tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60102331292873039372024-02-22T08:59:06.152-08:00My ADMT blogJoshua Loh http://www.blogger.com/profile/16506068928740344794noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010233129287303937.post-80602002290749474642010-10-12T05:09:00.000-07:002010-10-12T05:10:15.682-07:00ADMT-Elderly challenge_Reflection<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 28.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Reflection </b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; color: #e81e14"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>What have you learnt?</b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">I learnt how to generate and analyse ideas through critical thinking and how to manage the schedule of multiple parts of the task. Like organising the dates so I can do the prototype, the multimedia presentation or the journal. I learnt how to organise the information inside the journal and what information to include in it. I found out where can I go and find the materials I need for my prototype. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; min-height: 17.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; color: #629c46"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>What difficulties have I encountered?</b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">I was not sure how to make the prototype show the product’s function the way I want it to. I was not sure what to include in the ADMT journal. I did not know what type of media to use in the multimedia presentation. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; min-height: 17.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; color: #0066f5"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>How did I overcome the difficulties I have encountered?</b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">I realised I cannot mimic the full-scale, actual product’s design so I improvised and just made the look of what happens when the product is activated. I listened to what Ms Seah said and put whatever information that was required into the journal. I thought for some time on what type of media to use in the multimedia presentation and decided to make a simple advertisement as it is more attractive, more memorable, more interesting and it is easier for them to understand the explanation of the product.</span></p><div><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><br /></span></div>Joshua Loh http://www.blogger.com/profile/16506068928740344794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010233129287303937.post-62756515210043109082010-09-24T06:16:00.000-07:002010-09-24T06:29:49.223-07:00Reflection - Prototype<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 18px; ">1. What are the difficulties that you have encountered during the process?</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">It was difficult sometimes to differentiate which is qualitative and quantitative. Figuring out what exactly is to be done is also a problem as I sometimes get confused with what we are supposed to do.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 18px; "><br />2. How do you overcome the difficulties encountered?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">We just discussed a lot so we can come up with the ideas and subsequently, arrange them in a logical manner to present to the class.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 18px; "><br />3. What are the 2 key takeaways for this lesson?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">First, we must be detailed in our description of the situation. Second, we must understand how to differentiate what is qualitative and what is quantitative.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span></div></div>Joshua Loh http://www.blogger.com/profile/16506068928740344794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010233129287303937.post-74359719892021744972010-07-21T23:01:00.000-07:002010-07-22T00:16:57.119-07:00Ergonomics (Product description and Idea Trigger)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcOrk3tjK45XohboUkazvpuR0WdwJHMGe7itpiFkDXHH9MJp-KbirD3DZPG8wzcooq2B_tc3iSvNfK-fkl2iIClyi9UqxYflSPcZo0Tksy2Ol5hathSc-41tJy93H4KYO2UoSZ8WokVETr/s1600/Photo+on+2010-07-22+at+14.45.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcOrk3tjK45XohboUkazvpuR0WdwJHMGe7itpiFkDXHH9MJp-KbirD3DZPG8wzcooq2B_tc3iSvNfK-fkl2iIClyi9UqxYflSPcZo0Tksy2Ol5hathSc-41tJy93H4KYO2UoSZ8WokVETr/s400/Photo+on+2010-07-22+at+14.45.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496618232272898754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFfBHCcOqmUYPt627CWSrfY66mCG4-Yl8ZhJKGONkrJPc_Nz912mRl8PxylAX-tuuQVdITVaTk6hwoRFNTFc1xVlvdLB1qCqIoKGLG8q8NWU7wRzY4zn8rPwcWM3EBiaN8NZQaQsc0yz8R/s1600/Photo+on+2010-07-22+at+14.04.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFfBHCcOqmUYPt627CWSrfY66mCG4-Yl8ZhJKGONkrJPc_Nz912mRl8PxylAX-tuuQVdITVaTk6hwoRFNTFc1xVlvdLB1qCqIoKGLG8q8NWU7wRzY4zn8rPwcWM3EBiaN8NZQaQsc0yz8R/s400/Photo+on+2010-07-22+at+14.04.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496608078754329666" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><div class="columns-inner" style="min-height: 0px; "><div class="column-center-outer" style="position: relative; float: left; width: 550px; "><div class="column-center-inner" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 15px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; "><div class="main section" id="main" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 15px; "><div class="widget Blog" id="Blog1" style="position: relative; min-height: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.4; "><div class="blog-posts hfeed"><div class="date-outer"><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" style="position: relative; min-height: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-left: 0px; "><div class="post-body entry-content" style="width: 490px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">i) It is multi-functional and simple as it can be used to brush things and peel skins. It is simple as you can see from the picture above so people will easily know how to use the brush. The grip of the brush is not good enough.</span></span></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" style="width: 490px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" style="width: 490px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">ii) They must think of whether it is user-friendly, how can it be stored, and whether the design is able to perform all its functions properly.</span></span></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" style="width: 490px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" style="width: 490px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">iii) No.