topic and references

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 9^th 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.