Topic: Globalisation + design
Thesis statement:
Design becomes global, on one hand globalization makes design lose its
identity, but on the other hand globalisation gradually formed its own design
culture. Therefore, I am going to explore how the globalisation makes its own
design culture.
Three relevant sources:
1. Prown,
J, D (1982). Mind in Matter: An Introduction to Material Culture
Theory and Method. Published by: The
university of Chicago Press on behalf of the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur
Museum, Inc. Vol. 17, No. 1(Spring, 1982)(pp. 1-19)
(web: http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/1180761?uid=3738776&uid=2&uid=4&sid=
21104067765001)
This journal article talks about the material
culture, and the author start with six material categories based on function
and comics, then it seems to be classifiable in three of them: Art, diversions,
and applied arts. He
challenges students of material life to respond by generating a paradigm able
to bridge all artifacts as it interprets the physical contours, the sensual
textures, of mentality manifest
in tangible forms. The definition of the Art category is very much about the
observer and interpreter of art objects, and very little about the aesthetics
of creating. Art seems to be about announcements;
diversions are more like conversations.
Thus, the value of this journal for my essay will help me to explore more
design culture on different perspective.
2. Diehl J.C., & Christiaans
H.H.C.M.
(2006). Globalization
and cross-cultural product design. The 9th
international Design Conference, Dubrovnik, Croatia. Retrieved from: http://www.designsociety.org/publication/19040/globalization_and_cross-cultural_product_design
This article talks about there is an emerging interest in the impact of
cultural dimensions on the experience and interaction between people and
products. Globalization has led to a situation in which product design teams
from one culture or context often have to develop a product which will be used
in another cultural environment. Globalization also confronts companies to
decide between ‘global’ or ‘local’ featured design of products. As a result
cross-cultural product design has increased in value and interest within the
research and education programs of the faculty of Industrial Design Engineering
at Delft University. Therefore, I think this article will help me to analyze
how the globalization affects the design culture so that it becomes its own
culture.
3. Niezen, R. (2008). A world Beyond Difference: Cultural Identity in the Age of
Globalization. Doi: 10.1002/9780470776582.
According to the abstract, I get the
brief idea about what does this book talk about. Firstly, the author presents a
lively conceptual and historical map of how we think about the emerging
socio-political world, and above all how we think politically about human
cultural differences. Secondly, interprets, criticizes, and frames responses to
world culture, draws from the work of recent
major social theorists, and comparing them to classical social theorists
in an instructive manner. Finally, grounds critique of theory in years
of ethnographic research. Thus, personally think it would give me more
information about how the globalization influences the world design culture.