</span></span></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" style="width: 490px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" style="width: 490px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">iv) The grip can be made better by designing the surface of the handle to follow the contours of the hand, together with the corrugation, it would be very easy to grip. </span></span></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" style="width: 490px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal;font-size:medium;">(the sketch of the improved version of the brush is above)</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div>Joshua Loh http://www.blogger.com/profile/16506068928740344794noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010233129287303937.post-45845954892805087712010-07-13T22:10:00.000-07:002010-07-13T22:40:13.681-07:00Ergonomics II<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 17.0px; font: 13.0px Arial; min-height: 15.0pxcolor:#232323;"><b>1. What is Ergonomics?</b></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 17.0px; font: 13.0px Arial; min-height: 15.0pxcolor:#232323;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 23); "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">The scientific discipline concerned with the understanding of interactions among humans and other elements of a system, and to design in order to optimize human well-being and overall system performance.</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 17.0px; font: 13.0px Arial; min-height: 15.0pxcolor:#232323;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#141417;"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Bold" border="0" class="gl_bold" /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 13.0px Arial; color:#232323;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>2. What are the 5 aspects of Ergonomics?</b></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 13.0px Arial; color:#232323;">They are s<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 23); ">afety, aesthetics, comfort, e<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">ase of use and productivity/performance.</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 13.0px Arial; color:#232323;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#141417;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 13.0px Arial; color:#232323;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 23); "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(35, 35, 35); font-weight: bold; ">3. For each aspects of Ergonomics, explain with an example of a product that is designed for the elderly, how the product meet that particular aspect of Ergonomics.</span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 13.0px Arial; color:#232323;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#232323;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 13.0px Arial; color:#232323;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 23); "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(35, 35, 35); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 23); font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Comfort</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: E.g. Alarm clock display — some displays are harshly bright, drawing one’s eye to the light or keeping one awake when surroundings are dark. Ergonomic principles could redesign this based on contrast principles and include automatic dimming functions in low-light environments (such as when a user has turned off the room lights to sleep).</span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 13.0px Arial; color:#232323;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#141417;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 13.0px Arial; color:#232323;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(20, 20, 23); "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Ease of use</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: E.g. Street Signs — in an unfamiliar area, it can be quite difficult to spot street signs. This could be addressed by using principles of visual detection to make street signs more visible.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Arial; color:#141417;"><b><br /></b></p><p color="#141417" style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Productivity/performance</b>: E.g. Office furniture/equipment — the use of ergonomically designed office furniture and equipment such as office chairs and computer input devices can drastically reduce work-related injuries and employee absences.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; line-height: 20.0px; font: 14.0px Arial; color:#141417;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; line-height: 20.0px; font: 14.0px Arial; color:#141417;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Aesthetics</b>: E.g. Signs in the workplace — signage could be made more aesthetic by using a consistent format throughout the workplace.</span></p> <p color="#141417" style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; line-height: 20.0px; font: 14.0px Arial; "><b><br /></b></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; line-height: 20.0px; font: 14.0px Arial; color: #141417"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Safety</b>: E.g. Medicine bottles — print sizes could be enlarged so the elderly with impaired vision (due to sinus problems, for example) can more easily read the label instructions. Ergonomics can discover the optimum font style, color and size to enhance readability using the limited space available on a medicine label. This will prevent the elderly from taking the wrong medicine and becoming even more ill.</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; line-height: 20.0px; font: 14.0px Arial; color: #141417"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; line-height: 20.0px; font: 14.0px Arial; color: #141417">Acknowledgement:</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.0px 0.0px; line-height: 20.0px; font: 14.0px Arial; color: #141417">http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Ergonomics</p><p></p>Joshua Loh http://www.blogger.com/profile/16506068928740344794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010233129287303937.post-65120485518049386272010-07-13T19:42:00.000-07:002010-07-13T21:27:16.575-07:00Ergonomics I<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;font-size:13px;"><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 13.0px Arial; color:#232323;"></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 13.0px Arial; color:#232323;"></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 13.0px Arial; color:#232323;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b></b></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><b><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 13.0px Arial; min-height: 15.0pxcolor:#232323;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1. Compare the 2 different workplaces, state your observations.