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Food waste is a huge problem across the world, but it's especially bad in developed countries such as Malaysia, according to the previous study. It is estimated that 1.3 billion tonnes of food are lost or wasted every year, accounting for one-third of all food produced for human consumption. Hence, the goal of this study is to supplement the solution within the framework of product design process based on the evaluation of food waste behaviour among household in Malaysia. As an approach for acquiring empirical data, a survey study was conducted with 52 respondents in Malaysia, including an analysis of similar existing products on the market, which was then followed by the design process. The findings suggest a multitude of design needs in preventing food waste behaviour among household in Malaysia, including the issues of the existing similar products on the market. Therefore, a few design criteria have been proposed and a set of semi-working food tracking models was successfully developed as a proposal for potential future development and production. It is hoped that the outcome of the study exhibits the synchronization of the product design process inside the smart-object dimensions in order to generate the design that helps to manage and reduce the amount of food waste created among household in Malaysia.

Fungsi yang paling penting dalam reka bentuk kostum persembahan teater adalah untuk membantu para pelakon menceritakan kisah itu dengan realistik dan boleh dipercayai. Kostum membantu mengenal pasti peranan dan tanggungjawab pelakon melalui pemahaman tentang keperluan dan sumbangan watak untuk perkembangan cerita. Kertas ini memberikan satu tinjauan kritikal terhadap busana iaitu reka bentuk kostum dan perhiasan badan yang digunakan untuk mengangkat persembahan teater "Bermulanya Di Sini...Kedah Tua". Bahan kostum dan reka bentuk dipilih dengan teliti berdasarkan maklumat yang diperoleh dari kajian literatur awal dan penemuan arkeologi di tapak Lembah Bujang. Memandangkan Kedah Tua berlatarbelakangkan sejarah metalurgi industri besi yang kaya, maka pasukan reka bentuk kostum telah memilih pakaian dan perhiasan badan yang secara semiotiknya menunjukkan kepentingan budaya dan signifikasi sejarah kepada unsur-unsur logam dan alam semula jadi. Di samping itu, pilihan warna, kostum dan perhiasan badan telah dimaklumkan melalui dokumentasi hierarki sosial masyarakat yang berbeza pada kurun ke-5 Masihi melalui gaya hidup dan budaya yang unik. Kostum dan perhiasan yang dipakai oleh para pelakon mengisahkan naratif unik yang menghubungkan dunia kontemporari dengan zaman dahulu. Kostum yang berbeza memainkan peranan penting dalam menghidupkan pelbagai watak di samping menguatkan lagi kepercayaan pelbagai adegan dalam produksi tersebut.

Bermulanya Di Sini...Kedah Tua" demonstrates a historical data interpretation of the Kedah Tua early society at Sungai Batu within the artistic context of stage performance demonstrating series of dance and stage act. The purpose of this paper is to elucidate the props making process for the stage performance from a designer-maker point of view, by demonstrating the philosophy of body movements and the connection to object designs in space. Furthermore, the props making encompasses the imitation and construction of two scaled building artefacts which are the ancient iron smelting furnace and the circular ritual monument that significantly embodies the early civilisation of Kedah Tua society between the 2nd and 6th CE. The research-design team has successfully constructed the ancient buildings' props using wire structured paper maché technique and Styrofoam sheets assembling in various scaled sizes. In order to accommodate the performance need on the stage, the modular concept have been introduced in the design of the props by embedding the elements of object's practicality, portability and, easy assembling and disassembling.

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