We illustrate the development of a universal phone recognizer for conversational telephone-quality speech. The acoustic models for this system were trained in a novel fashion and with a wide variety of language data, thus permitting it to recognize most of the world’s major phonemic categories. Moreover, with push-button ease, this recognizer can automatically reconfigure itself to apply the st...

This paper addresses interesting interface design issues in the designing of 3D clothes and 3D garments for synthetic actors. A complete methodology is presented for realizing what tailors and dress designers have done for centuries: cut flat pieces of cloth according to patterns and pin them around mannequins to see how they fit.

People who lie beyond the "standard" model of users often come up against barriers when using fashion products, especially clothing, the design of which ought to give special attention to comfort, security and well-being. The principles of universal design seek to extend the design process for products manufactured in bulk so as to include people who, because of their personal characteristics o...

We study if and how fashion values, such as beautification, desirability through symbolic interaction, and high variation, are increasingly visible in mobile phone design. We unpack such possible inter-linkages by interviewing eight representatives of both industries. Their comments allow us to discuss whether a process of fashionalization is underway and, if so, how it is taking place. Our fin...