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 13.0px Arial; min-height: 15.0pxcolor:#232323;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 13.0px Arial; color:#232323;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The second workplace is more comfortable and simple so the person can work better. If the place is simple, it will be easier for the person to find his things as he may need to find</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Bold" border="0" class="gl_bold" /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> certain things to carry out a certain task. If the workplace is more comfortable, the person will also be able to concentrate better on his work. In the video, the person’s chair is not very well designed so he cannot maintain his posture and cannot concentrate on his work. The lighting is also not very good and has a similar bad effect on him.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 13.0px Arial; color:#232323;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 13.0px Arial; color:#232323;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2. Which workplace is preferred? State with reasons why one workplace is preferred over the other.</span></span></p></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 13.0px Arial; min-height: 15.0pxcolor:#232323;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p color="#232323" style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 13.0px Arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 18.0px 'Lucida Grande'; color:#232323;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The second workplace. People will want to work in a more comfortable workplace as it will mean reduced stress and he will be more happy working as he will often have to sit at the workplace which can dramatically affect the person’s mood. The tidy work place is very well organised. There are a lot of free space on the desk top. The guy had no trouble working. With proper adjustable lighting, monitor screen and chair. The working environment is ideal. The guy is able to work comfortably. The specially designed chair is more ergonomic than normal ones as it can accommodate to the user’s desired comfort.</span></span></span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">3. What are the considerations that should be taken into account when designing a workplace that is suitable for the user?</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Lighting, desk space, the design of the chair, the position of the computer, a room specially designed for its purpose.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Ergonomic:</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">-Comfort</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">-Aesthetics</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">-Safety</span></span></span></div></span></span></div><p></p> <p color="#232323" style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 13.0px Arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p></p><ol style="list-style-type: decimal"><div><br /></div> </ol><p></p><ol style="list-style-type: decimal"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#232323;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><br /></span></span></div> </ol></span></span>Joshua Loh http://www.blogger.com/profile/16506068928740344794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010233129287303937.post-81943255887356043332010-06-24T02:23:00.000-07:002010-06-24T02:27:50.304-07:00Elderly Challenge - Observation 4<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg9TkRtqWAi1f7q0WoNSlpDvS03KKLk18BhLqcos0TrJ7EQM1TZz4X9lkRhJYKuw-s0fbLcO26Vamc6s-Io95QGdybbP89yHGUQVuB9g_GbM8rNX855gWUtY-vEm6kF2V98dwwLlh2IEfC/s1600/HS9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 390px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg9TkRtqWAi1f7q0WoNSlpDvS03KKLk18BhLqcos0TrJ7EQM1TZz4X9lkRhJYKuw-s0fbLcO26Vamc6s-Io95QGdybbP89yHGUQVuB9g_GbM8rNX855gWUtY-vEm6kF2V98dwwLlh2IEfC/s400/HS9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486269042399598658" /></a><br /><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">I observed that many elderly people have difficulty hearing, thus it is very dangerous and risky when they go outdoors. One such example is that they cannot here cars on the road easily, increasing the possibility of an accident. They need others to be around them or hearing aids to alert them of dangers. This also makes communication troublesome and slow as the person speaking to the elderly may have to repeat what he said for the elderly to hear and understand what he is saying more clearly.</span></b></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Acknowledgement:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://www.whcenter.org/body.cfm?id=557038</span></span></div>Joshua Loh http://www.blogger.com/profile/16506068928740344794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010233129287303937.post-35087045584488796272010-06-21T05:18:00.000-07:002010-06-21T06:24:08.218-07:00Elderly Challenge - Observation 3<div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I observed that many elderly people have difficulty in getting out of bed as they are not as fit as they used to be. They have to either rely on someone else to help them or go through the trouble of accomplishing the task. Therefore, I came up with a design for the interior of homes (refer to holiday homework 3) to help the elderly get out of bed without the help of another person so when no one is around to help, the elderly can get themselves out of bed with ease.</span></span></p></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgufrplapxjqwgfDaZYetc_LKt5MQPWo2ycKJU8o1E3pItaKwENpE0k8CCfLRjtqrbFh0qEBL79da5IeE3iKmMcTQx15rmtYdof9W3iUrPgbFFYSv6n4piXtM9OzWDCWDXG8qLSq3QEWhiS/s1600/Photo+on+2010-06-21+at+21.04.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgufrplapxjqwgfDaZYetc_LKt5MQPWo2ycKJU8o1E3pItaKwENpE0k8CCfLRjtqrbFh0qEBL79da5IeE3iKmMcTQx15rmtYdof9W3iUrPgbFFYSv6n4piXtM9OzWDCWDXG8qLSq3QEWhiS/s400/Photo+on+2010-06-21+at+21.04.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485212655558485106" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">As you can see, the bed is elevated high above the floor so the elderly can get seriously injured if they fall while trying to get out of bed and that since the side of the bed that we sleep on is horizontal, the elderly will have a difficult time getting out of bed as they have to lift up their upper body for a relatively large degree first.<br /></span><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: -webkit-xxx-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p>Joshua Loh http://www.blogger.com/profile/16506068928740344794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010233129287303937.post-19051434759168708572010-06-21T04:29:00.000-07:002010-06-21T04:58:45.563-07:00Designs for the interior of homes for the elderly<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPO8nVzFcCRuel8IXK0YlQuWBKRsFhjYmxv8xcIMh6EnknL6Ajn0stTCDDZ6Q372DCvV1fcsUAhDyCF9rmDgA6trAuzt2w_qBW3Zb5kbafREhe3Df4Wj_Wi7IoNIBaR3GHlt9vDUAQDylJ/s1600/Screen+shot+2010-06-21+at+PM+07.23.42.