Eğretilemeli Anlatımlar ve Tasarım Yaklaşımı olarak Yöntemli Kullanımı

Abstract

The industrial designer who wants to design a product that will fulfill the needs and desires of a modern consumer should concentrate well on the messages his or her products shall convey. For this purpose, signs which are suitable for the context and designer's intentions must be created and used on the product very carefully. The methods that can be used by a product designer to create products with clear signs have been the subject of many researches. One of the conceptual tools which hasn't been academically researched in detail so far is the metaphor. Usage of metaphors in electronic products can give many opportunities to the industrial designer. Though they don't incorporate any mechanical parts and their physical properties are suitable, electronic systems can take many different shapes and fit into many different volumes. This gives the designer a good opportunity to give whatever shape necessary to his or her product by using different metaphors.