Investigation Of Designers Intentions And A Users’ Perception Of Product Character

Saeema Ahmed; Per Boelskifte

Investigation Of Designers Intentions And A Users’ Perception Of Product Character

Saeema Ahmed, Per Boelskifte

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Products can be designed to have a character, i.e. a mood that is conveyed through the form of the product, the use of material and colour. Industrial designers often design a consumer product to target a particular market segment with a particular lifestyle or age group. Therefore, the character of a product is intended to appeal to the target user group. This paper investigates the similarities and/or differences between: the associations that are made by a user of a product with those that were the intention of the designer.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of NordDesign Conference
Editors	Runar Unnthorsson, Magnus Jonsson
Place of Publication	Reykjavik
Publisher	University of Iceland
Publication date	2006
ISBN (Print)	978-9979-9494-9-7
Publication status	Published - 2006
Event	NordDesign 2006 - Reykjavik, Iceland Duration: 16 Aug 2006 → 18 Aug 2006

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Conference	NordDesign 2006
Country/Territory	Iceland
City	Reykjavik
Period	16/08/2006 → 18/08/2006

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