The de-sign of design

“Design” is a term which may be commonly used but could be interpreted differently. It is being used extensively in most areas of our everyday lives ranging from the arts to the sciences. The word “design” is indeed “sacred” to a designer. Perhaps this is because it provides reasons for the existe...

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Main Authors: Azlaini Haji Abdul Aziz, Masran bin Saruwono
Format: Article
Published: Penerbit UKM 2008
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1811/
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description “Design” is a term which may be commonly used but could be interpreted differently. It is being used extensively in most areas of our everyday lives ranging from the arts to the sciences. The word “design” is indeed “sacred” to a designer. Perhaps this is because it provides reasons for the existence of the designer. Designers give “life” to objects of design through the generation of meaning. The paper focuses on design within the locale of the arts in Malaysia, which includes furniture design. It attempts to give critical overview on the adaptations of identity into design in Malaysia, through the approach of “semiotics”. Further, it explores the “meaning generation processes” within post-modern designs in Malaysia. The paper concludes by urging Malaysian designers to rethink their design approaches so that our rich culture will be reflected in the objects of design in the realm of globalization
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spelling ukm-18112011-07-22T07:24:02Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1811/ The de-sign of design Azlaini Haji Abdul Aziz, Masran bin Saruwono, “Design” is a term which may be commonly used but could be interpreted differently. It is being used extensively in most areas of our everyday lives ranging from the arts to the sciences. The word “design” is indeed “sacred” to a designer. Perhaps this is because it provides reasons for the existence of the designer. Designers give “life” to objects of design through the generation of meaning. The paper focuses on design within the locale of the arts in Malaysia, which includes furniture design. It attempts to give critical overview on the adaptations of identity into design in Malaysia, through the approach of “semiotics”. Further, it explores the “meaning generation processes” within post-modern designs in Malaysia. The paper concludes by urging Malaysian designers to rethink their design approaches so that our rich culture will be reflected in the objects of design in the realm of globalization Penerbit UKM 2008 Article PeerReviewed Azlaini Haji Abdul Aziz, and Masran bin Saruwono, (2008) The de-sign of design. Jurnal Rekabentuk dan Binaan, 1 . ISSN ISSN : 1985-6881 http://www.ukm.my/~jsb/vol1abstract03.html
spellingShingle Azlaini Haji Abdul Aziz,
Masran bin Saruwono,
The de-sign of design
title The de-sign of design
title_full The de-sign of design
title_fullStr The de-sign of design
title_full_unstemmed The de-sign of design
title_short The de-sign of design
title_sort de-sign of design
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1811/
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