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This book focuses on Art and Design Education Research. Gathering 72 papers illustrated with diagrams and tables, they provide state-of-the-art information on infrastructure and sustainable issues in Art and Design, focusing on Design Industrial Applications, Visual Communication and New Media, Art Education Research, Cultural Studies, and the Social Implications of Art. They also offer detailed information on innovative research trends in Design Technology and Multimedia Design, as well as a compilation of interdisciplinary findings combining the Humanities and Quality of Life in Art and Design.
Oskar Hasdinor Hassan is currently a teaching staff in the Faculty of Art and Design, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia. He specializes in ceramic materials and processing for undergraduate students. He was in Jülich Research Centre, Germany, as a visiting scientist working on the Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) project which was also part of his PhD research work at Ruhr Universität Bochum. His research interests are focused on ceramic and manufacturing problems that involve design as a bridge between the two distinct discipline of engineering and design. Much of Oskar's recent research has been published in more than 30 papers, indexed in ISI/Scopus. He also chairs several international conferences under the sponsorship of IEEE Malaysia.
Shahriman Zainal Abidin is an Industrial Designer graduate and currently a teaching staff in Faculty of Art and Design, UiTM. His teaching interests and experience are in the areas of design methodology, industrial design research and interaction design and automotive design. He received his PhD from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in the field of Formgiving. His expertise resonates around the field of Formgiving research in automotive. Currently he is seconded to the Department of Research and Development in Proton Holdings Bhd., a Malaysia Automotive Company. He is in charge with creating the new Proton DNA design of the national car.
Rafeah Legino is a Senior Lecturer and also an artist in the Faculty of Art and Design, UiTM. Her work focuses on print media, which includes collograph, monoprint and marbling. Most of her artwork highlights her fondness for creating work that addresses subjects concerning the natural environment and cultural heritage. Recently, she's graduated from School of Art, RMIT University, Australia with a PhD (Fine Art) by research project. Her interests and experiences are in the areas of Malaysian and Asian visual arts, comprising crafts and visual
art heritage which can also be traced in her researches, consultancies, exhibitions and paper publications from 1997 onwards.
Rusmadiah Anwar is a lecturer of Faculty of Art & Design, UiTM. He became an Associate Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Malaysia and Collective Member (University) for the International Academy of Ceramics, Geneva (NGO official partner of UNESCO) since 2011. He is a research member of the Formgiving Design Research Initiative Group, UiTM and is currently an active researcher focusing on Practiced-Based Design and Laboratory Based Design Method in investigating design and human behaviour. He has published his research in many conferences locally and internationally and most of these publications are indexed. He is also currently engaged in professional ventures as a member in Technical Committee on Ceramic Materials & Sanitary Fittings for SIRIM Bhd and Technical Program Committee for several of IEEE conferences.
Muhamad Fairus Kamaruzaman is a research fellow in Formgiving Design Research Initiative Group in UiTM. As a senior lecturer he is actively engaged in researching the fields of Assistive Design Technology, Mobile Learning, Human Behaviour and the impact of the designed environment on quality of life. He has published more than 25 papers, of which many are indexed publications. He is also a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Malaysia Design Council and has been appointed as publication Chair and technical committee for various IEEE conferences.
