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Above: Graphic design student Megan Redfern presents “Driving Toward a Greener Future” during the final critique. Opposite, top to bottom: Video still from group one demonstrating how emergency services could be designed for AVs. Students line post-it notes during an ideation session. Photo of student teams and Red Hat designers.
WHEN GRAPHIC DESIGN MEETS BIG TECH:
Red Hat Sponsored Studio Tackles Autonomous Vehicles By Max Cohen If you were to visit Allred Gallery on the College of Design’s campus during the fall semester of 2021, it’s entirely possible that you would have seen the room’s large windows covered in marker and post-it notes. And, if you read the contents of those notes out of context, you may have been curious as to why design students are musing over scribbles which read “no privacy,” “tracking -> stalking,” and “enviro/doomsday.” These notes are not from an outline of a dystopian television series – they’re the
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first steps in designing an accessible user-interface for autonomous vehicles, or AVs. AVs have seen a significant increase in interest and development over the past decades. Personal vehicles have begun to incorporate autonomous features such as parking and lane-keeping assistance, as well as fully automated systems such as braking, steering and acceleration. NC State even launched its own driverless shuttle on Centennial Campus in 2020.
