Year
2015
Degree Name
Master of Creative Arts - Research
Department
School of the Arts, English and Media
Recommended Citation
Stirling, Joanna, The modern midden: visualising waste through information design, Master of Creative Arts - Research thesis, School of the Arts, English and Media, University of Wollongong, 2015. https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/4576
Abstract
Australians are the second highest producers of solid waste per capita – waste which continues to increase annually. Although waste management technologies such as recycling, methane capture and landfill infrastructures are improving, national reliance on landfilling as a final destination for refuse materials remains prevalent. This research investigates how visualisation strategies can be deployed to establish a broader dialogue regarding the profound environmental impacts of waste generation. I identify how the visual display of information can activate social behaviour change, with the inclusion of audience participation.
FoR codes (2008)
1203 DESIGN PRACTICE AND MANAGEMENT, 1905 VISUAL ARTS AND CRAFTS, 2001 COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA STUDIES, 0502 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT
Unless otherwise indicated, the views expressed in this thesis are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the University of Wollongong.