Becoming More Reflective about the Role of Design in Communication

Robert Craig's constitutive meta-model of communication reminds us that while communication scholarship may feel like discovery of communication's natural properties, it is also often (if not always) on a path to invention of new possibilities and reconstitution. The constitutive meta-model suggests that every theory of communication is also a design language for communication, and that design itself may be a path to theory development. Design inquiry can be conducted in all subdisciplines of communication, incorporating and contributing to widely disparate communication theories. Design work itself takes many forms, producing artifacts as diverse as individual messages, persuasive campaigns, interaction protocols, large-scale participation frameworks for public decision-making, and more. This special issue explores design scholarship in the field of communication, with five original essays representing different subfields and different theoretical approaches. In this introduction, we argue that design work is more than application of theory; design itself is a theory-building enterprise. It is a distinct form of inquiry that builds new knowledge, complementary to, but different in kind from, empirical and critical scholarship.     

Measure Twice,Cut Once: The Temporality of Communication Design

The familiar folk saying, “Measure twice, cut once,” with origins in carpentry design certainly indicates that the issue of measurement is central to good design work. The equally important—if implicit—wisdom to which it points is that it takes more time, or a careful pace of action, to do so properly. To develop our central arguments about the temporality of communication design, we first describe how the consideration of varying time scales offers great utility in the communication design enterprise and elaborate on the designable features of temporality for human interaction. Next, we draw on Ballard's typology of work-based activity cycles to offer some temporally based design principles for the design of work. We then apply these insights to various work activities that unfold at various time scales and illustrate how concern with temporality (rather than only time) may lead to a redesign of communication. In the conclusion, we attend to an underlying issue implicated throughout the preceding discussion: the pace at which the designer proceeds.     

VB动画设计原理及其实现

VB作为一种简洁易用的可视化编程工具,在动画设计方面更有其独到的一面,提供了一种简洁有效易学的制作动画方法。文章就VB动画设计原理及实现方式作了简单介绍。     

环境·人·雕塑--谈我国的城市雕塑

通过对城市雕塑的设计制作理念和艺术定位的探讨,结合我国的城市雕塑的现状,论述了城市雕塑与所处的空间环境、历史文化背景以及现代文明相融合的重要性与可行性,指出只有具备创新能力的综合型城市雕塑家才能适应我国以及当今世界城市雕塑发展的要求.     

"数字化生存"时代对图书馆建筑的影响

阐述了数字化生存时代网络和数字技术给图书馆建筑实体、空间要素、建筑布局、功能结构和建筑形式等方面带来的影响,并论述了图书馆建筑设计的发展方向。     

粒子群算法优化BP神经网络的指纹识别技术

指纹识别技术是当今应用最广泛的生物识别技术之一。在指纹识别过程中,图像处理、特征提取、匹配等过程数据量庞大,计算比较烦琐。BP神经网络具有良好的自学习能力、强大的分类能力和容错能力,将其应用到指纹识别中是可行的。为改进BP神经网络计算速度较慢,梯度下降法不能处理一些不可微传递函数的问题,采用粒子群算法对BP算法进行优化,提高了指纹识别的速度和准确度。     

网页设计与制作课程教学改革的研究与探索

随着互联网的迅速发展和日益普及,相关的网络应用技术得到越来越多的应用,作为互联网信息表达和传递基础载体的网页备受人们的关注。结合多年对《网页设计与制作》课程的教学实践,从教学内容、教学方法、考核方式三个方面来阐述如何提高本课程的教学效果,并探讨在教学中如何培养学生的动手实践能力,从而提高学生的综合素质。     

纱窗清洁装置的设计

介绍一种便捷、高效的纱窗清洁装置,新型纱窗清洁装置的设计在理论设计的基础上通过模拟实验验证并完善.     

独立学院教师激励机制的建设与优化

独立学院教师队伍普遍存在着高层次人才偏少、实践经验缺乏、人员流动性大的问题,构建合理的激励机制能够稳定教师队伍,激发他们的工作热情,进而提高学院办学质量和科研水平。使用信息技术对学院人力资源信息进行整理与挖掘,优化现有激励机制,有利于发挥独立学院特色,更好地调动教师的积极性,充分利用有限的资源,及时发现人力资源问题。     

第二脱氢反应器设计及制造技术方案

苯乙烯装置的核心设备是苯乙烯第一、第二脱氢反应器,采用的是进口设备,已经使用15年,出现了苯乙烯流出量不够及填料支持强度不足问题。文章分析了第二脱氢反应器的结构特点、工作原理、操作工艺流程等,通过计算,提出了第二脱氢反应器替代进口设备的设计、制造技术方案。