Title :
Research of product symbol innovation based on context
Author :
Wu Zhi-jun ; Na Cheng-ai ; JiangTai-jun
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ind. Design, Hunan Univ. of Sci. & Technol.
Abstract :
The purpose of this paper is to present a new method for product symbol systemic analysis and product symbol innovation. Based on the elements of semiotics and product system theory, the studies analyze the essence and composing of product system and product symbol system, show context, as the most important dependence when product symbol system forms and transfers it´s meanings and it is understood and accepted by users, containing operation context, scene context and society context. Based on the values of context, the studies present a new product symbol innovation method that includes society concept innovation, life style innovation and usage method innovation
Keywords :
product design; product development; life style innovation; product symbol innovation; product symbol systemic analysis; society concept innovation; usage method innovation; Cultural differences; Design methodology; Humans; Layout; Manufacturing; Materials science and technology; Process design; Product design; Technological innovation;
Conference_Titel :
Computer-Aided Industrial Design and Conceptual Design, 2006. CAIDCD '06. 7th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hangzhou
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0683-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0684-6
DOI :
10.1109/CAIDCD.2006.329408