Master Degree / Yüksek Lisans Tezleri
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Master Thesis Computer Aided Design Program "çizen" and Designers Interaction and Efficiency Analysis; Development of Intelligent Interface Suggestions(Izmir Institute of Technology, 2020) Zengin Bintaş, Gül Çiçek; Erkarslan, ÖnderSoftware is not only a rapidly developing and indispensable tool today but also the most prominent driving force of digital transformation. Thanks to the innovation studies carried out in the software of these programs, the productivity growth is achieved in the design processes, and the errors arising from the design could be reduced to a minimum. In Turkey, since 2010, working on CAD development have been initiated; the domestic and national program called “ÇİZEN,” has been developed for sheet metal forming design. In this study, new techniques and innovative methods were performed in the ÇİZEN program, which was developed and personalized specifically to a particular sector and then, User Experience Survey was conducted. The study aimed to design a simple and intelligent interface by clearly determining the needs and expectations of sheet metal designers and the user's program experience. Within the scope of this objective, user experience surveys were conducted with the participation of 14 users. In this context, the users were asked pre-configured and open-ended questions, and by giving the users specific tasks, the focus points in the program were revealed with heat maps through the Eye Tracker device. As a result of the finalization of pre-test studies and obtaining eye-tracking data, the final-test phase was initiated; and after the general opinions about the program were received, System Usability and Nonverbal Pictorial Scale research was conducted. The data obtained from the research results were interpreted, evaluated, and suggestions were developed under three main headings: productivity, simplicity/functionality, and interface.Master Thesis Redesing of Driver Environment for Rigid Inflatable Boat With Focus on User-Centered Design(Izmir Institute of Technology, 2018) Aşıcı, Burçin; Erkarslan, ÖnderThis thesis focuses on designing some elements of a RIB (Rigid Inflatable Boat), NorthStar 910 RS is a high segment pleasure boat and has been manufacturing for two years by RIBTECH. The driver environment on today’s boat did not design ergonomically, and this project has aimed to design a new driver environment with enhanced ergonomics, user experience and aesthetically compelling for the market. The objective was to produce a product that is implementable in 2018. The project has been studied by using a user-centered design methodology, meaning that all team members have been involved through the product development process to add a design value for users with new solutions suit their needs. The result is a console, seating unit, and hardtop designed for that embraces the importance of ergonomics, user experience, and producibility. These elements have not only integrated all equipment in a user-friendly but also with easy maintenance and easy manufacture abilities. They additionally enable RIBTECH to modify electronic parts of the user interface through time to expand market opportunities as upcoming customers that they can upgrade or update. By using international standards for design, features of ergonomics and ease of production are sufficiently considered throughout the process, that they improve the production process by means of decreased time. This thesis aims to contribute a better understanding of the importance of design methods for the company’s competence in the commercial world and the significance of integration design into the product development process in the early phases.Master Thesis Evaluating Adoption of Open Source Tools in Industrial Design Education(Izmir Institute of Technology, 2016) Aykul, Zeynep; Erkarslan, ÖnderOpen source tools can support industrial designers to follow technology and trends easily. If industrial designers start using open source tools in their design processes, they can overcome difficulties, and make the process easier. The first step of research showed that industrial design students have the difficulties in the specific tasks of design process such as design presentation, design research, design decision, concept generation and design documentation. In addition to difficult tasks, reasons of difficulties were also asked to build a connection between open source tools and the solutions of difficulties. In the second step of research, students’ approaches for open source tools’ use were analyzed with presentation and feedback session. However, taking feedback with a questionnaire were not enough to analyze their approach. For this reason, three different studies were designed to find the most effective way to see how industrial design students use open source tools in their design processes. The first two studies were accepted as pilot studies which were re-design workshop and open source tools’ usage in industrial design studio courses. Due to limitations and insufficient outcomes required the third studies which are simulation of open source community. The study aimed to create an effective environment which offers an experience of open source tools with all the elements such as source, sharing, contribution and community. Introduction to Design Thinking Course’ students participated the study in Industrial Product Design Department at Istanbul Technical University. They shared their term project as open source and open source community was created in the classroom. Thus, difficulties of students