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2020-02-19
“I am unpacking our library, yes I am. In borrowing this framework, ex post facto, from Walter Benjamin, I am not starting as he did, in the state of boxed and crated books—“not yet touched by the mild boredom of order”—but with the large and functioning library of the University of Alberta,...
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Designing a Culturally Appropriate Distance Learning Platform for Students in the Tłıchǫ Region of the Northwest Territories
Download2023-01-01
In January 2020, (as part of my master’s programme before my thesis), I began a creative collaboration with the community representatives from the Tłı̨chǫ region of the Northwest Territories. I worked as part of a team of four designers for three months, where I had the opportunity to read,...
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Mindfully Social: Designing in Response to Mental Health Issues Linked to Excessive Social Media Use
Download2022-04-01
Mental health is a significant and widespread health issue that in many societies is still considered taboo and not taken as seriously as it should be. Mental health is vital for the personal and psychological well-being of individuals, their relationships, and their contribution to their...
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2020-03-01
The paintings and drawings in my thesis exhibition are about anomie, anxiety, and the inevitable confusion that results from the collapse and breakdown of ideological systems. In this work I am looking at the breakdown of bourgeois ideology in North America and its conflicting attachment to “The...
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Development of a Digital Information Platform to Enhance Usability and Accessibility for Immigrant Women Who Have Experienced a Miscarriage
Download2022-06-01
Miscarriage is the most common pregnancy complication affecting one in four pregnancies. The loss of a baby can seriously impact women's physical and mental health, leading to traumatic disorders such as anxiety, depression, anger, self-blame, and self-harm. Women who receive support after their...
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2018-09-26
Background: There are many educational resources to teach the adult population about cardiovascular disease and living a “heart healthy” lifestyle, however, there are few resources that target the pediatric population. In fact, many of the pediatric educational resources are intended for the...
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2018-09-01
Modern Indigenous is the title of my thesis and is a brand development project that aims to incorporate Indigenous culture, values, symbols and traditional materials with twenty-first century design thinking and product development. Through this process a number of modernized product designs will...
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Transforming the Homeless Counting Process: Mapping and Re-Designing Systems and Experiences Through Service Design
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Aidan Rowe (supervisor), Devaki Joshi
Homelessness is a significant issue that has raised a variety of social and economic challenges in Canada and many other countries. This Master of Design research focused on redesigning the homeless counting process in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It focuses on count volunteers' perspectives and...