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Design:Chicago Asks: What Is Design-Thinking?
16 May 2008
PRESS RELEASE
May 2008
The Segal Design Institute at the McCormick School of Engineering hosted the second annual Design:Chicago seminar on Tuesday, May 6 in the James Allen Center at Northwestern University.
The event welcomed design professionals from Herbst LaZar Bell, IDEO, Institute of Design/IIT, Jerome Caruso Design, Motorola, Northwestern University, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and the University of Illinois at Chicago
Panelists included:
Jeremy Alexis, assistant professor, IIT/Institute of Design
Jerome Caruso, Jerome Caruso Design
Greg Holderfield, director of design, Herbst LaZar Bell
Stephanie Munson-Tharp, assistant professor and program chair of industrial design, University of Illinois at Chicago
Helen Maria Nugent, associate professor, Designed Objects Program, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Tom Stat, IDEO
Jim Wicks, vice president and director of consumer experience design, Motorola
Panelists discussed such questions as: What is design-thinking? Can design be taught? What is good design? Is design regional? What is the role of sustainability in design?
The event also featured a presentation from Patrick McCarthy, Heller-Sacks Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and his ONYX student team from the NUvention:Medical Innovation class. The class taught students how to bring innovative medical devices from the lab to the patient, and the ONYX team developed a line of ergonomic surgical tools, which they hope to turn into a business. With a scalpel called the Shark and a retractor called the Raptor, the tools increase control, restore balance, reduce fatigue and create comfort, the team said. They are currently seeking investors to bring the products to market.
Don Norman, the Allen K. And Johnnie Cordell Breed Senior Professor in Design, co-director of the Segal Design Institute, co-director of the MMM program, and author of several best-selling everyday design books, spoke on the cognitive and emotional factors in design. Cognitive factors include affordance, mapping, constraints, and models, while emotional factors include reflective, behavioral, and visceral reactions to products.
Walter Herbst, the director of the Master of Product Development program at McCormick, spoke about his experience at the design firm he co-founded, Herbst Lazar Bell, Inc. Herbst said that good design requires better management of design innovation, from identifying needs to creating solutions.
May 2008
The Segal Design Institute at the McCormick School of Engineering hosted the second annual Design:Chicago seminar on Tuesday, May 6 in the James Allen Center at Northwestern University.
The event welcomed design professionals from Herbst LaZar Bell, IDEO, Institute of Design/IIT, Jerome Caruso Design, Motorola, Northwestern University, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and the University of Illinois at Chicago
Panelists included:
Panelists discussed such questions as: What is design-thinking? Can design be taught? What is good design? Is design regional? What is the role of sustainability in design?
The event also featured a presentation from Patrick McCarthy, Heller-Sacks Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and his ONYX student team from the NUvention:Medical Innovation class. The class taught students how to bring innovative medical devices from the lab to the patient, and the ONYX team developed a line of ergonomic surgical tools, which they hope to turn into a business. With a scalpel called the Shark and a retractor called the Raptor, the tools increase control, restore balance, reduce fatigue and create comfort, the team said. They are currently seeking investors to bring the products to market.
Don Norman, the Allen K. And Johnnie Cordell Breed Senior Professor in Design, co-director of the Segal Design Institute, co-director of the MMM program, and author of several best-selling everyday design books, spoke on the cognitive and emotional factors in design. Cognitive factors include affordance, mapping, constraints, and models, while emotional factors include reflective, behavioral, and visceral reactions to products.
Walter Herbst, the director of the Master of Product Development program at McCormick, spoke about his experience at the design firm he co-founded, Herbst Lazar Bell, Inc. Herbst said that good design requires better management of design innovation, from identifying needs to creating solutions.
Axis Announces Another High-Performance Network Camera with H.264 Compression
16 May 2008
PRESS RELEASE
May 2008
Axis Communications introduces an addition to the new generation of network video products delivering multiple H.264 streams and superior image quality. AXIS P1311 Network Camera is the perfect solution for video surveillance systems with demanding storage and bandwidth efficiency requirements, such as schools, retail stores, banks and other office buildings.
"AXIS P1311 provides multiple H.264 streams as well as Motion JPEG streams simultaneously, either in full frame rate, or individually optimized for different quality needs and bandwidth constraints,” says Executive Vice President of Axis Communications, Anders Laurin. "With its new robust metal casing, this fixed network camera is ideal for areas where a clearly visible camera is preferred for deterrence."
AXIS P1311 features superior image quality with progressive scan, providing crisp and clear images of both illuminated and low-light environments. In addition to H.264 and Motion JPEG, it supports MPEG-4 Part 2 for backward compatibility. For further flexibility regarding storage and bandwidth usage in the system, AXIS P1311 offers support for an optional SD/SDHC memory card for local video recordings. Power over Ethernet (IEEE 802.3af) supplies power to the cameras via the network, eliminating the need for power cables and reducing installation costs.
AXIS P1311 Network Camera includes video intelligence such as enhanced video motion detection, audio detection and detection of camera tampering attempts like blocking or spray-painting. It offers the market's most extensive suite of security and network management capabilities, including HTTPS encryption with preserved performance, IEEE 802.1X authentication, IPv4/IPv6 and Quality of Service.
AXIS P1311 Network Camera is supported by the industry’s largest base of video management software through the Axis Application Development Partner program as well as by AXIS Camera Station. The cameras will be available in Q4 through Axis’ distribution channels.
May 2008
Axis Communications introduces an addition to the new generation of network video products delivering multiple H.264 streams and superior image quality. AXIS P1311 Network Camera is the perfect solution for video surveillance systems with demanding storage and bandwidth efficiency requirements, such as schools, retail stores, banks and other office buildings.
"AXIS P1311 provides multiple H.264 streams as well as Motion JPEG streams simultaneously, either in full frame rate, or individually optimized for different quality needs and bandwidth constraints,” says Executive Vice President of Axis Communications, Anders Laurin. "With its new robust metal casing, this fixed network camera is ideal for areas where a clearly visible camera is preferred for deterrence."
AXIS P1311 features superior image quality with progressive scan, providing crisp and clear images of both illuminated and low-light environments. In addition to H.264 and Motion JPEG, it supports MPEG-4 Part 2 for backward compatibility. For further flexibility regarding storage and bandwidth usage in the system, AXIS P1311 offers support for an optional SD/SDHC memory card for local video recordings. Power over Ethernet (IEEE 802.3af) supplies power to the cameras via the network, eliminating the need for power cables and reducing installation costs.
AXIS P1311 Network Camera includes video intelligence such as enhanced video motion detection, audio detection and detection of camera tampering attempts like blocking or spray-painting. It offers the market's most extensive suite of security and network management capabilities, including HTTPS encryption with preserved performance, IEEE 802.1X authentication, IPv4/IPv6 and Quality of Service.
AXIS P1311 Network Camera is supported by the industry’s largest base of video management software through the Axis Application Development Partner program as well as by AXIS Camera Station. The cameras will be available in Q4 through Axis’ distribution channels.