What if the objects in the Museum of Islamic Art in Berlin could talk?All the artefacts are there for a reason. But especially in a historic exhibition on another culture those reason can be extremely difficult to see. Why look at a shagged old carpet? More than 4 million Muslims live in Germany today. Most people have very little background knowledge in Islamic art or history - but Islam is a regular topic of heated debate. People come to the Museum of Islamic Art with today´s questions, ideas and expectations. In today´s exhibition, visitors are flooded with impressions and information, but without background knowledge, it is difficult to relate things.  What are engaging, and information-rich, but not overwhelming formats to access deeper information on particular objects? How to explore their specific contexts as well as their relation to other objects?My final design - ‘Storytellers’ are guides. They are small tokens that represent objects from the museum. Each object has its own character, topic and relationships to other objects. It will show you through the exhibition on its` individual tour. There are tours with stories for children, families, different levels of background knowledge and interests.

Abstract By the advantage of technology innovation, the New Technology-Based Firms can not only win the competitive advantage but also make a great contribution to the national economic growth. (Rickne & Jacobsson,1996¡FAutio & Yli-Renko,1998¡FAcs,1999¡FFontes & Coombs,2001)¡C The technology of touch screens originated in military use, but it has been extensively applied to consumer, commercial, and public products. Among the touch screens, the capacitive touch screens are the best and the most expensive product. There used to be a single producer in the industry. But now, there is another company with the key manufacture technology and this company is also our study case. This study used the descriptive case-study method to analyze the strategic positioning of the New Technology-Based Firm in the industry. This study suggests the ¡§Focus Strategy¡¨ to be the strategic positioning of the new technology-based Firm in the capacitive touch screens industry, including the ¡§Cost Focus Strategy¡¨ for the cost advantage of customizing sizes and the ¡§Focus Differentiation Strategy¡¨ for the customization policy.

Abstract Since the launch and hot market of innovative products such as iPod, iPhone and iPad, it has created a PND operational interface revolutionary wave. The beloved keyboard, mouse or Passive Touch Panel are gradually replaced by Capacitive Touch Panel(CTP) which became one of the hottest trends in consumer electronic products. No matter in transmittance, hardness, response time, operating temperature resistance, UV resistance or beauty of outlook, CTP products surpass traditional Passive Touch Panel. The market of CTP products is so huge but there is big difference of respective company¡¦s performance. Some companies earn 2 or 3 times of company capital per year but some companies still are at a net loss stage. It¡¦s worth to study why there is a significant difference of their business performance. Further, it is beneficial to study the topic of what are the key successful factors of these outstanding companies. By selecting six representitive samples of CTP companies to research, we will study the development of this industry, the evolution of product technology and the difference of business performance, especially focusing on their sales scale, future growth rate, customer potential growth, ROE, ROA, EPS, EVA and MVA to analyze and compare. We confirm TPK Holding Co., Ltd. and Young Fast Optoelectronics Co., Ltd. are leaders among Taiwan CTP industry. We will study the key successful factors of this industry through interviews with senior management and researchers of this industry. The conclusion of this study is as follows, 1. Glass-type CTP will be the mainstream of CTP product structure, especially in the consumer electronic products such as smartphone and tablet computers. 2. On Glass Solution, Flexible Subtrate and In Cell technology will be the future development of CTP products. 3. If compared with other financial indicators, Economic Value Added (EVA) will fully evaluate and predict the corporate value. 4. There are 7 key successful factors of CTP panels: I. Innovative ability of advanced products and production process technology. II. Emphasize the patent layout to lead the advanced technology. III. Capacity and yield rate. IV. Main customers¡¦ ability to create market. V. Rapid and complete technology supported ability. VI. Provide value added service and products which surpassed other competitors. VII. Establish huge human resource and sound financial structure. Key words¡GCapacitive Touch Panel(CTP)¡BBusiness Performance¡BEconomic Value Added (EVA)¡BMarket Value Added (EVA)¡BKey Successful Factors(KSF)

(Not) Drawing The Line: Technology Re-examined is the culmination of interdisciplinary research exploring the nature of materiality and process in the fields of art, science, and technology. Exploration and experimentation in these diverse disciplines have helped to illuminate many of the ideas and concepts that have guided the overall research process. These explorations have also honed the ability to critically examine how technology is perceived and represented, post-internet.   This document illustrates the processes involved in the conception and creation of a body of work manifested through visual and technological problem solving, investigative research of materials and technologies, and the fundamental concerns of art, technology, form and pattern. These empirical areas of research are punctuated by literary texts on the philosophy of art and technology that have informed many of the visual comparisons represented. This body of evidence is an exploration of the idea that the evolution of technological developments can often be attributed to the creation of art through the heuristic experimentation and visual explorations of the artist. / Master of Fine Arts