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPO8nVzFcCRuel8IXK0YlQuWBKRsFhjYmxv8xcIMh6EnknL6Ajn0stTCDDZ6Q372DCvV1fcsUAhDyCF9rmDgA6trAuzt2w_qBW3Zb5kbafREhe3Df4Wj_Wi7IoNIBaR3GHlt9vDUAQDylJ/s400/Screen+shot+2010-06-21+at+PM+07.23.42.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485193406978603298" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, serif; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><b>Getting out of bed</b></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; ">I have come up with a bed which can fold. When the person wants to get out of bed, he just needs to press a button. The upper part of the bed will fold upwards and at the same time, the entire bed moves backwards so the person will still be at the same position but he will be sitting upright. Thus, he can get out of bed without much effort.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Helvetica; "><br /></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, serif;font-size:180%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:18px;"><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; ">If the person wants to go back to bed, he can just push another button, so there are only two buttons on the controls, thus it is very user-friendly.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Helvetica; "><br /></p></span></span></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2cOiUlw_iNp-Y7bxx7tJrX7CLZM2vTTeu5QAybtJQd4o02igO6IJFHjrXZCauZ-QQYzXJRXUZkrUvtSOqqzNvy5Un-9n_g9BigLrfkIMCxVrHLSSjry8lhdRJ21q3qpKHdzYi9LU1DtHt/s1600/Screen+shot+2010-06-21+at+PM+07.26.18.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 337px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2cOiUlw_iNp-Y7bxx7tJrX7CLZM2vTTeu5QAybtJQd4o02igO6IJFHjrXZCauZ-QQYzXJRXUZkrUvtSOqqzNvy5Un-9n_g9BigLrfkIMCxVrHLSSjry8lhdRJ21q3qpKHdzYi9LU1DtHt/s400/Screen+shot+2010-06-21+at+PM+07.26.18.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485193398603713714" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; ">There is also a board above the controls for the bed so the person can use that as a support while attempting to stand up by putting his hand on the board and applying effort on it so it is easier to stand up.</span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, serif;font-size:180%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU5ZE3WOkNjvLuhNz2p9dSNxijpacBRzYL28FrOXP9isc4WIrfEaaXfa-2F_nfaqGdceUWtiogYvhl7ash8_cpQgh4_B06QcRGXNa3i8OhavDUKSCmVbge61A_fpaFSl7RWEnAfrk3HLWS/s1600/Screen+shot+2010-06-21+at+PM+07.28.24.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU5ZE3WOkNjvLuhNz2p9dSNxijpacBRzYL28FrOXP9isc4WIrfEaaXfa-2F_nfaqGdceUWtiogYvhl7ash8_cpQgh4_B06QcRGXNa3i8OhavDUKSCmVbge61A_fpaFSl7RWEnAfrk3HLWS/s400/Screen+shot+2010-06-21+at+PM+07.28.24.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485193181219500578" /></a><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">There is a small mattress on the floor next to the bed so when the person is standing up, he will be less likely to slip and fall on the floor. Even if he does, since the mattress is soft, it will reduce his injuries.</span></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYTHxcl83G6ATr9hZfbeXjCawgmbHMNUxhLgVRqH1L1l5tPnHmMJDNIWR6rjoDRlsE-dwvJICZzTNufRQ4oqNhEIGzHYh6NHMVTYzBaf1VxoXi5iXqGuwEmRbRwu_01liRB7u9Px9vdcfw/s1600/Screen+shot+2010-06-21+at+PM+07.35.54.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 334px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYTHxcl83G6ATr9hZfbeXjCawgmbHMNUxhLgVRqH1L1l5tPnHmMJDNIWR6rjoDRlsE-dwvJICZzTNufRQ4oqNhEIGzHYh6NHMVTYzBaf1VxoXi5iXqGuwEmRbRwu_01liRB7u9Px9vdcfw/s400/Screen+shot+2010-06-21+at+PM+07.35.54.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485190098318761538" /></a><div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px Helvetica; min-height: 22.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px Helvetica; min-height: 22.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Getting from one storey to another</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Instead of having to climb a staircase, the person can move from one storey to another by being carried up or down on a movable platform. This is safer and faster than climbing a flight of stairs. There will be a remote which the elderly person will use to control the platform’s movement. There will be a detector attached to the bottom of the platform so whenever someone or an object is under the platform, the detector will make a sound to alert the user that there is something beneath the platform and the platform will not move until the object or person is no longer under it.</span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Helvetica, serif;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Helvetica; "><b><br /></b></p></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGETNnVmfLSoFguSCI4BTT-wbIT2J9G4B3qtzM-I3qGZ1V2RufsVJxqnmq0eLPeDOrYi_PsQRMFJij7cvm_vrMmhwwWzHw8fNsp59TecETZabAcApqawdKE6ydnJKp1nPTsdNeLRaojdg7/s1600/Screen+shot+2010-06-21+at+PM+07.23.42.png"><br /></a><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:18px;"><b></b></span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;"><b><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, serif;font-size:180%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></span></span></span></p></b></span><p></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, serif;font-size:180%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:18px;"><div><br /></div></span></span></div></div>Joshua Loh http://www.blogger.com/profile/16506068928740344794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010233129287303937.post-63473345064441237902010-06-09T05:47:00.000-07:002010-06-09T05:49:11.795-07:00Elderly Challenge - Observation 2<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px Helvetica"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Eyesight problems</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">I observed that the elderly’s eyesight is not very good and in some cases, deteriorate so drastically that they require medical treatment. It is very troublesome to not be able to see clearly unless the person is optimistic about life. It is also expensive to go for a medical treatment so that is a problem for poor people. Some things we can do is to help them navigate and guide them towards their destinations. We can also donate to organisations which subsidize healthcare services. </span></p>Joshua Loh http://www.blogger.com/profile/16506068928740344794noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010233129287303937.post-50812397142739766392010-06-04T02:29:00.000-07:002010-06-04T02:37:58.752-07:00Elderly