The emotive and semantic content of pattern : an introductory analysis
Urquhart, Lewis and Wodehouse, Andrew (2021) The emotive and semantic content of pattern : an introductory analysis. Design Journal, 24 (1). pp. 115-135. ISSN 1756-3062 (https://doi.org/10.1080/14606925.2020.1831768)
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Abstract
This article examines the emotive significance of culturally prominent patterns and sets out an agenda for their purposeful use in design. An exploratory study reviewed 16 distinct patterns and asked participants to judge to what extent a set of emotion terminology related to the aesthetic of each. The results suggest the dynamics of observing aesthetically complex pattern are both exciting and interesting. Drawing on aesthetic theory, it is also argued that discrete geometric motifs within pattern may be subjectively related to emotions such as trust and fear. Connecting these motifs with specific concepts in aesthetic perception and interpretation, it is proposed that pattern can be selectively applied by designers hoping to develop emotively attuned product aesthetics.
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Urquhart, Lewis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9773-8225 and Wodehouse, Andrew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9605-3497;-
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Item type: Article ID code: 73499 Dates: DateEvent13 January 2021Published15 October 2020Published Online5 August 2020AcceptedSubjects: Fine Arts > Drawing Design Illustration Department: Faculty of Engineering > Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management
Strategic Research Themes > Innovation EntrepreneurshipDepositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 06 Aug 2020 14:02 Last modified: 01 Sep 2024 01:27 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/73499