Products as Representations : A Semiotic and Aesthetic Study of Design Products
23: University of Art and Design Helsinki, 1995. Hardcover. Text in English. 209 pp. Cover boards slightly bent.
The central issue in this study is to show how representational functions of everyday things can be interpreted. The question has been studied little because technical and ergonomic factors have dominated product development. References of form and colour, expressivity, metaphors, styles, symbols and other kinds of interpretations are discussed in this book. Aesthetic aspects are also considered because the question of whether design products are conceived as beautiful or elegant is affected by what they represent.
Four product examples are analysed and compared with earlier models and with other models on the market. The application of the approach to concrete objects brings out a need for suitable concepts in design thinking. Peirce's semiotics seems to enrich the interpretative act and is useful for understanding the nature of a design product when it is regarded more than a practical tool. Very Good. Item #5018
ISBN: 9519384898
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