Challenge - Observation 1<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Walking difficulties<br /></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I observed that an elder </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">had trouble walking</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> and needed a caregiver to support her. I think we can help them to walk to their destination by </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">supporting them and warning them of obstacles</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> such as </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">drains which are not covered</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">. We can also reduce the risk of the elderly accidentally injuring themselves due to such obstacles by </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">reducing the number of obstacles</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">. This idea can be </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">incorporated into the design of homes</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> so they are more elderly-friendly.</span>Joshua Loh http://www.blogger.com/profile/16506068928740344794noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010233129287303937.post-41187719972006805372010-06-03T07:18:00.000-07:002010-06-04T19:30:30.302-07:00Understanding the "The Elderly Challenge"<span style="font-weight:bold;">Explain in your own words, the FOUR key recommendations of the report.<br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">1) Housing for Seniors: Elder-Friendly Housing<br />This recommendation is to help the elderly to meet their needs and live with their families and the community without many of the difficulties which the elderly have to face.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><br />2) Accessibility for Seniors: Barrier-Free Society<br />This is to make the transport system of our country's infrastructure more elderly-friendly so the elderly can reach their desired destinations safely and without much disruption.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">3) Caring for Seniors: Holistic and Affordable Healthcare and Eldercare<br />This is to provide more services to meet the needs of the elderly and make the services more accessible and affordable.</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br />4) Opportunities for Seniors: Active Lifestyles and Well-Being<br />This is to help the elderly lead a more active and healthy lifestyle in which they get involved in activities related to the community and have better relationships with their family members and the people in the community. It is also for teaching and encouraging people to have a better attitude towards ageing and the elderly.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">State ONE way that the CAI report is recommending to make our public housing more elderly-friendly<br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">HDB has various schemes in place so as to ensure that the elderly can live in an environment which they are familiar with with minimum disruption of their lives.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">State TWO ways on how we can ensure that the quality of elderly care here in Singapore is affordable<br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">We can contribute to foundations that subsidize the cost of elderly care services by donating to them.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">We can build our own common fund for helping to subsidize the cost of elderly care services through the donations from the people of the community who are willing to help.<br /></span><div><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">After reading the CAI report, what do you think are the THREE things that you can do, as an SST student, to help overcome these elderly challenges<br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">I think I can help to physically support an old man to overcome physical obstacles such as staircases and roads.<br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">I think I can gather committed people and get them to help me raise funds for donation to charities for the elderly.<br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;">I think I can conduct some research in which I observe, record, analyse and conclude about the problems that the elderly face so I can come up with an invention to address the needs of the elderly.<br /></span><br /></div></div>Joshua Loh http://www.blogger.com/profile/16506068928740344794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010233129287303937.post-8513210272909745252010-03-23T06:45:00.000-07:002010-03-23T07:02:52.980-07:00Personal Reflection (NEwater visit)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">1. What are the 3 key takeaways from today’s visit?</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">I learnt about how we get water from the four national taps, the processes used in NEWater technology and the equipment used in the processes.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">2. Name 2 concepts that you have learnt today during the visit.</span><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; line-height: 20px;">I learnt the concept of reverse osmosis and ultra-filtration.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">3. What is the 1 interesting thing that you have learnt today?<br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; line-height: 20px;">I learnt how NEWater works.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">4. What are the things that you can do to help with water conservation in Singapore?<br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; line-height: 20px;">Turn off the tap when not in use.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; line-height: 20px;">Use a pail when washing a car instead of a running hose.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; line-height: 20px;">Use the water used to wash rice to water plants.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; line-height: 20px;">Use a pail when showering instead of a running showerhead.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div></div>Joshua Loh http://www.blogger.com/profile/16506068928740344794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010233129287303937.post-43580118796816315622010-03-18T06:04:00.000-07:002010-03-18T07:02:51.654-07:00Personal Reflection (8th Mar 2010)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">1. What are the 3 key takeaways from today’s lesson?</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We should provide enough statistics in our presentation so there is proof that supports what we are trying to propose.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We should simplify our words so laypersons can understand the information.