Proceedings of the International Symposium on Research of Arts, Design and Humanities Isradh 2014

This book examines the interaction between art, design, technology and the social sciences. It features 56 papers that were presented at the International Symposium on Research of Arts, Design and Humanities, ISRADH 2014, held at Sutera Harbour Resort, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.

Complete with helpful diagrams and tables, the papers cover such topics as artificial reef development, racial discourse in the social media, stoneware as a replacement material for modern ventilation walls, and factors contributing to internet abuse in the workplace. Overall, the coverage focuses on global design trends and demands with an emphasis on people, business and technology.

Inside, readers will find information on art and science in industrial applications; art management and entrepreneurship; cognitive, psychological and behavioral science; design technology and sustainable development; humanities and social applications in quality of life; social implications of technology; and visual communication and technologies.

Taking a multi-disciplinary approach, the book features insightful discussions among academicians and industrial practitioners on the evolution of design that will appeal to researchers, designers and students.

Oskar Hasdinor Hassan is currently a teaching staff in the Faculty of Art and Design, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia. He specializes in ceramic materials and processing for undergraduate students. He was in Julich Research Centre, Germany, as a visiting scientist working on the Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) project which was also part of his PhD research work at Ruhr Universitat Bochum. His research interests are focused on ceramic and manufacturing problems that involve design as a bridge between the two distinct discipline of engineering and design. Much of Oskar’s recent research has been published in more than 30 papers, indexed in ISI/Scopus. He also chairs several international conferences under the sponsorship of IEEE Malaysia.

Shahriman Zainal Abidin is an Industrial Designer graduate and currently a teaching staff in Faculty of Art and Design, UiTM. His teaching interests and experience are in the areas of design methodology, industrial design research and interaction design and automotive design. He received his PhD from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in the field of Formgiving. His expertise resonates around the field of Formgiving research in automotive. Currently he is seconded to the Department of Research and Development in Proton Holdings Bhd., a Malaysia Automotive Company. He is in charge with creating the new Proton DNA design of the national car.

Rusmadiah Anwar is a lecturer of Faculty of Art & Design, UiTM. He became an Associate Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Malaysia and Collective Member (University) for the International Academy of Ceramics, Geneva (NGO official partner of UNESCO) since 2011. He is a research member of the Formgiving Design Research Initiative Group, UiTM and is currently an active researcher focusing on Practiced-Based Design and Laboratory Based Design Method in investigating design and human behaviour. He has published his research in many conferences locally and internationally and most of these publications are indexed. He is also currently engaged in professional ventures as a member in Technical Committee on Ceramic Materials & Sanitary Fittings for SIRIM Bhd and Technical Program Committee for several of IEEE conferences.

Muhamad Fairus Kamaruzaman is a research fellow in Formgiving Design Research Initiative Group in UiTM. As a senior lecturer he is actively engaged in researching the fields of Assistive Design Technology, Mobile Learning, Human Behaviour and the impact of the designed environment on quality of life. He has published more than 25 papers, of which many are indexed publications. He is also a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Malaysia Design Council and has been appointed as publication Chair and technical committee for various IEEE conferences.