in the design process were aimed to overcome. The results indicated that students overcome difficulties of “Finding inspiration”, “Express concept correctly and quickly”, “Changing and developing ideas” and “Decision skills”.Master Thesis Using Augmented Reality in Vocational Education Programs To Teach Occupational Healt and Safety(Izmir Institute of Technology, 2016) Hülagü, Renk; Erkarslan, ÖnderWhile augmented reality enables us to attach images and information from virtual environment into the real world; technology and computer science enables us to go beyond our limits of visual perception through showing us the world with the information which was not there before. The aim of this research is to design a system that will enhance the awareness of the vocational education students over the topic of occupational health and safety. With the augmented reality system projected on the work surface, the students will be warned when they perform actions that pose a risk, needs caution and may result in accidents. As they are doing it, therefore, they will understand the faultiness of the actions again. In this work, augmented reality is chosen based on two advantages; students will be able to access the information needed, in this project warnings, without looking at directions other than the work surface and there exists lack of study in the topic of augmented reality in the field of industrial design. The research involves a literature review and two case studies in Konak Çınarlı Mesleki ve Teknik Anadolu Lisesi with high school and university students. A system is designed according to findings from these studies. As the result, students’ caution was got and the number of mistakes was decreased. This resulted in decrease in the number of occupational accidents, deaths and financial loss. The project may also become a new method of teaching occupational safety and operation of the machines.Master Thesis Analysis of Deign-Driven Innovation Practices in Turkish and Swedish Furniture Firms(Izmir Institute of Technology, 2015) Aydın, Mahmut Ferit; Erkarslan, ÖnderAim of the present thesis is to explore and analyze recent practices of design-driven innovation (DDI) in furniture industries of Turkey and Sweden. Despite the large body of literature on innovation as commercialization, there exist several directions in DDI which need to be further explored especially for developing countries like Turkey. In fact, existing studies mostly comprises of the practices of leading design-based companies to further develop the theoretical ground on DDI. By providing insights to the application of DDI theory in developing countries, we aim to enhance the scope of DDI in terms of its drivers affected by design cultures and innovativeness levels of countries. Hence, besides Turkey, this thesis explores the practices of DDI in Sweden as a leading country in terms of its design culture. Differences and commonalities of DDI practices in these countries are analyzed together to define the effects of design culture on DDI. Furniture industry is selected to frame the thesis due to its design focus and ease of application according to other technology based sectors. Through this way, we aim to better compare and contrast the evidences of different countries. An exploratory approach is internalized in which we conduct case study methods to provide evidence to the theory. Semi-structured interviews are realized with designers and designer managers of leading furniture companies of Turkey and Sweden for data enhancement and validation. Through cross-case analysis of national outcomes, we propose additional drivers to DDI theory as product segmentation, activity research, culture research and concept research. Keywords: Design-driven innovation, innovation strategies, innovation of meanings, research for innovation.Master Thesis Optimization of the Product Design Through Quality Function Deployment (qfd) and Analaytical Hierarchy Process (ahp): a Case Study in a Ceramic Washbasin(Izmir Institute of Technology, 2009) Yılmaz, Hande; Erkarslan, ÖnderQFD is a methodology, which establishes a relationship between product and customer, determines product.s sales ability and carry out it to a high level during the process.In this study, QFD methodology, which is used in several industries, was implemented in the sanitary production industry. In this purpose, the washbasin, which is called as .Potsink. produced by Vitra, was chosen and examined implementation ability of the methodology. The aim for this choice is that Potsink.s design is different from usual washbasin forms and because of this reason, some sales problems would be appeared also there are some ergonomical and functional problems was observed.In the first step, which is developed by the customer.s voice, Analytic Hierarchy Process AHP was used. The relationship, which is between product and customer.s requirements, is determined by Analytic Hierarchy Process AHP.After this step, with customer requirements and technical details, which is matched with, are put in the house of quality (HoQ). Fallowing this step, improvement ratio and sales points are taken place in the house. Finally calculate all items and evaluated.Master Thesis A Historical Analysis on the Effects of Experimental Photography in Industrial Product Advertising: Bauhaus School(Izmir Institute of Technology, 2007) Kabukçu, Evrim; Erkarslan, ÖnderThis thesis explores whether the techniques developed as results of the experimental photography researches conducted at the Bauhaus School, founded in 1919 in the Weimar Republic, were effective on the industrial product advertising photographs