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We must do sufficient research so we would not propose something which has already been done.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">2. Name 2 concepts that you have learnt today pertaining to design and describe why is it important in design?</span><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 20px;">Practicability and authenticity</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 20px;">It must be at an economical cost and be easily be applied to the situation and easily maintained so people will want to use it.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 20px;">It must be authentic so people will want to use it as they know it is special.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; "><div class="post-body entry-content" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.6em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">3. What is the 1 interesting thing that you have learnt today?<br /></span><div style="clear: both; "></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.6em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I learned how to give a good presentation and the criteria for making a good proposal.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div class="post-footer" style="margin-top: 0.75em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.1em; font: normal normal normal 78%/normal 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4em; "></div></span></span></span></div></div>Joshua Loh http://www.blogger.com/profile/16506068928740344794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010233129287303937.post-48425662879144029242010-02-15T22:26:00.000-08:002010-02-15T22:43:17.868-08:00Photography (People)<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><img src="webkit-fake-url://6D3F4A3C-2CCA-4E47-83E1-B69E72B87D3C/pastedGraphic.pdf" alt="pastedGraphic.pdf" /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 19.0px Georgia"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">This is the notice board I regularly walk past as I enter the school or walk towards the canteen.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 19.0px Georgia; min-height: 21.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><img src="webkit-fake-url://6D3F4A3C-2CCA-4E47-83E1-B69E72B87D3C/pastedGraphic_1.pdf" alt="pastedGraphic_1.pdf" /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 19.0px Georgia"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">This is the passageway I usually take after I enter the school or when I am going to the canteen.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 19.0px Georgia; min-height: 21.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><img src="webkit-fake-url://6D3F4A3C-2CCA-4E47-83E1-B69E72B87D3C/pastedGraphic_2.pdf" alt="pastedGraphic_2.pdf" /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 19.0px Georgia"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">This is the platform next to the passageway where many of my schoolmates alight at.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 19.0px Georgia; min-height: 21.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><img src="webkit-fake-url://6D3F4A3C-2CCA-4E47-83E1-B69E72B87D3C/pastedGraphic_3.pdf" alt="pastedGraphic_3.pdf" /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 19.0px Georgia"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">My class is left of the center of this image which is the part of the corridor which is open-aired so I like to stand there as it is very bright on sunny days and cool on rainy days.</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 19.0px Georgia"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 19px/normal Georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Miscellaneous: When is the best time for photography?</span></span></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;font-size:18px;">Lighting is the most important element in photography.Warmth, depth, texture, form, contrast, and color are all dramatically affected by the angle of the sunlight, and thus the time of day. Shooting at the optimum time is often the biggest difference between an 'amateur' and a 'professional' shot.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;font-size:large;"><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 21.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">In the early morning and late afternoon, when the sun is low, the light is gold and orange, giving your shot the warmth of a log fire. Professional photographers call these the 'magic hours' and most movies and magazine shots are made during this brief time. It takes extra planning, but saving your photography for one hour after sunrise, or one to two hours before sunset, will add stunning warmth to your shots.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 21.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p></span></div>Joshua Loh http://www.blogger.com/profile/16506068928740344794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010233129287303937.post-62613595024323002662010-02-11T17:37:00.000-08:002010-02-11T17:51:04.432-08:00Photography<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 20.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">1) Different types of photography</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 20.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Advertising ,Aerial, Architectural, Astronomical, Baby,Black and White, Cityscape, Commercial, Concert, Digital, Documentary, Equine, Family, Fine art, Food, Glamour or fashion, Infrared, Landscape, Macro, Nature, Night, Pet, Portrait, Seascape, Travel, Underwater, Wedding and Wildlife Photography</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 20.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">2) Equipments</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">cameras, lenses, flashes, tripods, and camera cases </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 20.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">3) Aperture</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 6.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">opening that determines the cone angle of a bundle of rays that come to a focus in the image plane </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 6.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">4) Focus</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 6.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">The adjustment to place the sharpest focus where it is desired on the subject.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 20.