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- For Color Design Technique Using Color MemoryHiroaki Miyake, Atsushi Osa, Ken Matsuda, Takeshi Kinoshita2015 Volume 62 Issue 4 Pages 4_1-4_10
Published: November 30, 2015
Released on J-STAGE: April 15, 2016
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSColors change in human memory, and simultaneously, their impressions may also change. Understanding the changes in colors' impression and their memory is useful as a color design technique. Therefore, we conducted recognition experiments on color memory and compared color impressions between the observation and recognition phase. The results indicated that the change in the colors' impression depends on the color. Magenta and yellow colors showed impression changes in memory, whereas shades of color blue did not. The value of color difference between a memorized color and the recognized color was not directly related to the value of the impression change. Furthermore, impression changes did not occur in a combination of memorized colors. There is a possibility that impression changes depend on the difficulty of memorization and the contrast effect of colors in memory.View full abstractDownload PDF (1997K) -
- Analysis of Sufficiency Rate for Shopping and Railway Station AreasDaisuke Aotsuka, Hiroshi Nakahara2015 Volume 62 Issue 4 Pages 4_11-4_16
Published: November 30, 2015
Released on J-STAGE: April 15, 2016
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSUp until now, residential areas have been suburbanized due to the population increase, and urban functions have planned to be decentralized in Sapporo. However, based on the background of aging society and declining population, a city planning which mainly considers local living areas will be required and a future vision of Sapporo is also drew as to be a compact city.
In this research, we focus on 87 Liaison Centers in the city which are base sites to citizens' autonomy and local community. Considering each Liaison Center's area as local living area and setting 500 m area of shopping and railway station related to daily life, regional differences of Liaison Center areas are analyzed from the view point of sufficient rate based on these items.
From the results, while gaining the result that sufficiency rates tend to be lower in suburbs or low-populated Liaison Centers' area and these areas are aging population areas compared to other city areas, regional differences including age characteristics are shown.View full abstractDownload PDF (1794K) -
Takehiko Takanashi2015 Volume 62 Issue 4 Pages 4_17-4_24
Published: November 30, 2015
Released on J-STAGE: April 15, 2016
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSThe relation between forest landscape management guideline and number of bucked lumbers as well as the relation between forest landscape evaluation and number of bucked lumbers were analyzed. The survey results of the uniform man-made Cryptomeria japonica forests showed that the highly evaluated forest stands a tended forest stand ranging from not less than 50 years to not more than 70 years of forest age exhibited a bole space volume of 278㎥/tree, a diameter breast height index of 0.187 and 3.6 bucking timbers. The survey results of the uniform man-made Chamaecyparis obusta forests showed that the highly evaluated forest stand is a tended forest stand ranging from not less than 70 years to not more than 100 years of forest age and exhibited a bole space volume of 458㎥/tree, a diameter breast height index of 0.128 and 3.75 bucking timbers. There was produced a result that the plantation of large diameter trees (having a diameter breast height of not less than 31cm) enabling 3.0 bucking timbers to be obtained should be promoted when taking management perspective into consideration with an evaluated forest landscape maintained.View full abstractDownload PDF (1975K) -
--Research on the Seating Style and Furniture Seen in Japanese Films(1)Shinnichi Ishimura2015 Volume 62 Issue 4 Pages 4_25-4_34
Published: November 30, 2015
Released on J-STAGE: April 15, 2016
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSMetal tubular cantilever chairs were developed in Europe in 1927, and a domestically produced version was sold in Japan from around 1931. However, as there is little data to indicate the use of these chairs, this essay examined pre-war films to determine the actual early usage. The findings were as follows. 1) The early metal tubular cantilever chairs that began to be used in central Tokyo from around 1932 did not appear in any movie. 2) The first time metal tubular cantilever chairs appeared in a film was in 1935, and then were seen in nine films up to 1938. 3) The chairs were in homes and in public spaces such as stores, hotel lounges, dance halls and hospital waiting rooms. 4) Not limited to the upper class, European modernism was broadly adopted into the Japanese society. Through this historical use of the metal tubular cantilever chair, we can catch a glimpse of modernism in Japan during the pre-war period.View full abstractDownload PDF (1764K) -
Ayako Kawase, Choi Jeong Seo , Megumi Izumisawa, Haruo Hibino, Shinic ...2015 Volume 62 Issue 4 Pages 4_35-4_42
Published: November 30, 2015
Released on J-STAGE: April 15, 2016
