Content

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   Abstract
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   Kurzfassung
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   Acknowledgments
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   Dedication
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   Keywords
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   Epigraph
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   Table of Contents
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   Glossary and Abbreviations
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   Introduction
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   Critical Issues and Questions
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   Toward A Better Way
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   A Moral Imperative
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   Project Hypotheses
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   Research Methodology
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   Dissertation Structure
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   Visualizations and Demonstrations
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   Project Background
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  Design
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   Design Definitions
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   Design People
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   Design Value
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  Product Design
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   What Is a Product?
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   What Is Product Design?
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   Important Terms
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   Product Design Quality
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   The Legacy Process
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   Product Design Audiences
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  Product Design Education
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   Separate Education Silos
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   Artistic Limitations
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   Engineering Deficiency
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  Industrial Design
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   Emergence
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   Application
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   Form
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   Education
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   Process
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   Challenges
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   Visualization
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   Architectural Design
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   Total Approach
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   Education.
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   Design Details
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   Design Drawings
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   Practitioners
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   System Integration
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   Engineering Product Design
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   Changing the Paradigm
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   Empowering Engineers
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   The Art of Engineering
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   “Beautiful” Engineering
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   Design Leadership
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  Product Design Form
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   Product Design Language
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   Working Form Language
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   Form and Proportion
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   Cooking Up Product Form
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   Converged Product Form
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  Form Follows What?
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   Form Follows Something!
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   Form Follows Function
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   Form Is Function
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   Form Follows Emotion
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   Form Follows Everything
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   Form as Media
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   Form as Curtain
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   Form Follows Context
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  Product Design Simulation
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   A Visual Enterprise
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   Design Sketching
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   CAD Modeling
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   Physical Modeling
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  Project Caveats
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   References
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   Exclusivity
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   Creative Freedom
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   Organic Form
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   Geometric Difficulty
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   Curved Surfaces
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   Optimum Actors
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   Industrial Design
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   Architectural Design
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   Project Methodology
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  Part 1: GPF Design Education Evaluation (Methodology)
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   Part 1 Objective (Methodology)
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   GPF Education Courses Background
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   GPF Education Success and Inspiration
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  Part 2: GPF Common Use Analysis (Methodology)
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   Part 2 Objective (Methodology)
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   GPF Use Analysis—Design Competition
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   GPF Use Analysis—Celebrated Designers/Firms
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   GPF Language Demonstration.
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   GPF Language Utilized
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  Part 3: Existing Design Form Principles (Methodology)
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   Part 3 Objective (Methodology)
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   Research Sources
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   Visualization of Principles
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  Part 4: GPF Language and Method Synthesis (Methodology)
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   Part 4 Objective (Methodology)
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   GPF Target Products
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   GPF Target Creators
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  Part 5: GPF Language and Method Demonstration (Methodology)
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   Part 5 Objective (Methodology)
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   GPF Language and Method Visualization
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   Project Results
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  Part 1: GPF Design Education Evaluation (Results)
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   Part 1 Objective (Results)
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   GPF Courses Boundary Conditions
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   GPF Design Language
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   GPF Key Language Learnings.
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  Part 2: GPF Common Use Analysis (Results)
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   Part 2 Objectives (Results)
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   GPF Analysis of Red Dot Competition
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   GPF Analysis of Celebrated Designers/Firms
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   GPF Prevalence
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   GPF Language Demonstration
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   GPF Language Utilized
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  Part 3: Existing Design Form Principles (Results)
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   Part 3 Objective (Results)
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   Research Discovery Basis
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   Major Foundational Sources
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   Project Philosophical Bases
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   GPF Design Language Lexicon
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   GPF Language and Method General Findings
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   GPF Language and Method Specific Findings
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  Part 4: GPF Language and Method Synthesis (Results)
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   Part 4 Objective (Results)
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   GPF Design Method Features and Principles
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   GPF Design Method Execution
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   GPF Design Method Detailing
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   GPF Design Execution Method Steps
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  Part 5: GPF Language and Method Demonstration (Results)
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   Part 5 Objective (Results)
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   GPF Deconstruction Demonstrations
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   Project Discussion and Conclusions (D. & C.)
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   Part 1: GPF Design Education Evaluation (D. & C.)
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  Part 2: GPF Common Use Analysis (D. & C.)