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">5) Shutter Speed</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">It is the adjustment of the speed of the shutter to control the amount of time during which the imaging medium is exposed to light for each exposure. It can be used to control the amount of light striking the image plane. Quicker shutter speeds can be used to decrease both the amount of light and the amount of image blurring from motion of the subject and/or camera.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 20.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">6) ISO speed</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 6.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">he measure of a photographic film's sensitivity to light, determined by sensitometry and measured on various numerical scales, the most recent being the ISO system. Relatively insensitive film, with a correspondingly lower speed index requires more exposure to light to produce the same image density as a more sensitive film, and is thus commonly termed a slow film.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 20.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">7) Metering</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Measurement of exposure so that highlights and shadows are exposed according to what the photographer wants.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 20.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">8) White Balance</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">we adjust white balance to get the colors in our images as accurate as possible.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Arial; min-height: 12.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 20.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">9) Composition (Rules)</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Rule of Thirds : The human eye is naturally drawn to a point about two-thirds up a page. Crop the photo so that the main subjects are located around one of the intersection points rather than in the center of the image.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Golden Section Rule : Certain points in a picture's composition automatically attracts the viewer's attention.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Diagonal Rule : Important elements of the picture should be placed along the diagonals formed from halving the picture, then dividing the pictures into three parts with the adjacent side divided so that the lines connecting the resulting points from a diagonal frame.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 20.0px; font: 11.0px Arial; min-height: 12.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 20.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">10) Techniques</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; line-height: 16.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Photographic Composition, Center of Interest, Subject placement, Simplicity, Viewpoint, Camera Angle, Balance, Shapes and Lines, Contrast, Framing, Foreground, Background, Perspective, Basic Lighting Techniques and Composition & Basic Shots.</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; line-height: 16.0px; font: 11.0px Arial">Sources:</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; line-height: 16.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Baghdad"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">http://photoinf.com/General/NAVY/Photographic_composition_Balance.htm</span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Baghdad; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photography</span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Baghdad; "><span style="text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.0px"><a href="http://www.photographytips.com/page.cfm/30"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">http://www.photographytips.com/page.cfm/30</span></span></a></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Baghdad; "><span style="text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.0px"><a href="http://photography.about.com/od/photographyequipment/Photography_Equipment.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">http://photography.about.com/od/photographyequipment/Photography_Equipment.htm</span></span></a></span></p><p></p>Joshua Loh http://www.blogger.com/profile/16506068928740344794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010233129287303937.post-50501152828241919902010-01-22T16:30:00.000-08:002010-01-22T16:35:21.076-08:00Difference between Isometric, Oblique and Orthographic Drawing<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 1.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Isometric drawing</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> is a pictorial representation of an object in which all three dimensions are drawn at full scale rather than foreshortening them to the true projection. An isometric drawing looks like an isometric projection but all its lines are parallel to the three major axes. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Oblique drawings</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #0045a3"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">show a three dimensional view of an object. The width of the object will still be drawn as a horizontal line, but the depth can be drawn back at any angle. There are three types of obliques, cavalier, normal and cabinet obliques. Cabinet obliques are when you cut the depth in half. Cavalier obliques are when you keep the depth the full measurement. Normal obliques are when you cut the depth into three quarters. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 1.0px; font: 13.0px Helvetica"><span style="font: 12.0px Verdana; letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #e81e14"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Orthographic drawings</span></span><span style="font: 12.0px Verdana; letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #b9160e"> </span><span style="font: 12.0px Verdana; letter-spacing: 0.0px">show </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">a three-dimensional object in two dimensions. It is a form of parallel projection, where the view direction is orthogonal to the projection plane resulting in every plane of the scene appearing in affine transformation on the viewing surface.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 1.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana"><span style="font: 13.0px Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #e81e14"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">So the difference</span></span><span style="font: 13.0px Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0.0px"> between these drawings is that </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">isometric drawing is when all three dimensions of an object are drawn at full scale rather than foreshortening them to the true projection while in oblique drawings, the width of the object will still be drawn as a horizontal line, but the depth can be drawn back at any angle and orthographic drawings show </span><span style="font: 13.0px Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0.0px">a three-dimensional object in two dimensions.