<p>There is something magical about shoes…</p><p>They can create an irresistible desire or be the one thing that we want to get rid of the most at the end of a long day. </p><p>When people by shoes the chose more out of appearance rather then comfort. The result is a fact. The feet feel tired and soar after a couple of hours and the only thoughts are about the aching feet that firmly object to the way there being treated. Who will say no to a relaxing foot massage in this moment? </p><p>…Sometimes they seem to have shrunken after a couple of hours…</p><p>Does your legs feel heavy and swollen when you are sitting down for a couple of hours, maybe in front of the computer or during a flight? Do you have or are you starting to get visible veins alongside your legs? Do your feet often turn cold?</p><p>Then maybe you are one of the 40 % in Sweden who suffers from reduced circulation of the blood, a so called vein insufficiency.</p><p>This projects aims to find a solution that will ease the pain for a foot that feels tired and soar, beside this a solution that also increases the blood circulation in the legs during a longer time sitting down.</p><p>The work has been carried out according to the principles of DPD - Dynamic Product Development (Ottosson, 2002). The project started with an idea and resulted in a product that is ready for the market. </p><p>The project has resolved in two different solutions hence the problem was separated into two that would hopefully be introduced on the market shortly:</p><p>Solution one is a massage slipper Njuta (English = Enjoy) that easy and quickly eases the pain in the feet with an adjustable foot massage. </p><p>The tramp machine Cirkulera (English= Circulate) is used to keep the blood circulation going and prevent possible complaint. The solution activates the muscle pump so it can help to press the blood back up to the heart through the veins and this will prevent the blood from in slogging in the feet and legs.</p>

Denna uppsats syfte är en tematisk jämförelse mellan Johanna Nilssons Rebell med frusna fötter och Helen Fieldings Bridget Jones’s Diary beträffande huvudkaraktärerna för att komma fram till hur felplacerad Stella Björk skulle vara i en chick lit-berättelse. Jag använder Bridget som representativ för en typisk huvudkaraktär i chick lit då det är vid publiceringen av Bridget Jones’s Diary forskarna anser att chick lit föddes. Vid en tematisk jämförelse mellan Stella och Bridget där miljö- och karaktärsbeskrivning och även karaktärsutveckling avhandlas blir resultatet att dessa två fiktiva kvinnor är lika på många sätt men det finns skillnader. Karaktärernas komplexitet är en stor skillnad, då Stella är en mer komplex karaktär än Bridget. De funderar mycket båda två men över olika ämnen. En sista stor skillnad är att Bridget tänker på hur hennes egen kropp ser ut medan Stella funderar mer över hur hemska andra människors kroppsliga ideal är.

There is something magical about shoes… They can create an irresistible desire or be the one thing that we want to get rid of the most at the end of a long day. When people by shoes the chose more out of appearance rather then comfort. The result is a fact. The feet feel tired and soar after a couple of hours and the only thoughts are about the aching feet that firmly object to the way there being treated. Who will say no to a relaxing foot massage in this moment? …Sometimes they seem to have shrunken after a couple of hours… Does your legs feel heavy and swollen when you are sitting down for a couple of hours, maybe in front of the computer or during a flight? Do you have or are you starting to get visible veins alongside your legs? Do your feet often turn cold? Then maybe you are one of the 40 % in Sweden who suffers from reduced circulation of the blood, a so called vein insufficiency. This projects aims to find a solution that will ease the pain for a foot that feels tired and soar, beside this a solution that also increases the blood circulation in the legs during a longer time sitting down. The work has been carried out according to the principles of DPD - Dynamic Product Development (Ottosson, 2002). The project started with an idea and resulted in a product that is ready for the market. The project has resolved in two different solutions hence the problem was separated into two that would hopefully be introduced on the market shortly: Solution one is a massage slipper Njuta (English = Enjoy) that easy and quickly eases the pain in the feet with an adjustable foot massage. The tramp machine Cirkulera (English= Circulate) is used to keep the blood circulation going and prevent possible complaint. The solution activates the muscle pump so it can help to press the blood back up to the heart through the veins and this will prevent the blood from in slogging in the feet and legs.

Syftet med arbetet är att jämföra två olika metoder för inlärning av fotteknik för spel vid trumset och hur de två olika metoderna påverkar trumspel. För att undersöka detta användes videoobservation samt loggbokförande under de sex veckor som undersökningsperioden varade. Varje vecka filmades tre olika övningstillfällen med varierande fokus. Studien grundar sig i det designteoretiska perspektivet. Resultatet av studien visade att olika metoder kan ge varierande resultat och att utforskandet av nya metoder kan ge positiva och oväntade resultat. Resultatet pekar även på att strategier och struktur ger positiva effekter vid övning. I diskussionsdelen diskuteras vilka resurser som varit mest givande för min utveckling samt hur en trummis måste vara medveten om sina begränsningar för att strategiskt kunna forma övning. / The purpose of this study is to compare two different methods of learning foot-technique and how the two methods affect playing of the drums. To examine this video-observation filled an important role with complement of a journal during the six weeks of practice that were recorded. Each week there were three videos recorded with variating focus each video. The study is based on design theory which is described in the background chapter. The result of this study showed that different methods can result in variating outcome and it also showed that exploring new methods can give positive effects on your practice. The discussion revolves around what resources have been the most impactful for my own personal development and how one must be conscious of one’s own limitations to be able to create a successful plan of practice.