Bound Volume Number
XI
Degree Type
Honors Capstone Project
Date of Submission
Spring 5-5-2015
Capstone Advisor
Prof. Denise Heckman
Honors Reader
Prof. Jonathan Mills
Capstone Major
Design
Capstone College
Visual and Performing Arts
Audio/Visual Component
no
Capstone Prize Winner
no
Won Capstone Funding
no
Honors Categories
Creative
Subject Categories
Interior Architecture
Abstract
This project follows the format of an undergraduate thesis typical to the Syracuse University Industrial and Interaction Design program. It was conducted over two semesters, one focusing on research, and the other on the execution of an idea from the data gained during this research. The project in its entirety has been entitled “All Work & No Play” in order to illustrate the current state that exists in many offices: that play and toys are both looked down upon and discouraged. In order to address this situation, the project birthed a solution called Puck, a desk unit that can be installed in any business or office space, creating an open plan that allows employees to share space and work more collaboratively. Puck creates various changes in the expected interactions with a desk, including novel ways of opening drawers, storing things, and organizing one’s possessions. This project is significant primarily for its unique approach to creating office furniture: rather than look at this task simply as a challenge of efficiency and physical comfort, the needs of a human that might be termed ergonomics, the project included the necessary but often forgotten area of mental or even spiritual comfort, addressing a need felt by many in the working environment.
Recommended Citation
Port, Zachary, "All Work & No Play" (2015). Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All. 910.
https://surface.syr.edu/honors_capstone/910
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