Courtney. "Mapping product design as a transdisciplinary service." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2829.

Siddique, Zahed. "Common platform development : designing for product variety." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/17698.

Aykroyd, Timothy N. "Value assessment of new product innovations." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/43173.

Daley, John. "Autonomic product development process automation /." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2007. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd1958.pdf.

Venkatraman, Rajagopal. "Role of design service firms in product innovation." Link to electronic thesis, 2005. http://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/ETD/Available/etd-010406-181802/.

Wegmershaus, Luciano John Paul. "Design for commercialisation : enabling innovative product ideas through supportive creative environments." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2407.

Miller, Philip N. "Assessing creftsmanship at early design in product development /." View online ; access limited to URI, 2004. http://0-wwwlib.umi.com.helin.uri.edu/dissertations/dlnow/3135911.

呂定鏗 and Ting-hang Mantin Lu. "A virtual design platform for interactive product design and visualization." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2002. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31226425.

Lu, Ting-hang Mantin. "A virtual design platform for interactive product design and visualization /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 2002. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?

Marin, Vidal Flavio Alejandro. "Metaphor and cognition| Creativity in new product design." Thesis, Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (Mexico), 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3570883.

Through nine experiments, this research advances knowledge about the influence of metaphors grounded in the visual sensory system on creative cognition by showing that perceiving ostensibly task-unrelated visual images that carry metaphoric meaning alters consumers’ creativity. While the results of Experiments 1a, 1b, and 2 provide convergent evidence that positive visual metaphors representing ideas like “ I just had a light go on ” increase consumers’ creative output, Experiments 3a and 3b reveals that a negative visual metaphor conveying ideas like “ I am burnt out ” decrease it. Experiments 4a and 4b show that aptness and familiarity moderate the metaphor creativity link, and Experiment 6 shows that the metaphor–creativity link is moderated by analogical reasoning skills. Experiment 5 uncovers the mediating role of creative intent. In addition to implying that marketers can use metaphors to enhance consumers’ creative feedback in areas like new product development, this research also makes important theoretical contributions by showing (1) that grounded visual metaphors (in addition to tangible objects or physical exercises) can not only raise but also lower creative output, (2) that the cognitive relationship to the metaphor alters the metaphor-creativity link, (3) that a unique cognitive skill alters the metaphor–creativity link, and (4) that consumers’ intentions explain that relationship.

Wang, Yu-Han. "Chinese cultural features for new product design development." Thesis, Brunel University, 2016. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/12185.

Choudhury, Abhijit Kumar. "Integrated product and its extended enterprise network design using lean principles." Diss., Rolla, Mo. : University of Missouri-Rolla, 2007. http://scholarsmine.mst.edu/thesis/pdf/Choudhury_completeThesis_09007dcc8043f64f.pdf.

CASSEL, JULIA, and AGNES ÖSTEVIK. "Translucent concrete in product design : Implementation of a new segment of design products through Strategic branding." Thesis, KTH, Produkt- och tjänstedesign, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-248054.

Venkatraman, Rajagopal. "Role of design service firms in product innovation." Digital WPI, 2006. https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/etd-theses/4.

Sreekumar, Anoop. "A Framework for Modular Product Design based on Design for 'X' Methodology." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367924823.

Balasubramaniam, Anitha. "Financial modeling of new product development economics." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/90707.

Pedgley, Owain F. "Industrial designers' attention to materials and manufacturing processes : analyses at macroscopic and microscopic levels." Thesis, Loughborough University, 1999. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/7155.

Kuleli, Kerem. "User-product Interaction In New Product Encounters: Prominence Of User Expertise And Product Properties." Master's thesis, METU, 2005. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12606620/index.pdf.

Ughanwa, Davidson Oyemeka. "The role of new product design in international competitiveness." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 1986. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.329822.

McCarthy, Daniel J. (Daniel Joseph). "Phantom work : design iteration timing in new product development." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/47833.

Smith, Ariadne G. (Ariadne Geneviève). "New product development methods : a study of open design." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/78500.

Wang, H. M. "The quality management of new product design and development." Thesis, Cranfield University, 1993. http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/3559.

Jones, Tim. "Functional interaction : diagnosing interface relationships in new product development." Thesis, University of Salford, 1998. http://usir.salford.ac.uk/26740/.

Elliott, A. C. "A comparative study of factors affecting product quality and customer needs compliance in the new product development process." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2000. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/7356.

Lee, Sangwon. "TWO ESSAYS ON PRODUCT DESIGN AND CONSUMER EVALUATIONS." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2010. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/3939.

Tahir, Muhammad Rehan. "A new approach to product development in Islamic finance." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/47878.