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSThe present study examined how brands of OTC medicines would influence consumers' behavior when choosing an OTC medicine. Participants were asked to choose an OTC medicine from three options presented horizontally on a computer display, and their eye-movements were recorded. The viewing durations and sequences for 12 items of label information were analyzed. The results showed that the "medicine name" was viewed first and longest in NB medicines, whereas "sales copy" was viewed first and longest in PB medicines. The correlation between the area/area ratio of each item and viewing duration was larger in PB medicines than that of NB medicines. The correlation between the number of colors and viewing duration for each drug package was not significant. The results suggested that consumers choose a NB medicine by viewing brand names whereas they choose a PB medicine by viewing more details.View full abstractDownload PDF (2498K) -
--Analysis of Workshops on 'Nurse Call Art'Kiyomi Yoshioka, Atsushi Mitani, Takashi Hasumi2015 Volume 62 Issue 4 Pages 4_43-4_50
Published: November 30, 2015
Released on J-STAGE: April 15, 2016
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSThe objectives of this study are to practice and evaluate an 'Active Art' program in pediatric care facilities. For the purposes of this study, 'Active Art' is defined as art works and art creations that encourage the movement to touch. In the 'Nurse Call Art' program, which is based on 'Active Art', the participants create a nurse call of clay and use their completed works to simulate communication with the nurse. We analysed ratings of the participants' psychological and physiological measurement, and behavior observation. The participants' mood improved after the workshop in comparison with that before the workshop. The blood pressure of participants showing no mood change before and after the workshop declined, and these participants were suggested to relax. The main color of their works was related to the color of their own working sheet, and the shape was related to the shape of the device. Since the participants' works had eyes and a mouth similar to creatures, they were encouraged to maintain eye contact and converse with their works.View full abstractDownload PDF (1814K) -
--Characteristics of Color Memory from the Viewpoint of Color CategoryHiroaki Miyake, Atsushi Osa, Takeshi Kinoshita2015 Volume 62 Issue 4 Pages 4_51-4_60
Published: November 30, 2015
Released on J-STAGE: April 15, 2016
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSTo construct color design techniques with respect to color memory, it is necessary to know the manner in which each color shifts in color memory. Previous studies report that the mean data of the color memory shift, but not all data can be utilized for color design, as there are high individual differences. In this study, we investigated what color data can be utilized in color design, and what data can be interpolated in color space. We performed a reproduction experiment of focal color and color memory as well as the categorical naming experiment. Results showed that the data of colors that can be recognized as a common color category can be used in color design. Results also showed that it might be possible to interpolate such data using data of neighborhood colors. For data of colors recognized as different color categories depending on observers, results could be categorized into three groups.View full abstractDownload PDF (2270K) -
--Users' Property Which has a Relationship with Mental Model Building in User Interfaces OperationToshihisa Doi, Keisuke Ishihara, Toshiki Yamaoka2015 Volume 62 Issue 4 Pages 4_61-4_66
Published: November 30, 2015
Released on J-STAGE: April 15, 2016
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSEffective evaluation of mental models in user-interface design depends on the understanding of the factors that affect mental model construction. The goal of the present study was to examine the users' property which has a relationship with mental model building in user interfaces. For this purpose, action control scale and working memory were used to consider the relationship between mental model constructions. Internal resources, action control scale and working memory, which users have already within themselves and mental model construction levels were evaluated by a questionnaire and an experiment. As a result, we found the possibility that action control scale and working memory doesn't have the clear relationship to mental models building of user-interfaces operation.View full abstractDownload PDF (1298K) -
--A Case Study on Product Development of Office FurnitureTakanori Ito, Shunpei Fukamachi, Kei Tanaka, Takayuki Ito, Eizo Hidesh ...2015 Volume 62 Issue 4 Pages 4_67-4_76
Published: November 30, 2015
Released on J-STAGE: April 15, 2016
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSWe have developed the supporting system of consensus building which supports arguments, and carried out the basic experiments under the four different setting conditions. Based on the obtained results, we then added the facilitator support function, and conducted both preliminary and demonstration experiments for product development of an enterprise. The objective of this study is to clarify the features and the issues of the system focusing on the facilitator.
