POSITIONING THE RESEARCHERS’

Allana: Born in New Plymouth in the Taranaki region, a region known for mountain activities and surfing which she participated in frequently growing up. The first interest in pursuing art was in high school, then moving forward to branching into Graphic Design at Auckland University of Technology. Using this time to develop a wider scope […]

PROBLEM & CONTEXT

Auckland Council 2050 plan aims to improve transport and access by creating enjoyable living through easy, reliable, and safe sustainable means of transport. To make this research possible we choose a focus area from the Auckland Council 2050 Plan,‘Make walking cycling and public transport preferred choices for many Aucklander. To make this study more relatable […]

ABSTRACT & INTRODUCTION

Abstract This is a research project developed by Communication Design students’ from AUT South Campus and it aims develop and prototype a design solution for the Auckland Council 2050 development plan. This research project adopted a pragmatic paradigm under a post-positivist epistemology where the main goal was how our design skills could contribute to influencing […]

HYPOTHESIS

Hypothesis: If students who live in the local area surrounding university have incentives and motivations to walk to university, they will spend more time per week walking to/from university. Creating an app is the intent in helping develop long term solutions to this issue surrounding transport. Finding a way to encourage university students to make […]

CREATIVE BRIEF

QUALATATIVE DATA: INTERVIEW

06 March 2019 Interview with Electric Bike Commuter Our research group asked the electric cyclist a few questions to help us have a better understanding of why they made this change to an electric bike and some understanding of their typical journey to work and home. Interview – Key Points: Electric Cyclist Doesn’t feel safe […]