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I made one case study by following the events around a particularly violent storm on January 18, 2007 in the Netherlands.\\ | I made one case study by following the events around a particularly violent storm on January 18, 2007 in the Netherlands.\\ | ||
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* Disease: this secondary effect of bad weather conditions is in third place. Because not all medicine falls into this category. | * Disease: this secondary effect of bad weather conditions is in third place. Because not all medicine falls into this category. | ||
* Drowning: and other water related risks are very big business for offshore and recreational purposes. | * Drowning: and other water related risks are very big business for offshore and recreational purposes. | ||
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+ | From my research into survival engineering it became apparent that there are some areas of design that produce particularly attractive objects: | ||
+ | * Designs that offer protection to the head or part of the face, especially the nose. | ||
+ | * Things that offer escape from large structures. | ||
+ | * Off-shore safety devices. | ||
+ | * Tools for signaling and navigation. | ||
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==Public response. == | ==Public response. == | ||
- | The design of Martin with a bad haircut, slightly overweight and big was intended to place him as a very ordinary guy. But some members of the public have commented that they found it difficult to feel sympathy for him. During the process Martin sometimes devolved somewhat into a bum. He sometimes became more of a caricature, this was largely due to the style of drawing that was applied and the scale of working. | + | The design of Martin with a bad haircut, slightly overweight and big was intended to place him as a very ordinary guy. But some members of the public have commented that they found it difficult to feel sympathy for him. During the process Martin sometimes devolved somewhat into a bum. He sometimes became more of a caricature, this was largely due to the linear |
The public responded well to presentations. Finding unlikely combinations, | The public responded well to presentations. Finding unlikely combinations, |