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   Red Dot Awards Competition Results
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   Celebrated Designers/Firms Results
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   GPF Language Demonstration.
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   GPF Utilized Language
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   Part 3: Existing Design Form Principles (D. & C.)
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   Part 4: GPF Language and Method Synthesis (D. & C.)
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   GPF Design Execution Method Steps
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   Part 5: Demonstration of GPF Language and Method (D. & C.)
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   The Geometric Advantage
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   Execution
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   Form
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   Aesthetics
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   Usability
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   Sustainability
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   Education
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  General Comments and Conclusions
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   The Engineering Product Design Option
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   Product Form Optimization via Concurrent Iteration
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   The Engineering Technology Option
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   The System Integrator Function
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   A Solved Problem?
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   Project Recommendations
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   Are Engineers Interested?
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   Visual Catalogue of GPF Possibilities
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   Human Product Form Preference
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   Teaching GPF Design Language and Method
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   Architecture vs. Industrial Design Collaboration
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   Engineering Product Design Education
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   GPF Design Automation
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   GPF Language Exploration
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   GPF Education Design Projects Development
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   Comprehensive Product Design Checklist
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   User-As-Designer Kit and Exercises
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   Engineering vs. Industrial Design Form-Giving Perceptions
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   Engineering Product Design Management
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   Project References
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   Project Figures
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   Figure—OPF Designs
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   Figure—GPF Designs
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   Figure—Total Design: Architectural Drawings
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   Figure—Cultural Forms: Form Follows Function
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   Figure—GPF Engineering Education: Research Paper
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   Figure—GPF Engineering Education: Research Results
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   Figure—GPF Use Analysis: Red Dot Awards
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   Figure—GPF Use Analysis: Data for Red Dot Awards
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   Figure—GPF Use Analysis: Celebrated Designers/Firms
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   Figure—GPF Use Analysis: Data for Designers/Firms
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   Figure—GPF Use Analysis: Product Deconstruction
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   Figure—Product Design Synthesis: Total Process
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   Figure—Product Concept Design (PCD): Process
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   Figure—Form Follows: Context & Constraints
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   Figure—GPF Design: Basic Volumes
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   Figure—GPF Design: Form Hierarchy
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   Figure—GPF Design: Preferred Proportions
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   Figure—GPF Design: Visual Principles
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   Figure—GPF Operation: Intersect (with Shift)
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   Figure—GPF Operation: Rotate (with Intersect & Shift)
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   Figure—GPF Operation: Bend
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   Figure—GPF Operation: Shear
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   Figure—GPF Operation: Radial Surface
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   Figure—GPF Operation: Fracture
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   Figure—GPF Design: Interaction Area
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   Figure—GPF Design: Restricted Volume
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   Figure—GPF Design: Relational Configuration
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   Figure—GPF Design: Specified Configuration
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   Figure—GPF Design: Form Variation Method
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   Figure—GPF Variation Method: Projector
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   Figure—GPF Variation Method: Lab Scale
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   Figure—GPF Division Method: Controller
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   Figure—GPF Design: Visual Perception
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   Figure—GPF Design: Quaternary Forms
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   Figure—GPF Design: Signifiers & Controls
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   Figure—GPF Design: Form Meaning
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   Figure—GPF Design: Family Look
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   Figure—GPF Design: Sketch to Rendering
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   Figure—GPF Design: CAD Modeling
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   Figure—GPF Design: Physical Mockups
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   Figure—GPF Design: Forms & Features
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   Figure—GPF Detail: Moderate/Variable Edge Radius
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   Figure—GPF Detail: Large Edge Radius
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   Figure—GPF Detail: Edge Chamfer
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   Figure—GPF Detail: Parting Gap
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   Figure—GPF Surface: Value & Color Variation
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   Figure—GPF Surface: Texture Variation
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   Figure—GPF Deconstruction: Desktop Simulator
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   Figure—GPF Deconstruction: Large Simulator
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   Figure—GPF Deconstruction: Atmosphere Controller
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   Figure—GPF Deconstruction: Converged Digital Projector
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   Figure—GPF Deconstruction: Converged Espresso Machine
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   Figure—GPF Deconstruction: Converged Interactive Kiosk
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   Figure—GPF Deconstruction: Converged Various Products