From the basic experiments, we observed the strong tendency for which we depend on the ability of facilitator.
The preliminary experiments indicated that arguments were developed by certain participants and that sketches and images were collected widely from participants. In addition, inexperienced facilitators are found to be difficult to support arguments with support function in a design suggestion and consensus building. We then performed the hearing investigations in order to improve the support function.
The demonstration experiments showed that arguments were developed by certain participants and that the number of submitted sketches and images is proportional to the number of remarks of the participants.View full abstractDownload PDF (9515K) -
- Psychological Effects and Practice in Pediatric Care Facilities of 'Let's Draw Fireworks!' ProgramKiyomi Yoshioka2015 Volume 62 Issue 4 Pages 4_77-4_84
Published: November 30, 2015
Released on J-STAGE: April 15, 2016
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSThe objectives of this study are to practice and evaluate a program that can be brought about through touching and grasping, with a focus on the psychological effect of 'Active Art'. For the purposes of this study, 'Active Art' is defined as art works and art creations that encourage the movement to touch. The work program with 'Active Art' we created is 'Let's draw fireworks!', by touching an electronic panel and grasping a rubber air pump to create art works which are then printed on postcards. I analysed ratings of the subjects' mood by using a shortened version of POMS. The POMS measure of mood after 'Let's draw fireworks!' stimulation revealed a reduction of 'Tension - Anxiety', 'Depression - Dejection', 'Anger - Hostility', 'Fatigue', and 'Confusion', and a maintenance of 'Vigor'. Participants' mood after the program was confirmed to have improved significantly in comparison with their mood before the program. In addition, we evaluated the practice of 'Let's draw fireworks!' program in pediatric care facilities. Inpatients' mood was confirmed to have improved in Children's Medical Center of Tsukuba University Hospital.View full abstractDownload PDF (1636K) -
- Example of Achromatic Metal with Mirror-finished or Shot-blasting-finished -Masahito Takizawa, Yutaka Nagami, Akira Kijima, Toru Arimura, Makiko ...2015 Volume 62 Issue 4 Pages 4_85-4_92
Published: November 30, 2015
Released on J-STAGE: April 15, 2016
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSWe investigated about the index for metal texture selection, as example of achromatic metal series with mirror-finished or shot-blasting-finished. It was able to systematize by relationship between evaluation terms from the user and physical factors, which are surface roughness, shot materials and metal species. The causality of 92 terms in this investigation was evaluated by experts. The result was analyzed by DEMATEL method aim to classify each term into hierarchy structure depending on 4 abstractions. Subsequently, samples of metal texture were evaluated by users using 35 terms as onomatopoeia, which are answerable intuitively and easily. The result was analyzed by Correspondence analysis to conduct between these terms and physical characteristics. As the result, we proposed systematic index with path and numeric to express the relationship. It is traceable with flow type from either concept term or inspiration of metal texture. The index is useful for Information sharing between designers and/or engineers in metal texture selection.View full abstractDownload PDF (2941K) -
-- Report of Fieldwork at TimorSatoru Tokuhisa2015 Volume 62 Issue 4 Pages 4_93-4_102
Published: November 30, 2015
Released on J-STAGE: April 15, 2016
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSDesigners for the BOP have to consider "field", "interest" and "sustainability." First, the fields at the BOP are totally different because a variety of macro and micro elements differ. Also, there is a high possibility that a product may collapse a balance that has been kept without the developed countries. The author adopted Structural-Constructivism as a theoretical framework to develop a framework. This design framework is composed of 4 original tools. "The Designer's Interest Model" is a tool for designers to relativize their interests without the frame of thinking. "The Phenomena Map" is a tool for designers to visualize the phenomena in the field and to construct structures considering the interests of the locals. "The Abduction Model" is a tool for designers to design concepts of products that satisfy the interests of the locals. "The Sustainability Model" is a tool to design a system related to environmental, economic, and social sustainability centered on the prototypes of the products.View full abstractDownload PDF (3559K)
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