published during the Third Reich by considering the political and economic background. Thus, first the applications of photomontage, use of photograph in typography and the studies conducted to develop new points of view and representation of movement were evaluated and the applications of the mentioned technical innovations in the industrial product advertising photographs were interpreted ;and yet continuing, the existence of the mentioned technical innovations created by the photographers of Bauhaus School, in the industrial product advertisements published during the Third Reich, which was reconstructed by the National Socialists, who came to power in 1933, is discussed.Accordingly, it is claimed in this thesis that the techniques developed at Bauhaus School, founded in Weimar Republic as results of the experimental photography researches were applied in the industrial advertisements, which were parts of life reshaped as a result of the efforts for nazification of economy, art, culture, and the advertising sector by National Socialists during the Third Reich, despite the fact that Bauhaus was closed by being described as a bolschevic institution.Master Thesis Comparative Analysis of Master of Industrial Design Education in Turkey(Izmir Institute of Technology, 2008) İmamoğulları, Beril; Erkarslan, ÖnderThis thesis focused on the master.s program in industrial design, which is research and practice oriented in the light of current themes and design principals. It argued that a master.s degree in industrial design would help graduates specialize in the related field and improve their skills. Therefore, this study consists of fundamental components about master.s studies in industrial design in turkey such as, existing circumstances of master.s degree, defining its problems and requirements, and resolution advisories to education.Seven universities offer a master.s degree in the field of industrial design in Turkey. In the study, comparative analysis of these programs is conducted on their current education system and two survey studies are realized among the academics of these universities, to examine their opinions.In the field study, the increase number of department facilities was underlined as one of the positive developments whereas problems concerning the academic staff of master.s programs came into prominence as the most important weaknesses. In addition, the required improvements of YOK criteria for the discipline were also found a critical situation for the future of programs.Keywords: Industrial Design Education, Master.s Degree Program, Comparative Analysis of Education.Master Thesis The Interactions Between Life Styles, Expectations and Furniture Design: Case Study on Ikea(Izmir Institute of Technology, 2009) Erinçkan, Aykut; Erkarslan, ÖnderChanging economic conditions and rapid industrial changes have reshaped social structures and closely affected the process of urbanization. With the impact of capitalism, social classes have become more evident. This situation have played important role on the development of modern cities. Lifestyles, enjoyments and likes of social classes have become influential on their habits of consumption. They started to behave in a way required by their social classes in which they are and expect from a product what their social class requires them to do. While people used to live with the other members of the family in large and comfortable places altogether in the past, social conditions have forced them to live in smaller and more practical places recently. Being smaller, their living environment has affected their choice of products ads in choosing the products, features of products that are far away from floweriness and effulgence but more practical, economical; in other words, that comply with specific designing criteria have been fore grounded. The products with these designing features that meet these demands are much more preferred.The aim of this dissertation is to show how the preferences of the consumers are shaped by their social classes and lifestyles and what designing features is foreground while buying any product. While doing this, brand name called IKEA and its products are studied as a sample case. A survey is conducted in order to determine the preferences of IKEA.s customers. The dissertation consists of five chapters. Keywords: Life Styles, Furniture Design, Ikea Concept, Social Classes.Master Thesis The Role of Logo Design in Creating Brand Emotion: a Semiotic Comparison of the Apple and Ibm Logos(Izmir Institute of Technology, 2006) Biricik, Aslı; Erkarslan, Önder; Erkarslan, ÖnderThis thesis explains the role of logo design in creating brand emotion as a comparative analysis of Apple and IBM using the semiotic theory of Charles Morris.These research reports the results of the comparisons, and in the light of the results reaches conclusions about the emotional value of a logo to a company and the way it affects their consumers. The visual sign elements of IBM.s monochromatic, straight, striped-block letters versus Apple.s rainbow coloured, rounded, and partially bitten apple have been compared syntactically, semantically, and pragmatically. A well designed emotional logo becomes a visual shorthand for the meanings attached to it, and therefore it influences consumers to be receptive to the brand message and effects consumers emotionally, making them exhibit extreme loyalty to the brand. They invoke emotion and brand not only the company, but the customer as well. This thesis, using semiotics, shows the importance of designing logos to create an emotional, even subconscious, connection with consumers.