REFLECTION 3
How is the form of an object driven by the functional and emotional needs of its user?
The form of the hanger is such that it wears the shirt as we wear it. It is shaped like a human shoulder. The need for a hanger aroused back in the 1800s when Thomas Jefferson made a space-saving closet. The idea of saving space to fit in more clothes began the evolution of the hanger. Slowly as people started paying attention to their style of dressing, they realized that they require something that will sustain the smoothness of the ironed shirt. So, they started putting their shirts on a shoulder-shaped hanger. In 2021, the user's basic expectations from a hanger are the same i.e. to hang clothes, save space, and not get wrinkles on their shirts. From the study of Ergonomics, I gathered that, as a basic thing as a hanger, is a complex design in itself. The grip and the base, and the hook all are beautifully assembled. After talking my subjects noticed that they prefer hangers which suit their professions best. One of my subjects shared their emotional aspect with a hanger. I was amazed to know that people can have emotions attached to a hanger. He told me that he used to get beaten up by her mother with a hanger when he was a kid. It was amusing the way he was laughing after remembering those memories. I have seen no one buying a hanger for any kind of emotional need. But it is a very functional product. The rod fulfills the requirement of hanging lowers, the shoulder base keeps the shirts in shape, and the hook hangs it anywhere that saves space.
Image source 1: LINK
REFLECTION-4
What are the factors that inform the aesthetics of an object?
Our five sense organs with the help of the brain, decide what it thinks is aesthetic and what is not.
SHAPE: Shape and color are the first two things that we see in an object. Vibrant colors attract many users. Simple yet different shapes call customers to touch it and observe it.
VISUAL WEIGHT: Even before the customer touches the product, the brain process the type of material it has and creates a sense of visual weight.
BALANCE: From what I learned, our brain sets what is balanced and what is not.
PATTERN: Beautiful patterns give an appealing aspect
TEXTURE: Our skin, after touching the object decides how it felt.
SMELL: The odor of an object impacts its aestheticism. A foul-smelling object might not look as aesthetically pleasing as a good-smelling object does.
SOUND: Good Music makes everything aesthetic.
REFLECTION-5
What role does material play in the design of an object?
Comments