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 1.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><img src="webkit-fake-url://0C81A706-24DA-49DD-B466-C2334AFA3E2F/pastedGraphic.pdf" alt="pastedGraphic.pdf" /><img src="webkit-fake-url://0C81A706-24DA-49DD-B466-C2334AFA3E2F/pastedGraphic_1.pdf" alt="pastedGraphic_1.pdf" /><img src="webkit-fake-url://0C81A706-24DA-49DD-B466-C2334AFA3E2F/pastedGraphic_2.pdf" alt="pastedGraphic_2.pdf" /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">These drawings are isometric, oblique and orthogonal respectively.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial; color: #0045a3; min-height: 15.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Times; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Sources:</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 20.0px; font: 14.0px Times; color: #0225a3"><span style="text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.0px"><a href="http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/isometric-drawing.html">http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/isometric-drawing.html</a></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 20.0px; font: 14.0px Times; color: #0225a3"><span style="text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.0px"><a href="http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0310106/oblique.html">http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0310106/oblique.html</a></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; line-height: 20.0px; font: 14.0px Times; color: #0225a3"><span style="text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.0px"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthographic_projection">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthographic_projection</a></span></p>Joshua Loh http://www.blogger.com/profile/16506068928740344794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010233129287303937.post-39146035792151740492010-01-16T01:14:00.000-08:002010-01-16T04:23:49.135-08:00Definition of theme - Environment<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Definition of environment:</span></span></b></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Environment can be defined as an area in which <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">something exists</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">or lives</span> and </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b>the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">totality of surrounding conditions</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">.</span> It can also be defined as the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">sum of the elements, factors and conditions in the surroundings</span> which may have an<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> i</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">mpact on the development, action or survival of an organism or group of organisms </span>or the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">com<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">plex of physical, chemical, and biotic factors </span>that </span>act upon an organism or an ecological community<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "> and ultimately <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">determine its form and survival.</span></span></span></b></span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, serif;color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 18px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Examples:</span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 18px;"><b>An unhappy home environment, may cause a child to do badly in school.</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 18px;"><b>Because of global warming, we need to prevent further pollution of the environment.</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 18px;"><b>How can you concentrate in such a noisy environment?</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 18px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 18px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Summary</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">:<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">The environment is the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, serif; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">sum of the elements, factors and conditions in the surroundings in which something exists and it can impact on the development, action or survival of an organism or<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">an ecological community.</span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 18px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, serif;color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">Sources:</span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=19104</span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><b><a href="http://www.google.com.sg/url?ei=RYdRS9WjHo6TkAW0-uG2Cg&sig2=yggkDPcFkzfjEtkdrE6uzA&q=http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn%3Fs%3Denvironment&ei=RYdRS9WjHo6TkAW0-uG2Cg&sa=X&oi=define&ct=&cd=1&ved=0CBYQpAMoAA&usg=AFQjCNFlgCcjW__4WaZjgJX70ddwfjB1Zw">wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn</a></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/environment</span></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif;color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 18px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif;color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 18px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div></span></b></span></span></div></div>Joshua Loh http://www.blogger.com/profile/16506068928740344794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010233129287303937.post-70521781667993693602010-01-12T17:03:00.000-08:002010-01-12T17:09:17.197-08:00ADMT Lesson 1: Personal Reflection<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">ADMT means how to design technology and how to market it to attract buyers. An ADMT student must have a positive attitude to be hardworking and not give up easily. My aspiration is to be good at designing and marketing products so I can set up a business to sell these products.I can achieve my aspiration by being attentive during ADMT lessons and to put what I have learnt to good use in the future.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><img src="webkit-fake-url://B398CB5D-6F71-409D-B10D-BAC391C3765D/image.tiff" /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">Without ADMT, we would still be living in a life similar to that of early homosapiens.</p>Joshua Loh http://www.blogger.com/profile/16506068928740344794noreply@blogger.com0