Get A Grip!
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This project is all about exploring one of the most important physical interaction points of any product, the handle. Comfort, safety, leverage, grip, style... the handle and touch points of a too...more
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62-478 digiTOOL (Spring 2015)
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This IDeATe-affiliated course serves as an introduction to the fundamental concepts, processes, and procedures to utilize digital and traditional equipment within the IDeATe@Hunt Library facilities...more
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