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The sphere of mass media is deeply transformed by the irruption of network technologies. Thus, the editorial field of magazines faces an increasing phenomenon of fragmentation and differentiation. New editorial projects and new “communities of readers” appear, characterized by an unprecedented and innovative structure of diffusion and reception. These media are a paradox :... LIRE
Graphic design is a field, which depends a lot on computer tools. In this context, the project focuses on the development of methods for teaching programming to visually oriented students. The development is held by working with the software platform Scriptographer.org, improving and modifying it according to the findings and results of a series of... LIRE
Generally perceived as a simple way to immerse the spectator, 3D cinema is also often regarded just as a marketing argument. Consequently, studies on the implications of stereoscopy on cinematographic language are still very rare. Thus, the main goal of the project is to understand how 3D can be used in a film as an... LIRE
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Developed in the framework of the Master cinema of the HES-SO, the project Walking the Edit seeks to combine the field of cinema and the territory of new technologies in order to try out the potentialities of narrative constructions between, on the one hand, an audio-visual geolocalized data base and, on the other hand, the... LIRE
The department of visual communication made type design one of the components of its research strategy on the regional, national and international level.Within this framework, Typographer is the extension of the former project Corporate Typeface (“We make font”, Ecal, 2006) which lead to the creation of the Calligrapher software and opened a prospect towards the... LIRE
The exhibition design is a creative process that consists in moving from the idea of an exhibition to its display and communication. - As a multidisciplinary and collective activity, it brings together those responsible for determining the content of an exhibition – museum management, curators, exhibition curators - and those involved its practical realization – scenographers... LIRE
The Didactica research project aims at the creation of a collection of books on the theories of design, specifically made for artists and designers, as it puts in parallel images and texts in an innovative way. - The project team define the structure of the books as well as the elements of the contents (chapters, demonstration, visualizations,... LIRE
Variable environment / mobility, interaction city & crossovers - As contemporary space is from now on closely connected to new communication and information technologies, this research project, in collaboration with EPFL, dealth with questions related to space and interaction. - Setting up collaborations between designers, architects and scientists, the project also aimed at anticipating future teamwork scenarios. - Within the framework... LIRE
In the field of visual design, new digital technologies strongly transformed the professional culture of typography. This one tends to be decentralized, independent from the production facilities and communicated by new emergent markets, such as that of the corporate typeface. - This project tried to define and support the best conditions for designers to get new specific... LIRE
MUSEOLOGY, NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND EXHIBITION DESIGN - The goal of the project consisted in defining the museology and the design of an audiovisual museum. - Within this framework, the process of transforming the AUDIORAMA (the Swiss Museum of Sound and Image in Montreux-Territet) was regarded as a case study - a prototype - from which were drawn generic lessons... LIRE
AuMaFlo is a laboratory device for ophthalmologists, developed by the Haute Ecole du Valais (HEVs). It measures blood flow in the eye and analyzes it. This makes it possible to detect potential anomalies, in particular eye diseases that can lead to blindness. - The product (a prototype) is made of a metal platform on which all... LIRE
CONSEQUENCES OF A TECHNICAL INVENTION ON THE INDUSTRY OF WOOD FURNITURE - This project draws its origin from the discovering of a new technique of assembly that consists in welding two pieces of wood by ultrasound, using a plastic junction part. - The objective of the project consisted in giving value to this new technique in the wood furniture... LIRE
Ergonomics and design of garden tools, application of a new technique for assembling wood and metal. - Garden tools haven’t evolved regarding the particular requirements of occasional users who represent, nevertheless, a considerable part of the customers. This project had the aim of re-designing eight long handles garden tools by improving their ergonomics and their functional and... LIRE
STUDY ON ERGONOMICS OF WATCHMAKERS AND JEWELLERS WORKSTATIONS - This project was initially dedicated to the ergonomic analysis of watchmakers and jewellers workstations with the aim of specifying useful improvements and defining their possible evolution. - At the end of this first phase of the project, two reports were published. They make statement on situations observed in some companies... LIRE
In international competitions, a good control of time is required during all the phases of the competition. The departure process is essential for the concentration of competitors. A specialized clock breaks up the departure into various stages, each stage providing particular information to the candidates. - This new starting clock was developed to adapt to the various... LIRE