Boult, Martin. "Lightness, sustainability, design : framing product design : this thesis is submitted to Auckland University of Technology in partial fulfilment of the degree of Master of Arts in Art and Design, 2007." Click here to access this resource online, 2007. http://repositoryaut.lconz.ac.nz/theses/1347/.

Simpson, Timothy W. "A concept exploration method for product family design." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/17508.

Yang, Sen. "An evo-devo framework for product design evolution /." View abstract or full-text, 2007. http://library.ust.hk/cgi/db/thesis.pl?IELM%202007%20YANG.

Klingler, Jan Patrick. "Bacteria: In A New Light : exploring user to product relationships through microbiology." Thesis, Konstfack, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:konstfack:diva-6288.

Bhattacharya, Abhijeet. "Visual Brand Language – A Strategic Design Tool in New Product Development." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1212028922.

Bare, Marshall Edwin. "Structuring empirical methods for reuse and efficiency in product development processes /." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2007. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd1676.pdf.

Sethebe, Keaboka M. "The development of product design guidelines based on a new conceptual framework." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2012. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/11173.

Bauer, Matthew David. "Integration of product and disassembly process design in parametric synthesis." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/17842.

Shi, Jun, and 石均. "Web-based 'design for X' in collaborative product development." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2002. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31243587.

Shi, Jun. "Web-based 'design for X' in collaborative product development /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 2002. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B24520913.

Hjälmefjord, Helena. "BRANDS, CUSTOMERS AND PRODUCTS - FINDING THE OPTIMAL SOLUTION WHEN INCLUDING A NEW PRODUCT TO A WELL-KNOWN BRAND." Thesis, Halmstad University, School of Business and Engineering (SET), 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-1104.

The aim of this thesis is to define the optimal branding strategy for a new product; the InSure FIT Test; into an existing company with a well-known brand; HemoCue AB. This product will be the first in a row of new products that HemoCue will distribute, that has not been developed and manufactured by the company.

Design management refers to an approach whereby organizations make design-relevant decisions in a market and customer-oriented way as well as optimizing design-relevant processes. The thesis uses a design management approach by analyzing the brand, defining the customer and their wants and needs, and identifying the added values of the product.

The brand is analyzed first, and three different branding alternatives are presented, namely brand extension, co-branding and distribution only. Face-to-face interviews are performed with both internal and external customers of HemoCue AB to understand their image of the company. The customers’ images are compared to the identity that the company wants to transmit. After this the customers of the InSure products are identified, and Persona for the different customers are created. The creation of persona enables us to understand the users’ wants and needs. Last the InSure product is analyzed, identifying how it fits into the Mission, Vision and other statements that HemoCue makes.

From the information gathered SWOT analyses are performed on each branding alternative. The most important criterion are weighted and the branding alternatives are weighted in regards to the branding alternatives. The conclusion is made that the co-branding alternative is the optimal branding solution for the HemoCue company, as well as providing several benefits for the InSure product. This suggested branding solution may also be useable for the future portfolio extensions in the HemoCue and Quest Diagnostic companies.

Santos, Reyes D. E. "The development of a design for the environment methodology : (D E M)." Thesis, University of Salford, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.301463.

Dahl, Darren W. "The use of visual mental imagery in new product design." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp02/NQ34546.pdf.

Ibrahim, Fuziah. "The relationship between design and marketing in new product development." Thesis, Manchester Metropolitan University, 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.260348.

Malluzzo, Tomas. "Marine System Design in New Product Development under Technological Uncertainty." Thesis, KTH, Marina system, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-223332.

Carone, Michael Joseph. "Augmenting the product platform constructal theory method for multiple objectives." Thesis, Available online, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004:, 2003. http://etd.gatech.edu/theses/available/etd-04062004-164618/unrestricted/carone%5Fmichael%5Fj%5F200312%5Fms.pdf.

Pakala, Padmavathi Krishna. "Optimal formation of supplier networks for product design and production phases to realize an evolving product family." Diss., Rolla, Mo. : University of Missouri-Rolla, 2007. http://scholarsmine.mst.edu/thesis/pdf/Pakala_completeThesis_09007dcc8043f836.pdf.

Radford, Scott K. "Have you seen the new model? visual design and product newness /." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/4654.

Panchal, Jitesh H. "Towards a design support system for distributed product realization." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/19083.

Todorovic, Jelena. "The New Gym Bag." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Fakulteten för teknik och samhälle (TS), 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-20045.

Holdstock, Brian P. "The management of surface finish decisions in new product design and development." Thesis, University of Brighton, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.263098.

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